IDC Research Infobrief: Reimagining Work with Project and Portfolio Management

This commissioned research by IDC explores the key challenges organizations face from digital disruption across 629 respondents and four continents. The report also outlines how these organizations are responding to disruption by prioritizing their investment in project and portfolio management (PPM) solutions. Here are some key findings from the research:

• 45% of organizations say their biggest challenge in dealing with technology disruption is managing resources and skills and ensuring seamless communication and collaboration between dispersed teams.
• 42% struggle with defining company-level priorities and objectives.
• Investing in PPM tools (44%) and automating processes and workflows (42%) are key drivers for achieving strategic business results.
• Workflow automation and PPM are foundational to achieving competitive advantage and growth: 36% say the project management and work execution capabilities of PPM tools coupled with reduced process time (52%) and operating costs (48%) achieved through automation are indispensable for their growth and scale.
• Organizations at a higher level of PPM maturity are six times more likely to see strong or unlimited scalability.  

Download this research infobrief to learn how successful enterprise companies are evolving their approach to PPM.