Abhijit Maity

     
Project managers nowadays, irrespective of business domains, face the challenge of integrating human resources with the latest technologies that are used for project execution. The term “integrating” is not only limited to raising awareness, but also making the workforce adaptive and agile towards using those technologies to meet the project deadlines. Trends indicate that there has been a constant adoption of new technologies viz. (tools & software) with an investment of at least 2% of the project’s budget, since last decade. Investments in technologies is compensated by meeting project deadlines faster. Faster deadlines needs smart workforce who can play two roles at a time, i.e. be a tech savvy & handle work pressure at site. Recent graduates joining the entry level positions in the organization can help project manager beat this challenge as they are agile, tech savvy & fast learners. They can help the experienced workforce, who are not used to new technologies, by integrating the work performance data and feeding it into the system to generate information & reports so that project execution is not stalled. Vendor training at site & area offices, continuous feedback, implementing quality controls are other options available to tackle the challenge.