CHAPTER 14

Conclusions: The Future of Work

The way we work as project managers, as teams, and as leaders is changing constantly. Today, the pace of change seems almost unmanageable, and yet, we must manage it or find ourselves and our businesses obsolete. So, where to next for the technical trends around collaboration and teamwork that will affect how project managers operate in the years to come?

Predicting anything to do with technology is difficult. It becomes increasingly difficult in a world where everyone can contribute their ideas, and where the barriers to entry for innovative new software is so low. Simon Moore, in his book, Strategic Project Portfolio Management, uses the fax as an example of how difficult it is to predict the future. ...

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