Figure 3: Respondents' distribution by countries

Talking about the respondents’ positions in the companies, it’s possible to mention that almost all the categories, except program and portfolio managers, have been represented. The distribution of the respondents by positions is shown in the figure 4.

Figure 4 : Respondents' distribution by positions

The questionnaire has been distributed by Internet; it has been posted into several social networks (including the professional project management groups) and sent by private mails to some other respondents. For data collection the Google Drive tools have been used, as mentioned above. Finally, the infornation gathered has been analysed using the statistical methods and analytical tools. The resullts are represented in graphs and tables.

3.3. Research findings and results

The following part is dedicated to the description of the results received and consists of four parts. In the first part, the general information about the companies analyzed is represented, including the industry in which the company is working and its organizational structure. In the second part information about the changes is summarized and described. The third part provides information about the functions and tools that have been applied while implementing the changes, as well as the respondents' opinions about which of them have not been applied but had to be. And, finally, the fourth part is dedicated to the PMO issue and the results about its participation in change management process (if existing).

Companies' overview

The table below represents the companies'(respondents') distribution by industries.

Table 6: Respondents' distribution by industries

Advertising	2,5%
Aviation	1,3%
Automotive	3,8%
Consulting and audit	11,4%
Construction	3,8%
Energy ; oil and gas; nuclear energy	10,1%
Event	1,3%
Fashion ; clothing	1,3%
Finance; banking; insurance	10,1%
FMCG	8,9%
Government	1,3%
HR	1,3%
IT	7,6%
Manufacturing	8,9%
Media	5,1%
Pharmasuitical	3,8%
Services	3,8%
Real estate	1,3%
Retail	6,3%
Technologies	2,5%
Transport	1,3%
Other	2,5%

It is possible to notice that the most represented industries are Consulting and audit, Energy and Financial sectors. The following chart reveals the types of the companies which representatives have taken part in the survey.

Figure 5: Companies distribution by organizational types

As it follows from the chart, the majority of the respondents consider their companies as functional. However, at the same time, almost a half of respondents has identified that the companies they are working in have at least some projects in structure being either project-based or mixed. Nine percent of respondents could not identify the type of organizational structure. From our point of view, the distribution received meet the goals of the survey as it allows to analyze changes and change management functions in all the types of organizations and provide a relevant estimate of the possible change management functions.