Info-Tech recently completed in-depth research on IT Project Management. Data was collected from 51 Manufacturing organizations representing a variety of company sizes. This gave us insight into challenges that many manufacturers face regarding delivering projects in scope and on time.
Meeting Timelines Tops the Lists of Challenges
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“I think we need to do a better job, from a Project Management standpoint, of keeping the big picture out in front of the rest of the staff and communicating when others are going to be needed and when the critical dates are. That way we can do a better job planning and trying to meet those times when there’s high demand.”
IT Manager, Manufacturing |
There is no shortage of challenges when it comes to project management (see Figure 1). Over half of manufacturers cite meeting project timelines and managing scope creep as either “significantly challenging” or “challenging.” Managing scope creep was at the top of the list of challenges for organizations that Info-Tech surveyed as part of its Impact Research. This challenge came second to meeting project timelines for manufacturers. Third on the list for manufacturers was resource planning.
The area that manufacturers find least challenging is quality assurance.
