Organizational Design 2.0 for the Future of Business

22 June 2009

Forget what you know about temp agencies and staffing services. The concept of a dynamic workforce goes way beyond those early models.

SolutionPipe is an example of a new kind of business organization - an elastic workforce to meet your needs no matter how big. Think of a world where organizations outsource projects requiring multiple leaders and parallel teams of skilled workers. An organized elastic workforce can respond to this need. This dynamic workforce can also be self-regulating, with senior members assembling or dissolving their own project teams on the fly. Corporations that employ a dynamic workforce will experience increased productivity and lower overhead costs.

Free Agent Network
Throw out the org charts. Old control structures are losing ground to the more modern outsourced virtual corporation. The new organizational structure is a network of free agents who know and trust each other. They are experts in their individual disciplines and take turns leading projects and inviting one another to participate in dynamic teams. Unlike individual contractors, an organized network of contractors can tackle huge projects.

Question: What does this mean to you? Answer: As outsourcing replaces “in-housing,” almost everything changes. Competing departmental silos disappear. Pay for performance is the new funding method. Office politics and positioning give way to project success. Instead of drawing a chart on headcount, you will draw a chart of deliverables. Instead of hiring a manager, you can hire a whole network of managers in less time and, since you don't have to keep them forever, for less money.

Organizational Character
A list of available contractors does not constitute an organization. The contractors that work with SolutionPipe are self-organizing and well-suited for collaboration because of their shared values. Members have established roles like any winning team. You will see training, practice, and team building especially when they are not engaged in client project. Companies can choose a team of skilled professionals based not only on theisr skill, but also on their organizational character and shared values.