Biggest Challenges Managing Projects (Statistics)
140+ integrators told IPVM the 4 biggest project management challenges for integrators, including communication, staffing, dealing with other trades and more.
In this report, IPVM analyzes these 140 responses, including analysis of the feedback and comparison to other IPVM surveys.
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- *************:************* ** ** ***** *** ****, with **** ************* *********** ******** **** lost **** *** *****.
- ***** ******:****** ******* ** ***** ******, **** as ******** ** ************, *** **** identified ** * ********* ** ******** US ***********.
Supply *****
****** **** *** ****** ***** ** 2022**** **** **** **********, *** *** concern ***** ******* ************ *** *** impact ** ******* ********** ****** *** responses **** ****, **** **% ** US ********* ********** *** ****** *****/******-******* issues:
- "******* ************. ** **** **** ****, so **** ** * *** *****'* have ***% ** **'* ******* ********, we ***** **** ** ** ** much ** *** ******* ************ ** possible *** ******* * ******** ****. Managing ******** **** **** *** **% complete **** * * **** ********* can **** ** **** ** **** on *** ** ******** ***** *** keeping *** ******** ** ** *****."
- "******* **** ***** *** ********** ********* are **** ****** **** *** ** challenging ** ******** ********. ******* ********* in * ****** ****** ** **** customer ************ *** ****** ********* *********** to ********* *** ********* *** *** to * ********** *******."
- "******* *** *** ****** ****** ** place ** *** ***** ****. ******* the ************ **** ******* **** *** of ***** ***** ** **** **** them. ************ ***** ****** ** *** are ** *** ***** ***** ** the ***** ****."
- "****** ***** ****** *** **** ** working ********* ** *** *** *** done."
- "**** ** *** *********. ******** ***** wants ******** ********* **** *** ** time, *** **** ***** ** ****** to **** ** * **** *** a *********** *****."
- "***** ***, ** *** ************ ******** as ********* ****** ********* ** **** keep *** ********* ***** ******* * lot ** ***** ******** **** *** bid **** *** ************ *** ** the ********** ************ ******** ** ** it ** ******."
- "*********, *********** ********* *** ** ****** chain ******. **** ****** ***** ***'* an *****, *** ******* ********* ** lining ** ********* **** *** ************* on *** ******* *****, ******* ******** by ******** **************."
- "**** **** ** *** ******* *** the ***** ****** ** ******** **, HID *** **** ****** ** **** of ********* **** ****."
- "*****. ***** ***** ** ****** ********* on *********."
- "****** ***** ****** **** ***** * significant ****** ** **** ** ******** to *****, **** ***** *** ******* materials ******** ********* ** *********** ** larger ******** ** **** *** ******** delays ******. ** ****** * *** of **** *** **** ** *** jobs."
- "** *** ******* **** *** **** orders *** *** ** *** ******* on **** *********, ******* *** *** list **** **."
- "******* ***** ***** **** ****** ** schedule ********* **************."
- "********* ************, *** ** ****** ***** issues."
- "*** ****** *** ****** ****** **** created * ********* **** **** **** more ***** *** ****** **** **** before. ** ***** ** **** ***** tasking **** *** ******* **** ** another ******* ** * **** *****."
- "********* ** ** *** ***** ******* lead ***** *** ******** *** ********'* expectations. *** ****** ******* ** *********** to ********."
- "*** ******* ********* ***** *** ** managing ******** ** ******* ** **** material *** **** *****. ***. **** manufacturer ***'* **** *** **** * guestimate."
- "**** ******** *** ************. ** **** no ******* **** ***** *****."
- "****** *****, ******* **** *****."
- "******* ************ *** ****/****** **********. **** customers **** **** * ********** **** because *** ******* **** **** ****** and **** ********. ******** *** ******** expectation ** *** **** ***********."
- "**** ****** ***** ****** ** ****'* able ** **** *********** ** **** all *** *** ** *** **** to ***** ****** **** **** *** to *** ***** ****** ** * time. ** *** ***** ** *** Paul **** ********* **** *** **** in *** *** *** **** ** decide ** ********** ** ******* ***. We ***** *********** **** ****** ** locate *********** ******* *** ********* ** a **** **** ****."
- "** **** ***** * *** ******** that **** **** *** *** ** supply ***** - ***** ** *** general ********** ***** *** **** *** getting *** *** *********. *** ****** is **** ****, **** ********** ** management, **** ************* ****** *** ******* or ***'* ** ********* ** ****."
- "*** ****** **** ** ****** ******** delivery, ****** **** *** *** ***** to **** ***** ******* ****** ***** could **** *******."
- "******** ******** ************ *** ** *** lingering ****** ***** ******."
- "*************, ***** ***, **'* ***** ** supply ***** ******, ******* ******** ******** of ****** *** ******** ***** ** delivery ** ************ ** *** ******* headache ***."
- "******* ** ****** ***** *** ****** of *****."
- "********** **** **** **** ***** *** forecasting ************ **** ******* **** ****** times **** ***** ******."
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******* ** ******** ** ******** ** managing ******** *** **% ** ** integrators ********** **** ********-******* ******,**** ** ******* ********* ******* *** then ********** ***** ********* **** * ******* ** **** was ***** ******* ******* ********** *********.
- "*** ***** ********, *** ********** ** terms ** ******** ***** ** *** site *** ***** ******* *****-***. *** the *.*.* *** ********* ********** ******** to ****** ***** *****-**** *** ****** to **** ** **** **** ***. Differentiating ******* * ******* ******* *** a *******'* **************** *** ************ ** the *** *********."
- "****** **************. **** *** *********** *** dependable *** ****** *** ***. ** makes * *** ********** ** ******* a *** **** *****, ** **** and ****** ******."
- "*********** - ** *** ** ******** on ******** **** **** *** **** are."
- "******* ******** ****** ** ********** ***** hour ***** **** *** ******* *** sold."
- "******** ** **** ** **** ** for *** ** **** ********, *** subcontractors **** ********* ** *** *********."
- "****** ****** ***** ***** *** ********* - ** *** ******* ****** *** more ******* ******** *** *** ****** experienced ***** *** ***'* ******* ******** supervision."
- "******** *** ************ ********. ********** ** allotted **** *****."
- "********** ***** *** ******* **** *******."
- "**** **** ** **** **** **** employees ******* ** ********. **** ** find ****/******** *******."
- "****** **** *** ***** **** ********** when ** *** * ****. ****** sure *** ******* ******** **** * backup **** *** ******* ********* **** if ** ***'* ** *** ******* task ***** - *** ******* ** can't ** ******* ****, ******** ***** we ***'* **** ***** ** * given ****, ***. ** *** ***'* deploy ********* ** ** *** ******* task, **** *** **** ***** ** do?"
- "****- ******** ** ******** *** **** and **** **** ******** ******** ** getting ******** ******** ** *** **** is ****** ** *****."
- "**** ** *********** ** ** *** work ** ***** *******."
- "**** **********, ****** **** ***** *** productive *** ******** ******."
Communication *** ************
***** **% ** ** *********** ********* communication *** ************ ****** ******** ***********, trades, *** ********* ** ***** ******* challenge:
- "************* *** *********. ** *** * smaller ********** **** ** *******, *** are ******* **** ** *** ************** to ****** *** ******* ********** *** scale ** *** *********."
- "** ******** ******* ** * ******** PM, *** * ***** *** ******* challenge *** **, ** ** **** the ***** **** *** ** ***** with *** *** ********* *** *******."
- "******* *** ******* *********** **** *** owner ** **. ** *** ***** told **** *** *** ** ***** for ** **** ** ****** ****** and **** **** ** **** ** wait ** **** ** **** **** at * ***** ****. **** *** enough **** **** *** ***** ****** the *******. ** *** *** *********** to ** * *********** ** ******* and *** ** **** ***** *** issues **** ***** ****** *** *******."
- "***********. **** ****** ***'* **** ** communicate."
- "******* ** *** ***** ****** *** work. **** ** ***** ** ** the **** ********* ******** ** *** other ********* ** **."
- "************ **** ******** *********."
- "****** * ********* ****** ******** ** a ** *** ** **** ** work **** *** ******** *** **** a **** ************. ****** * ******** picture ** **** *** ******** ** compared ** **** *** ******** ** expecting."
- "************ **** *** *******. ****** *** installation ** *********** **** ******** ******* are ******** ** *** ***'* ****** too ***** ** ****** * **** challenging ************ ******* **** *** ****."
- "*************, ******* *** ******* ***** ** do."
- "****** **** ****** *** ********** *** on **** **** **** ************ *** deliverables, ********* ****** ************ **** *** to ******* ** **** ** ************. New ************* **** **** * ******* with ******** *********** *** ********/******** *****."
- "********* ** **** * ** **. Management ****** *** ** ** ***** as * **** ****** *** ********** Technicians ***** * ** ** ******** to **** *** ******* *** ** knowledgeable ** ******** *****/******."
Coordination *** ************* **** ***** ******
******* ** ********* ** ***** ****** to ******** ***** **** *** **** specifically ******** ** * ********* ** about *% ** ******** ***********:
- *** ******* ********* ** * ***-******* integrator ** ********* ** ***** ****** and ***** *********. *** ***** **** has ****** ** ** ****** ****** tech (********* ****** ********) ** ** flexible ** ********.
- ************ **** ***** *********** ** *** construction ** *** *****/******* ******, ******** hardware *********, ******* ******** ** ******, etc...all ***** ****** **** ***** * job *** ******** *********.
- ********* ***** ****** *** *** ****** schedule. ** ******** ** ****** ****'* installed ** ********, ** *** *** of *** **** ****** **, ** will **** ****** ********
- ************* **** ***** ******.
- "******* ****** ***** ******, ******* ******* delays *** ******** ****** ***** ******."
- "******* **** ******** *********** *** *** delays **** ****** ***** * ***’* install * ****** ** * **** that ** *** *********/ ******* ***."
Documentation *** ******-*******
* *** ** *********** ********** ******-******* and ************* ** ***** *** *********:
- "****** *******. ***** **** **** ** install ********* *** **** ** **** interest ** ***** *******, ********* ****** and ***** ***** *****."
- "****** **** *** ********* ** ******** installed *** ****** ************* ** ***** created ****** *** ****** ** *** job."
- "******* ****** ** *********** *** *** it ** *******."
- "*************. **** ** ***** **** ***** not ***** *** *********."
- "******** *** ***** ***** ** *** time **** *** *******. *.*. ******* or ***** ****** ******* ******."
International *********
******* *** ********** ****** ********** ***** by ************* ***********, **** **% ********** that **** *** ***** *** *********.
- "**********. **** ******** ******* ** ****** in * ****** ******. ***** ****** are ********** ******** ****** **. ****, contractors **** **** *** ******* ** different ****** ** *** **** ****, ie: ********* *** **** ** *** building *****. **** ******** ** ** be ****** ****, *** ********* **** don't **** ** *** **********."
- "****** *** ******* ** ******* ******** trades *** ***** ************ *** *********. you **** * **** ******** ********** to ** *** ** ***** *****
- "**** ******** **** **** ******* ****** late."
- "***** ******* *********. *** ** *** changing **** **** ** *********, **** projects **** ***** ********* *** **** to ****."
- "******* **** *********** *** **** ********. Security ****** ************ ** *** ** the **** **** ** *** *** site. ** **** ** *** *********** and ******** ***** **** ****** *** projects ** **** *** ** ****** when **** ****** **** **** **** the ******* ******* *******."
- "******** ** ****** **** ********. ******** timeline ****** ** ***** ***** *** when ** ** **** ** **** we ***** ****** ********** **** ** delayed **** ** ***** *******. *** instant ** **** ** ******* ****** control ** **** **** *** *** door ****** *****'* ******** ********** *** door."
- "****** ** ***** **** ***** ******* subcontractors ** *** ******* ********* *** us. ****** ***** ******* *** ******* are ****** * **** ** ****** and **** ** *** ***** ******** us ** **** *** ***** ****."
- "****** ***** *** ** ******* **** on ****."
- "** ******* ********** ***** *** ************ in ************* *********** **** ************ *************. Sometimes ******* ********** **** ****** ** schedules."
- "** ** ****** ****** *** - within *** ** ***** ** *** a ***** **** ** ** ****** that *** *********** ** ******** ******** & *** ******* ** ** ********* employees. ******* ** *** ***** ****** pool, * *** ****** ** ***-******** for **** ***** **** ******** **********. Cannot ***** **** *** ** **** sometimes (******* **** *****!) **** ********* within **** ******* ***********."
- "******** **** ********* *** ****** **** the ******* ** ********* ** ****."
- "*** ** ** *** **** **** a ********* ******* ******* ** *** expensive, *** **** ** *** ** train **-***** *** ********** *** ***."
- "****. ** **** *** **** ******** and *** ****** ***. *** ****** for **** ** ****** *************. ** we **** **** *** *** ** not ******* **** ****, *** ******* drop *************."
- "******** *** **** *** ***** ****** of ********* ** **** ** * dedicated *** ************* **."
- "***** *** ***** **** ** **** full **** *** ** ****** ****, trying ** ********** **** ******--******** ****** waiting *** ***** *********; *** ****** all/proper ******* ** **** ***. **** causes **** ********."
- "********* ** **** ************* ****** **** have *** ***** ** ****** ********. Or *** ***** ** **** ****. The ******* ** ***** ********** ******* raising *** ****** ** ************** ****."
- "********* ********. **** **** ******* *********** that *** **** ** ****** ******** and ****** **** ******** **** ** knowledge **'* **** ********** *** ********* for ************* ** ******* ********."
- "**** ***** *****, ******* **** ********, competition *** ******* ******."
****** ***** *** ******* ******** **** a ***** ******, **** ****** **% of ************* *********** ****** **** ** their *** *********:
- "********, *** **** **** ** *** can ******* *** ******** *******, *** final ***** ** *** ***, *** if ***** **** ** ****** ****** to ****** *** *******. *** ***** reasons ***** ** *** *** ****** the ******* ********** ** *** ******* project ** ****** ****."
- "** ** *** ******** ************ **** time *** ****** ****** ** ***** from ****** **********."
- "** *** ****** ** ** ******** times, *** ** *** ******** ****** faced ** **** *************."
- "******** *** ******. ** *** ******* incredible ******* ** **** ********* ** on ******* ********. ******** ****** *** experiencing *** **** ******** ****** *** are ********** **** ******. ** ************ a ******* **** ******** *** ****** is ** *********."
- "******** **** ** ****. ***** *** always ********* ** ****."
- "******* ********* **** ***** *** *********** shortages."
- "******** **** *** ****** ** *********, when *** ****** ** *** **** because *** ** *** ******* *** equipment."
**** * *******, ***** **%, ** international *********** ********* ************* *** ************ as ***** *** *********:
- "******** ************. **** ********* ***** ***'** be **** ** ******** ******* **** a ********** *** *******'* ******* ** 100 *****."
- "**-********** ******* *** **** - *********** - ***** ***."
- "*** *** **** ******** ** **** multiple *********** ** **** ** ********* times. ** **** ** ***** ********** and ************ ******* **** ***** ** maintain ****** ********. **** *** ********* be ****** ** ************* ****** ****."
- "************ **** ******** ******."
- "*** ****** ********* **** *** *** stakeholders. ********** ** *********, *** ****** have * **** ** ********* **** a ******* ** ********* *** ****** from *** ****** ** *******. ** you **** * "******* *******" ***** each ***** ** "**********" ** "****" thinks ***** ***** ** *** **** valued ***** ****** **** *********."
******** ******** **** *** *** **** side, * ******** ** *** ****** chain ** *** #* *****. **** every ******** ******** ******* ** ******** right *** ** ******* *** ****** chain.