{"id":42291,"date":"2024-09-11T14:12:17","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T12:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parm.com\/?p=42291"},"modified":"2026-06-02T08:30:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T06:30:48","slug":"the-invisible-costs-of-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"The invisible costs of projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1><strong>The invisible costs of projects<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Measuring and reducing waste<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_code et_pb_code_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_code_inner\">[shariff]<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1313\" src=\"https:\/\/parm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Post_Waste_EN.jpg\" alt=\"The invisible costs of projects\" title=\"Post_Waste\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Post_Waste_EN.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/parm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Post_Waste_EN-1280x672.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/parm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Post_Waste_EN-980x515.jpg 980w, https:\/\/parm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Post_Waste_EN-480x252.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2500px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-42635\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3 et_pb_equal_columns  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>In every project, large or small, there is a risk of waste - be it in the form of time, resources or unused potential. This waste can not only reduce the efficiency and success of a project, but can also drive up costs and affect team morale. But only what can be measured can be improved. In this article, we shed light on how to systematically measure waste in projects in order to make targeted optimizations and pave the way to successful results.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\/#What_is_waste_in_projects\" >What is waste in projects?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\/#Types_of_waste\" >Types of waste<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\/#Identify_waste_in_projects\" >Identify waste in projects<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\/#Recognizing_the_causes_of_waste\" >Recognizing the causes of waste<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\/#Taking_measures_against_waste\" >Taking measures against waste<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_waste_in_projects\"><\/span>What is waste in projects?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Waste in projects is an often underestimated but widespread problem that can have a serious impact on the success and efficiency of projects. According to a comprehensive study on measuring waste in projects, the Project Management Waste Index (PMWI) averages around 25 percent. The PMWI study shows that waste not only affects financial resources, but also consumes time, talent and energy.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Types_of_waste\"><\/span>Types of waste<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Project Management Waste Index (PMWI) identifies several specific types of waste that frequently occur in projects and can impair efficiency and success:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Waiting times:<\/strong> Time lost when projects come to a standstill due to delays, bottlenecks, lack of information, missing materials or unclear decisions. Long waiting times can jeopardize the entire project schedule and lead to increased costs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Overprocessing:<\/strong> Work that goes beyond what is necessary to fulfill the requirements. This includes unnecessarily detailed or overly elaborate work that does not add value.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Errors:<\/strong> Defects or faults that require reworking or corrections. Errors are often caused by misunderstandings, a lack of care or unclear requirements and lead to additional work and costs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Misallocation:<\/strong> Inefficient allocation of resources where employees or funds are used for the wrong or less important tasks, which impairs productivity and slows down the project. However, misallocation is also when there is a lack of resources, as a result of which work packages are not processed, only processed superficially, incorrectly or for too long.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Misdirection:<\/strong> On the one hand, a misdirection can be the start of unnecessary or nonsensical projects.<br \/>However, it can also involve incorrect instructions or misunderstandings that lead to work that does not meet the project objectives. This can be caused by unclear communication, misunderstandings or a lack of coordination. Unclear priorities, a lack of agreements or unclear responsibilities also lead to postponements, discussions and undesirable behavior and are therefore a cause of waste in the project.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unnecessary movement:<\/strong> Superfluous movements of people or materials that do not create any direct added value. For example, this could be unnecessary travel or travel time that has no added value for the project. However, this waste can also be caused by poorly designed workstations or inefficient processes. Superfluous changes in project results, processes or organization, such as new superiors, also cause unnecessary movements. Multitasking and task switching also fall into this category.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Underprocessing:<\/strong> Underprocessing occurs when tasks are only processed superficially. This is the case, for example, when plans and results are insufficiently documented. However, this type of waste also often occurs when communication within the project is not optimal, so that, for example, results do not meet expectations and have to be reworked. According to the PMWI study, the most significant types of waste in projects are waiting, misallocation and overprocessing, with waiting for deliveries, lack of personnel capacity and insufficient documentation being the most common reasons for waste.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Identify_waste_in_projects\"><\/span>Identify waste in projects<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Recognizing waste in projects is a crucial step in being able to identify its causes and then make targeted improvements. There are various methods for this:<\/p>\n<h3>1. Value Stream Mapping:<\/h3>\n<p>Value Stream Mapping is a visual method for analyzing and depicting all steps of a process, from order placement to delivery. This method helps to visualize the entire project flow. This makes it possible to determine which steps actually deliver added value and which are inefficient or result in unnecessary waiting times.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Time records and process analysis:<\/h3>\n<p>Systematically recording the time spent on various tasks and activities in the project is another method of measuring waste. This involves recording how much time is spent on value-adding activities and how much on non-value-adding activities. In this way, waiting times, interruptions or inefficient processes can be identified.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Cost analysis:<\/h3>\n<p>A detailed review of project expenditure can also reveal where financial resources are being used inefficiently. This includes analyzing expenditure on materials, personnel, external services and other project costs. By comparing actual costs with the budget, areas of unnecessary expenditure can be identified. This analysis helps to reduce costs and better control the budget.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Process Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):<\/h3>\n<p>Key performance indicators (KPIs) are specific metrics that evaluate the success and efficiency of processes. KPIs such as cycle time, throughput time, error rate and resource utilization can be used to measure waste. By continuously monitoring these KPIs, sources of waste can be easily identified. At the same time, trends that indicate waste can be identified by analyzing them with a business intelligence solution, for example.<\/p>\n<h3>5. Feedback loops and employee surveys:<\/h3>\n<p>Employees and project participants often have valuable insights into inefficient processes and waste, as they are directly involved in them. Through regular feedback loops and targeted surveys, companies can therefore collect qualitative data that points to waste.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Recognizing_the_causes_of_waste\"><\/span>Recognizing the causes of waste<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Once the biggest sources of waste within projects have been identified, the next step in avoiding waste is to understand the causes. Root cause analysis can help with this. In lean management, for example, techniques such as the 5 Why method or Ishikawa diagrams (fishbone diagrams) are used for this purpose.<\/p>\n<h3>5-Why-Method:<\/h3>\n<p>The 5 Why method is a simple but effective technique for root cause analysis. It is used to identify the root cause of a problem by asking the question \"Why?\" five times. Each \"Why?\" step deepens the analysis by asking about the cause of the immediately preceding problem. The process is repeated until the deepest or most fundamental cause of the problem is identified. This helps to address the root of the problem rather than just treating the symptoms.<\/p>\n<p><em>Example:<\/em> The project deadline was missed.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Why was the deadline missed? - Because the last task was not completed in time.<\/li>\n<li>Why was the last task not completed on time? - Because the required information was missing.<\/li>\n<li>Why was the information missing? - Because the team responsible was not informed.<\/li>\n<li>Why wasn't the team informed? - Because there was no clear communication.<\/li>\n<li>Why was there no clear communication? - Because there are no defined communication processes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The root cause here would be the lack of clear communication processes.<\/p>\n<h3>Ishikawa diagram (fishbone diagram):<\/h3>\n<p>The Ishikawa diagram, also known as a fishbone diagram or cause-effect diagram, is a visual tool for root cause analysis. It helps to systematically identify and present the various potential causes of a problem and is particularly useful for visualizing complex problems and promoting a structured discussion on root cause analysis. The diagram is in the shape of a fishbone with the problem at the \"head\". Once the problem is defined, the main categories of root causes are identified. These are added to the diagram as individual \"bones\". These can be different categories, such as people, methods, machines, materials, environment or management. Under each category, the specific causes that could contribute to the problem are then listed. These causes can then in turn be analyzed for the root cause of the problem.<\/p>\n<p><em>Example:<\/em> In the case of a quality problem, the diagram could show that the causes lie in the categories \"Materials\" (e.g. faulty raw materials), \"Machines\" (e.g. incorrect calibration) and \"People\" (e.g. inadequate training).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Taking_measures_against_waste\"><\/span>Taking measures against waste<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Once the causes are known, measures can be developed to counteract them. This can include, for example, the redesign of processes, the introduction of new technologies or changes in work organization.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Waiting times:<\/strong> If waiting times are based on bottlenecks, these can be eliminated quite easily by allocating new or more suitable resources and planning ahead. Where possible, the automation of routine tasks also helps to reduce waiting times and free up resources. Clearly defined communication channels and regular status updates also help to make and pass on decisions quickly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Overwork:<\/strong> Waste in the area of overwork can be avoided through clearly defined requirements, good prioritization of tasks with a focus on the minimum requirements and clear quality standards. If you are currently working according to traditional project management methods, switching to agile methods with iterative development processes and regular feedback can prevent unnecessary work from being carried out.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Errors:<\/strong> Regular tests and quality assurance measures during the project help to identify errors in good time and take countermeasures. Training and further education enable the project team to recognize and rectify errors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Misallocation:<\/strong> Good resource management is also important when it comes to misallocation in order to avoid waste. Resource management tools help to allocate the right employees and skills as well as all the necessary resources to projects. Regularly reviewing and optimizing resource allocation also helps to quickly identify and intervene in the event of any misallocations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Misdirection:<\/strong> Measures should be taken to prevent misdirection before the project begins.<br \/>Good <a href=\"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/project-management-abc-p-for-project-portfolio-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Project Management ABC: P for Project Portfolio Management\">project portfolio management<\/a> makes it possible to select and prioritize the right projects and clearly define their objectives. In addition, responsibilities should be clearly defined and communicated before the project begins in order to avoid misunderstandings. During the implementation of a project, effective project management with regular reviews helps to ensure that the project stays on track. Clear communication processes and good project documentation also help to provide all team members with the necessary information and instructions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unnecessary movement:<\/strong> Unnecessary physical movement can be reduced through good workplace design, a clean process layout and the use of digital tools. Good resource management and clear priorities reduce multitasking and task switching. But good change management is also important to minimize necessary adjustments in projects.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sub-processing:<\/strong> In the case of sub-processing, clear communication is important, particularly with regard to expectations of how a task should be fulfilled. In this way, misunderstandings and errors can be avoided. In addition, work results should be thoroughly documented. Regular feedback loops also ensure that the work meets expectations and make it possible to rework promptly if necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Waste in projects is a widespread problem that can have a significant impact on success, efficiency and costs. By systematically identifying and measuring waste, targeted measures can be taken to eliminate it.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_8  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>The right software is a key factor in the effective implementation of these strategies to avoid waste.<br \/>With myPARM ProjectManagement, you can not only plan and monitor your projects efficiently, but also initiate measures against waste at an early stage. From project portfolio management and optimal resource management to task management and communication, myPARM helps you to minimize waste. This ensures that your projects stay on time and within budget and that your resources are used in the best possible way.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_9  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Learn more about the project and portfolio management software myPARM:<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_left et_pb_module \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_0 et_hover_enabled et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/myparm\/\">More information on myPARM<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_10  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Would you like to get to know myPARM in a demo?<br \/>\nThen make an appointment with us right away! <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_1_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_left et_pb_module \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_1 et_hover_enabled et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/parmag\/myparm-webdemo\" target=\"_blank\">Arrange appointment<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_code et_pb_code_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_code_inner\">[shariff]<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_code et_pb_code_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_code_inner\"><!-- Begin Sendinblue Form -->\n<!-- START - We recommend to place the below code in head tag of your website html  -->\n<style>\n  @font-face {\n    font-display: block;\n    font-family: Roboto;\n    src: url(https:\/\/assets.sendinblue.com\/font\/Roboto\/Latin\/normal\/normal\/7529907e9eaf8ebb5220c5f9850e3811.woff2) format(\"woff2\"), url(https:\/\/assets.sendinblue.com\/font\/Roboto\/Latin\/normal\/normal\/25c678feafdc175a70922a116c9be3e7.woff) format(\"woff\")\n  }\n\n  @font-face {\n    font-display: fallback;\n    font-family: Roboto;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    src: url(https:\/\/assets.sendinblue.com\/font\/Roboto\/Latin\/medium\/normal\/6e9caeeafb1f3491be3e32744bc30440.woff2) format(\"woff2\"), url(https:\/\/assets.sendinblue.com\/font\/Roboto\/Latin\/medium\/normal\/71501f0d8d5aa95960f6475d5487d4c2.woff) format(\"woff\")\n  }\n\n  @font-face {\n    font-display: fallback;\n    font-family: Roboto;\n    font-weight: 700;\n    src: url(https:\/\/assets.sendinblue.com\/font\/Roboto\/Latin\/bold\/normal\/3ef7cf158f310cf752d5ad08cd0e7e60.woff2) format(\"woff2\"), url(https:\/\/assets.sendinblue.com\/font\/Roboto\/Latin\/bold\/normal\/ece3a1d82f18b60bcce0211725c476aa.woff) format(\"woff\")\n  }\n\n  #sib-container input:-ms-input-placeholder {\n    text-align: left;\n    font-family: \"Helvetica\", sans-serif;\n    color: #c0ccda;\n  }\n\n  #sib-container input::placeholder {\n    text-align: left;\n    font-family: \"Helvetica\", sans-serif;\n    color: #c0ccda;\n  }\n\n  #sib-container textarea::placeholder {\n    text-align: left;\n    font-family: \"Helvetica\", sans-serif;\n    color: #c0ccda;\n  }\n<\/style>\n<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/sibforms.com\/forms\/end-form\/build\/sib-styles.css\">\n<!--  END - We recommend to place the above code in head tag of your website html -->\n\n<!-- START - We recommend to place the below code where you want the form in your website html  -->\n<div class=\"sib-form\" style=\"text-align: center;\n         background-color: transparent;                                 \">\n  <div id=\"sib-form-container\" class=\"sib-form-container\">\n    <div id=\"error-message\" class=\"sib-form-message-panel\" style=\"font-size:16px; text-align:left; font-family:\"Helvetica\", sans-serif; color:#661d1d; background-color:#ffeded; border-radius:3px; border-color:#ff4949;max-width:540px;\">\n      <div class=\"sib-form-message-panel__text sib-form-message-panel__text--center\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"sib-icon sib-notification__icon\">\n          <path d=\"M256 40c118.621 0 216 96.075 216 216 0 119.291-96.61 216-216 216-119.244 0-216-96.562-216-216 0-119.203 96.602-216 216-216m0-32C119.043 8 8 119.083 8 256c0 136.997 111.043 248 248 248s248-111.003 248-248C504 119.083 392.957 8 256 8zm-11.49 120h22.979c6.823 0 12.274 5.682 11.99 12.5l-7 168c-.268 6.428-5.556 11.5-11.99 11.5h-8.979c-6.433 0-11.722-5.073-11.99-11.5l-7-168c-.283-6.818 5.167-12.5 11.99-12.5zM256 340c-15.464 0-28 12.536-28 28s12.536 28 28 28 28-12.536 28-28-12.536-28-28-28z\" \/>\n        <\/svg>\n        <span class=\"sib-form-message-panel__inner-text\">\n                          Your registration could not be saved. Please try again.\n                      <\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div><\/div>\n    <div id=\"success-message\" class=\"sib-form-message-panel\" style=\"font-size:16px; text-align:left; font-family:\"Helvetica\", sans-serif; color:#085229; background-color:#e7faf0; border-radius:3px; border-color:#13ce66;max-width:540px;\">\n      <div class=\"sib-form-message-panel__text sib-form-message-panel__text--center\">\n        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"sib-icon sib-notification__icon\">\n          <path d=\"M256 8C119.033 8 8 119.033 8 256s111.033 248 248 248 248-111.033 248-248S392.967 8 256 8zm0 464c-118.664 0-216-96.055-216-216 0-118.663 96.055-216 216-216 118.664 0 216 96.055 216 216 0 118.663-96.055 216-216 216zm141.63-274.961L217.15 376.071c-4.705 4.667-12.303 4.637-16.97-.068l-85.878-86.572c-4.667-4.705-4.637-12.303.068-16.97l8.52-8.451c4.705-4.667 12.303-4.637 16.97.068l68.976 69.533 163.441-162.13c4.705-4.667 12.303-4.637 16.97.068l8.451 8.52c4.668 4.705 4.637 12.303-.068 16.97z\" \/>\n        <\/svg>\n        <span class=\"sib-form-message-panel__inner-text\">\n                          Your subscription was successful. Please check your mailbox and confirm your registration.\n                      <\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div><\/div>\n    <div id=\"sib-container\" class=\"sib-container--large sib-container--vertical\" style=\"text-align:center; background-color:rgba(27,62,144,1); max-width:1080px; border-radius:3px; border-width:0px; border-color:#C0CCD9; border-style:solid;\">\n      <form id=\"sib-form\" method=\"POST\" action=\"https:\/\/272a17fd.sibforms.com\/serve\/MUIEAEPrU75I-jrvN1G-IamWKnnTItWSl6-JcNlxvdKthgnl7MesOofIxFl0M4Mqzoz4KkiUgn7LiGPCjRvb3PnoX4j4YVujxd8FLVCArz_Tbt0d5x_bhDQRH5PxnfXLCF9mk4H8i92bCL6a-nvHfAK7z5Dsmr4RjwUxpuLLjaW5ckCDWIU4qCzfB2t3_2SXYwkpkb26gfinTgFp\" data-type=\"subscription\">\n        <div style=\"padding: 8px 0;\">\n          <div class=\"sib-form-block\" style=\"font-size:32px; text-align:left; font-weight:700; font-family:\"Helvetica\", sans-serif; color:#ffffff; background-color:transparent;\">\n            Newsletter\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div style=\"padding: 8px 0;\">\n          <div class=\"sib-form-block\" style=\"font-size:16px; text-align:left; font-family:\"Helvetica\", sans-serif; color:#ffffff; background-color:transparent;\">\n            <div class=\"sib-text-form-block\">\n              Subscribe to our monthly newsletter and stay informed about Parm AG products, news, trends in project management as well as offers and events.\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div style=\"padding: 8px 0;\">\n          <div class=\"sib-input sib-form-block\">\n            <div class=\"form__entry entry_block\">\n              <div class=\"form__label-row \">\n\n                <div class=\"entry__field\">\n                  <input class=\"input\" type=\"text\" id=\"EMAIL\" name=\"EMAIL\" autocomplete=\"off\" placeholder=\"EMAIL\" data-required=\"true\" required \/>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\n              <label class=\"entry__error entry__error--primary\" style=\"font-size:16px; text-align:left; font-family:\"Helvetica\", sans-serif; color:#661d1d; background-color:#ffeded; border-radius:3px; border-color:#ff4949;\">\n              <\/label>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div style=\"padding: 8px 0;\">\n          <div class=\"sib-optin sib-form-block\" data-required=\"true\">\n            <div class=\"form__entry entry_mcq\">\n              <div class=\"form__label-row \">\n                <div class=\"entry__choice\">\n                  <label>\n                    <input type=\"checkbox\" class=\"input_replaced\" value=\"1\" id=\"OPT_IN\" name=\"OPT_IN\" required \/>\n                    <span class=\"checkbox checkbox_tick_positive\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size:14px; text-align:left; font-family:\"Helvetica\", sans-serif; color:#ffffff; background-color:transparent;\">I agree that the newsletter may be individually tailored to my interests. For this purpose, I allow Parm AG to analyse my opening, clicking and downloading behaviour in the newsletter and to create a personal user profile of me. I have read and accept the <a href=\"https:\/\/parm.com\/fi\/privacy-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">privacy policy<\/a>. I can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time.<span data-required=\"*\" style=\"display: inline;\" class=\"entry__label entry__label_optin\"><\/span><\/span> <\/label>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <label class=\"entry__error entry__error--primary\" style=\"font-size:16px; text-align:left; font-family:\"Helvetica\", sans-serif; color:#661d1d; background-color:#ffeded; border-radius:3px; border-color:#ff4949;\">\n              <\/label>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div style=\"padding: 8px 0;\">\n          <div class=\"g-recaptcha\" data-sitekey=\"6LdyzNAcAAAAANv3WwEWU18I26AH-2q2CcQ6eQUk\" data-callback=\"invisibleCaptchaCallback\" data-size=\"invisible\" onclick=\"executeCaptcha\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div style=\"padding: 8px 0;\">\n          <div class=\"sib-form-block\" style=\"text-align: left\">\n            <button class=\"sib-form-block__button sib-form-block__button-with-loader\" style=\"font-size:16px; text-align:left; font-weight:700; font-family:\"Helvetica\", sans-serif; color:#1b3e90; background-color:#ffffff; border-radius:3px; border-width:0px;\" form=\"sib-form\" type=\"submit\">\n              <svg class=\"icon clickable__icon progress-indicator__icon sib-hide-loader-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\">\n                <path d=\"M460.116 373.846l-20.823-12.022c-5.541-3.199-7.54-10.159-4.663-15.874 30.137-59.886 28.343-131.652-5.386-189.946-33.641-58.394-94.896-95.833-161.827-99.676C261.028 55.961 256 50.751 256 44.352V20.309c0-6.904 5.808-12.337 12.703-11.982 83.556 4.306 160.163 50.864 202.11 123.677 42.063 72.696 44.079 162.316 6.031 236.832-3.14 6.148-10.75 8.461-16.728 5.01z\" \/>\n              <\/svg>\n              SUBSCRIBE\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"email_address_check\" value=\"\" class=\"input--hidden\">\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"locale\" value=\"de\">\n      <\/form>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- END - We recommend to place the below code where you want the form in your website html  -->\n\n<!-- START - We recommend to place the below code in footer or bottom of your website html  -->\n<script>\n  window.REQUIRED_CODE_ERROR_MESSAGE = 'W\u00e4hlen Sie bitte einen L\u00e4ndervorwahl aus.';\n  window.LOCALE = 'de';\n  window.EMAIL_INVALID_MESSAGE = window.SMS_INVALID_MESSAGE = \"The information entered is not valid. Please check the fields and try again.\";\n\n  window.REQUIRED_ERROR_MESSAGE = \"This field must not be empty. \";\n\n  window.GENERIC_INVALID_MESSAGE = \"The information entered is not valid. Please check the fields and try again.\";\n\n\n\n\n  window.translation = {\n    common: {\n      selectedList: '{quantity} Liste ausgew\u00e4hlt',\n      selectedLists: '{quantity} Listen ausgew\u00e4hlt'\n    }\n  };\n\n  var AUTOHIDE = Boolean(0);\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/sibforms.com\/forms\/end-form\/build\/main.js\"><\/script>\n\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?hl=de\"><\/script>\n\n<!-- END - We recommend to place the above code in footer or bottom of your website html  -->\n<!-- End Sendinblue Form --><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone knows it: long waiting times, misallocated resources or unclear tasks.<br \/>\nThese types of waste can not only jeopardize the success of your project, but also drive up its costs and demotivate the team.<br \/>\nIt is therefore important to identify waste so that countermeasures can be taken.<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd0d\u2702\ufe0f We will show you why it is important to address the issue, what types of waste there are in projects, how you can identify their causes and what measures have proven effective in avoiding waste.<br \/>\nDiscover practical approaches to make your projects more efficient and bring them to a successful conclusion!    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42635,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[479],"class_list":["post-42291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-project-management","tag-projektmanagement-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The invisible costs of projects<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Waste in the project should be avoided wherever possible. In order to take measures, you must be able to identify and measure waste.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The invisible costs of projects\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Everyone knows it: long waiting times, misallocated resources or unclear tasks. These types of waste can not only jeopardize the success of your project, but also drive up its costs and demotivate the team. It is therefore important to identify waste so that countermeasures can be taken. \ud83d\udd0d\u2702\ufe0fWir show why it is important to address the issue, what types of waste there are in projects, how you can identify their causes and what measures have proven effective in avoiding waste. Discover practical approaches to make your projects more efficient and bring them to a successful conclusion!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Parm AG\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/myparm\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-09-11T12:12:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-02T06:30:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/parm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Post_Waste_EN.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1313\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Natascha Schleutker\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"The invisible costs of projects\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Everyone knows it: long waiting times, misallocated resources or unclear tasks. These types of waste can not only jeopardize the success of your project, but also drive up its costs and demotivate the team. It is therefore important to identify waste so that countermeasures can be taken. \ud83d\udd0d\u2702\ufe0fWir show why it is important to address the issue, what types of waste there are in projects, how you can identify their causes and what measures have proven effective in avoiding waste. Discover practical approaches to make your projects more efficient and bring them to a successful conclusion!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/parm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Post_Waste_EN.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Natascha Schleutker\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"12 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/en\\\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/en\\\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Natascha Schleutker\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c24699ce0d4e2f1a102409a36cc80953\"},\"headline\":\"The invisible costs of projects\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-09-11T12:12:17+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-02T06:30:48+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/en\\\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":2679,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/en\\\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/Post_Waste_EN.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Projektmanagement\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Project management\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/en\\\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/en\\\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/en\\\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\\\/\",\"name\":\"The invisible costs of projects\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/en\\\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/en\\\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/Post_Waste_EN.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-09-11T12:12:17+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-02T06:30:48+00:00\",\"description\":\"Waste in the project should be avoided wherever possible. In order to take measures, you must be able to identify and measure waste.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/en\\\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/en\\\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/en\\\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/Post_Waste_EN.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/Post_Waste_EN.jpg\",\"width\":2500,\"height\":1313,\"caption\":\"The invisible costs of projects\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/en\\\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Startseite\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The invisible costs of projects\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Parm AG\",\"description\":\"Successful projects. Swiss quality. Software f\u00fcr Projektmanagement\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"Parm\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Parm AG\",\"alternateName\":\"Parm\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/Parm_Logo_blue_RGB.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/Parm_Logo_blue_RGB.png\",\"width\":908,\"height\":228,\"caption\":\"Parm AG\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/myparm\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/parm-ag\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.xing.com\\\/pages\\\/parmag\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/c24699ce0d4e2f1a102409a36cc80953\",\"name\":\"Natascha Schleutker\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/parm.com\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The invisible costs of projects","description":"Waste in the project should be avoided wherever possible. In order to take measures, you must be able to identify and measure waste.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The invisible costs of projects","og_description":"Everyone knows it: long waiting times, misallocated resources or unclear tasks. These types of waste can not only jeopardize the success of your project, but also drive up its costs and demotivate the team. It is therefore important to identify waste so that countermeasures can be taken. \ud83d\udd0d\u2702\ufe0fWir show why it is important to address the issue, what types of waste there are in projects, how you can identify their causes and what measures have proven effective in avoiding waste. Discover practical approaches to make your projects more efficient and bring them to a successful conclusion!","og_url":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\/","og_site_name":"Parm AG","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/myparm","article_published_time":"2024-09-11T12:12:17+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-06-02T06:30:48+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2500,"height":1313,"url":"https:\/\/parm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Post_Waste_EN.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Natascha Schleutker","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"The invisible costs of projects","twitter_description":"Everyone knows it: long waiting times, misallocated resources or unclear tasks. These types of waste can not only jeopardize the success of your project, but also drive up its costs and demotivate the team. It is therefore important to identify waste so that countermeasures can be taken. \ud83d\udd0d\u2702\ufe0fWir show why it is important to address the issue, what types of waste there are in projects, how you can identify their causes and what measures have proven effective in avoiding waste. Discover practical approaches to make your projects more efficient and bring them to a successful conclusion!","twitter_image":"https:\/\/parm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Post_Waste_EN.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Natascha Schleutker","Est. reading time":"12 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\/"},"author":{"name":"Natascha Schleutker","@id":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/c24699ce0d4e2f1a102409a36cc80953"},"headline":"The invisible costs of projects","datePublished":"2024-09-11T12:12:17+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-02T06:30:48+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\/"},"wordCount":2679,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/parm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Post_Waste_EN.jpg","keywords":["Projektmanagement"],"articleSection":["Project management"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\/","url":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\/","name":"The invisible costs of projects","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/parm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Post_Waste_EN.jpg","datePublished":"2024-09-11T12:12:17+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-02T06:30:48+00:00","description":"Waste in the project should be avoided wherever possible. In order to take measures, you must be able to identify and measure waste.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/parm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Post_Waste_EN.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/parm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Post_Waste_EN.jpg","width":2500,"height":1313,"caption":"The invisible costs of projects"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/the-invisible-costs-of-projects\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Startseite","item":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The invisible costs of projects"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/","name":"Parm AG","description":"Successful projects. Swiss quality. Software f\u00fcr Projektmanagement","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/#organization"},"alternateName":"Parm","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/#organization","name":"Parm AG","alternateName":"Parm","url":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/parm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Parm_Logo_blue_RGB.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/parm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Parm_Logo_blue_RGB.png","width":908,"height":228,"caption":"Parm AG"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/myparm","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/parm-ag","https:\/\/www.xing.com\/pages\/parmag"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/c24699ce0d4e2f1a102409a36cc80953","name":"Natascha Schleutker","sameAs":["https:\/\/parm.com"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42291"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":252035,"href":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42291\/revisions\/252035"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parm.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}