Over at the MBO Partners Consulting Blog, Jay Lash's essay The Way Work Gets Done in the Emerging "Project Economy" examines the shift to project-based work.
Key quote on companies shifting to project-based work:
"Instead of building a large and expensive management infrastructure that previously comprised most growing corporations, work is now sliced and diced into bits of work called “projects.” Projects can be outsourced, traded, and performed anywhere, by any number of resources, many of whom may not be employees. Technology enables endless configurations of contributors to collaborate and produce work output."
This is a fundamental change in how work is done - and it is clearly happening. Lash covers potential implications for both companies and workers in his essay. It is well worth reading.
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