What 62 PM's (so far) have taught us
As a project manager, governance processes are slow and bureaucratic, approvals take forever, and it’s hard to keep stakeholders aligned from the start.
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😭 project launches are 👎🏼
As a project manager, governance processes are slow and bureaucratic, approvals take forever, and it’s hard to keep stakeholders aligned from the start.
😤 Statements of work are 💩
As a project manager, I get frustrated when project scopes are ambiguous and unclear. We spend too much time rewriting SoWs and too little time on actual project delivery.
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Backed by years of Statement of Work expertise and partnering with the World Contract and
🤔 choosing resourcing is lousy
As a Hiring Manager, I get frustrated when there is no clear guidance to help me choose a resource for my project. The process to choose a resource is complex and inconsistent across functions and regions, so I usually end up with the wrong one.
🫣 change management sucks
As a project manager, I need a better way of changing contracts so that I we don't get in the same bureaucratic processes as starting it from scratch.
🙃 nothing is standardised
As a project manager, I need better templates and more repeatable content structures so that I dont need to re-invent everything each time.
🫥 projects cost too much
As a project manager, I need better project costing information early in the process so that I can price the work more effectively.
😵 there are too many tools
As a project manager, I spend more time switching between apps than actually managing projects. Each tool has different templates, approvals, and processes, making it hard to get a clear view of project status or ensure consistency.
This fragmentation leads to missed deadlines, duplicated work, miscommunication between teams, and increased
😥 we can't compare projects
As a project manager, I need a 'reference class' of projects that I can refer to so that I am not repeating the same mistakes twice.
😡 projects take too long to start
As a project manager, I need a more streamlined intake process with third parties so that we can get mobilised faster.