What's Your #1 Frustration as a Project Manager?

[begeland]

On a past survey I conducted of PMs and project professionals, I asked what they #1 frustration they had as project leaders. Here were their responses...

• Lack of management support - 26%
• Poor communication in the organization - 21%
• Lack of PM authority and decision-making ability - 13%
• Lack of planning time allowed - 12%
• Lack of funding - 6%
• Lack of available tools/processes - 4%
• The customer - 2%
• Other - 17%

What about everyone on here? What's your biggest frustrations as a PM? What experiences can you share and discuss?

[Mohamed.Benmerikhi]

Depending on the type of project in which one is involved, I guess having to go through an admin burden to redistribute resources in case of an unstable WBS can be very frustrating for a PM. As a matter of fact, it can slow down processes and demotivate teams.
Mohamed Benmerikhi