Taking on more work than usual? You are not alone

A ‘resource recession’ impacting all Australian industries is leading to more workers picking up the slack for projects beyond the requirements of their job description, a new report has found.

According to a new future of work management report produced by Smartsheet, the number of employees without specific project management skills or ‘citizen project managers’ are on the rise.

The survey interviewed 8,000 employed adults aged 18-74, who work at companies with a minimum of 50 employees. It found that of the Australian workers surveyed, more than four in five respondents (83%) said projects were led by employees who did not have a formal project management title or role.