Market Perspectives

Work management software organizes tasks and activities, project planning and resource management in a platform tailored to meet the needs of specific teams. The category sprang from the need to manage projects more efficiently, streamlining time expenditures and communication while enhancing accountability and trust among the workforce. Wrike offers a unified platform that enables workers to coordinate and collaborate in one place, connecting tasks and working together effectively.

The management of work revolves around the myriad of details related to tasks including reviewing and responding to emails, updating documents and spreadsheets, and working from handwritten or siloed to-do lists. These traditional methods, however, can easily cause information silos and disconnected aspects of coordination across people and locations. The implementation of work management technology that not only manages projects but also promotes collaboration amongst the workforce can keep...

The management and effectiveness of work is a priority for every organization, but the technology in use may not be helpful in reaching these goals. Challenges in outdated work management tools can arise when projects switch hands between various roles and departments, resulting in tasks and dependencies being transitioned without full information on items like deadlines and resources. Basic methods, such as assigning tasks via email, cannot be tracked, analyzed or viewed by other workers. By...

Organizations that have a distributed, remote and hybrid workforce are expected to adapt to a faster pace in completing tasks and resources that are ever changing in availability. With priorities for projects constantly changing and workers transferring to different organizations, it is critical to provide an accessible and productive work experience. A clear and adaptable work plan with defined tasks and activities is the first step to enable effective collaboration, not only between team...

Organizations that use technology for work management have a competitive advantage over those without collaborative, digital systems. However, existing work management technology may not be sufficient to keep up with the rate of digital work that is being performed.

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