Change has always been a part of business, but disruption has now become the status quo. The Information Age has landed us in an era where the rate of change has scaled exponentially and unpredictably. Agility and working with the disruptions are the keys to staying competitive in a market that is constantly evolving and adopting new ways of working. 

Those leaders and project managers tasked with directing, communicating, and implementing change are under significant pressure to adapt quickly and deliver successful, impactful initiatives and projects without disrupting the ongoing business. To explore the data driving how leaders and teams are navigating workplace changes and identifying opportunities for improvement, Smartsheet commissioned a survey of 1,488 project professionals. The results are mixed. Change, though filled with opportunity, almost always presents challenges for teams. In fact, change is often associated with having an adverse impact on key business metrics. The research suggests that, as a result, frequent change is creating a sense of fatigue and overwhelming project teams. Finding the opportunities to work differently is paramount to gleaning the goodness from the change and minimizing the friction. 

Disruption offers organizations an opportunity to create value if they can harness it for innovation, scale, and business agility. Teams have a choice: stumble through change and face competitive headwinds—or leverage change to reinvent, gain efficiencies, and achieve exponential growth. By implementing these strategies, organizations can turn disruption into an opportunity for innovation, efficiency gains, and exponential growth. The key is to view change not as an obstacle but as a catalyst for reinvention and competitive advantage. 

Dig in to learn how teams are managing work in an era of exponential change and get strategies you can start implementing today. 

Curated Automation is a boutique enterprise technology consulting firm founded by a diverse group of technologists and change makers who believe that with the right technology solutions people, teams, and organizations can unlock their potential to collaborate and make data decisions that drive results. For more information about Curated Automation and our partnerships with InvGate and Smartsheet, visit curatedautomation.com or contact Curated Automation at [email protected].