Around three-quarters of American workers wish they had a centralised place to view their work across the organisation. More than half say that finding information as a consumer is easier than locating it in the workplace.
Little or no work visibility is one of the primary drivers of unplanned work and overwork. Without a clear picture of where your time is going – or where it needs to go – managing priorities effectively becomes difficult. Without clear priorities, everything feels urgent, even when it isn’t. Effective time management, a core project management knowledge area, cannot happen without work visibility.
Limited visibility also contributes significantly to inflexibility, hindering the ability to adapt quickly to project changes or pivot in response to shifting conditions.
Beyond this, a lack of visibility makes it nearly impossible to evaluate your team’s work. Managers need consistent oversight of what their team is working on in order to provide clear, constructive feedback and plan effectively for future projects.
Already inundated with emails and messages, teams cannot afford to let poor visibility generate unnecessary update requests and disrupt their communication management plan. Research indicates that we waste over 8.7 hours per week on unnecessary tasks, low-value communications, and unproductive meetings.
Solution: Start seeing clearly
A centralised place for work management and a streamlined process give managers consistent access to the updates they need – without overburdening their teams with status requests. Reducing unnecessary communication saves stakeholders time and energy, as does maintaining continuous awareness of tasks, priorities, people, and progress.
