Mengapa pemimpin konstruksi dan desain produk di Indonesia perlu project management yang didukung AI

Project manager seringkali menghabiskan waktunya bereaksi terhadap masalah, bukan mendorong kemajuan proyek. Hal inilah yang membuat tenggat waktu terlewat, anggaran membengkak, dan inovasi terhambat.

Nyatanya, tool project management tradisional dan komunikasi yang terisolasi sudah tidak cukup. Untuk tetap kompetitif di industri yang dinamis, para pemimpin memerlukan cara bekerja yang lebih cerdas dan terkoneksi.

Mengapa proyek kesulitan

Di Bidang Konstrusi

Mulai dari gedung pencakar langit sampai dengan proyek infrastruktur, para pemimpin konstruksi berjuang melawan:

• Cost overruns and inaccurate estimates: In Indonesia, 36% of infrastructure projects exceed budgets, and 38% of contractors experience time overruns, often due to poor project planning, rework, and volatile material prices.
• Delays and coordination failures: A case study published in 2024 at PT Pupuk Iskandar Muda revealed that the enterprise experienced significant delays in three out of five factors, primarily due to subcontractor issues, poor mobilization, and weak coordination.
• Miscommunication across stakeholders: Studies in Lamongan and Gresik, East Java, show that poor communication between stakeholders (owners, contractors, and consultants) is the leading cause of project underperformance.
• Resistance to digital adoption: Reported by Antara in 2019, adopting digitalization remains sluggish despite it being government-driven. The Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Minister, Basuki Hadimuljono, acknowledged that the industry is among the slowest in adopting digital technology, despite being critical to national development priorities.

In Product Design

For manufacturers, R&D teams, and product leaders, the challenges look different—but feel the same:

• Fragmented workflows and innovation process gaps: A multiple case study of SMEs in Indonesia's food and beverage industry in 2019 found that while new product development (NPD) goes through several stages, from idea generation to commercialization, many companies struggle with incomplete or inconsistent processes. This fragmentation delays product launches and makes scaling difficult. Another study in 2022 found that digital startups in Bandung reported that fundamental NPD capabilities are often unstructured or ad hoc, leading to inefficiencies and misalignment across teams.
• Slower time-to-market and delayed innovation implementation: From the same case study of SMEs in Indonesia in 2019 above, it revealed that despite strong product ideas, time-to-market is slowed by unstructured product development processes and a lack of integrated project management tools. Hence, it leads to missed market opportunities and difficulty scaling innovations.
• Digital literacy and tool adoption limitations: Internal factors, such as digital literacy and technological adoption, pose a real risk. Studies of MSMEs in 2025 show that many micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) owners and employees struggle with low digital literacy, poor infrastructure, and a lack of technological skills when adopting digital tools, like dashboards, project tracking, or automation platforms.
• Relentless pressure to deliver products faster without compromising quality: Dynamic markets and shifting consumer demands put Indonesian product development teams under constant pressure to deliver faster without compromising quality. Yet studies show that organizational resistance and fragmented workflows are major barriers to innovation, slowing down time-to-market and making it harder to keep up with customer needs

Switching to smart project management

Why a comprehensive solution is essential?

Solving these challenges requires more than mere piecemeal fixes. Projects in Indonesia, especially construction and product development, are highly complex with interdependencies across teams, contractors, and stakeholders. Teams cannot simply rely on spreadsheets or other fragmented digital tools, as they only fuel inefficiency further.

And, studies confirm this. A 2024 paper on construction projects in Riau found that integrating a Project Management System (PMS), Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology, and Cloud Collaboration, like cloud computing, directly improved project efficiency by streamlining project management processes and ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget with required quality standards. Additionally, strong risk management and stakeholder frameworks reduce conflict and delays.

Today's project management in Indonesia demands a holistic solution. One that centralizes communication between teams and stakeholders, gives real-time visibility, and enables teams to stay agile while meeting high-quality standards.

Transform your projects and revolutionize how you work

Unlike traditional tools that only solve isolated problems, monday work management provides a comprehensive, Agile project management platform built for modern teams. The project management software is like a building block you can drag and drop, customizing it to your unique needs. Be it for R&D, stakeholder management, risk management, you name it!

But first, we need to face the truth: managing projects with scattered spreadsheets, emails, and endless chats is just inefficient and deeply exhausting. This is one of the biggest barriers holding back project management in Indonesia today. Yet, when you're using monday work management, all your projects, people, and processes come together in one intuitive platform. Chasing updates or wasting hours reconciling different tools is a thing of the past. You now have one clear source of truth that keeps everyone moving in the same direction.

Visibility is everything, including in construction project management. Monday.com gives construction leaders a clear view of the bigger picture of their projects through dashboards, including live progress, resource tracking, and instant insight into potential bottlenecks. Executives and site managers can act in real-time, making confident and informed decisions that keep projects on schedule and within budget.

When it comes to product launches, leaders need non-negotiable agility. Agile project management is crucial for creating adaptable workflows that can respond to shifting priorities or changing market demands. Automations and dependencies in monday work management keep every moving piece aligned, so that product development teams in Jakarta can stay focused on innovation.

And surely, speed means nothing without quality. Leaders can utilize pre-built templates, structured workflows, and smart automations. monday.com reduces errors and rework, helping teams deliver high-quality outcomes under pressure.

To deliver outcomes without a hitch, teams also need collaboration tools that just work, if not transform the way they connect—from cross-functional teams to on-site contractors. As a Work OS, monday.com brings all teams together into a single workspace. Everyone can access the same project space, update their work in real time, and stay aligned on shared goals.

This is what digital project management tools were meant to do: empower people to work smarter, innovate faster, and deliver better results together.

A case study: Falkbuilt

About Falkbuilt Ltd.

Falkbuilt is a Canada-based construction and manufacturing company specializing in digital interior construction with over 50 branches across North America and Asia. By blending modern manufacturing with advanced technology, Falkbuilt delivers faster, more sustainable, and cost-effective building solutions. Their approach replaces outdated, manual processes with streamlined workflows that bring pricing, design, and production teams onto the same page. For firms exploring construction project management in Indonesia, Falkbuilt serves as an inspiring example of how digital project management tools like monday work management can transform complex projects into efficient, scalable, and high-quality outcomes.

The Challenge: Inefficient Workflows in Construction Project Management

Like many firms in the construction industry, Falkbuilt faced misaligned workflows that slowed down delivery and added unnecessary complexity. Pricing, design, and production teams worked in silos, with too many manual processes and limited visibility across departments. These inefficiencies are common pain points in construction project management in Indonesia, too, where fragmented communication and outdated tools often lead to costly delays, resource waste, and missed opportunities.

The Solution: Digital Project Management Tools for Scalable Growth

To overcome these hurdles, Falkbuilt adopted monday work management as its central platform. By integrating all project data, communication, and timelines into one intuitive workspace, they streamlined collaboration across teams and automated repetitive tasks. The shift to modern digital project management tools gave Falkbuilt real-time visibility, reduced manual work, and improved decision-making. This transformation demonstrates how agile, centralized platforms can drive faster, more efficient, and higher-quality outcomes for construction and product development companies alike.

Want to see how companies, like Falkbuilt, transform their operations with digital project management tools? Join us at Manage Projects Smarter: AI for Construction & Product Leaders on October 22, 2025, at Podomoro University Auditorium in Jakarta from 1 pm to 5 pm (WIB/Jakarta time). Hosted by Incentro Asia Pacific, monday.com, and Podomoro University, this in-person seminar will explore how monday work management and monday AI are reshaping construction project management in Indonesia and driving smarter product design. Don’t miss the chance to learn directly from industry experts and discover how to future-proof your projects!