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Will 2014 be the year for truly effective project management systems?
Definitely, say experts in the project and portfolio management field because with key game-changing trends - including collaboration, mobility, unified communications, the cloud and the internet of things - companies are being forced to work smarter, using their expertise and the right technology.
The age of tedious, static, paper-based project reports is over and organisations are steadily demanding more flexibility and accessibility to project information across the technology landscape with the need to provide feedback and report across a diverse number of platforms.
Tony McManus, MD of project management specialist McManus Consulting , is confident that, based on trends which we’ve seen during 2013, the domestic market will begin maturing when it comes to applying technology practically to enhance project management into 2014 and beyond. He expects that projects will be initiated and managed more strategically and proactively as opposed to the current, reactive approach:
“Looking ahead there will be a real sense of planning and preparation to projects. We have always stressed the importance of ensuring each project has a strong business case behind it, otherwise projects can destroy value instead of creating it,” he says.
