Comments on: Re-Humanising Work and Organizations Through Projects by Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez https://www.druckerforum.org/blog/re-humanising-work-and-organizations-through-projects/ Wed, 11 Jul 2018 21:40:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.3 By: Chris https://www.druckerforum.org/blog/re-humanising-work-and-organizations-through-projects/#comment-293387 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 21:40:32 +0000 https://www.druckerforum.org/blog/?p=1743#comment-293387 I agree with the general idea that operational work is fading on project work is on the rise. Project work, today, does have more opportunity to make use of human-based skills. However, there are two caveats:

First, because project management is a newer discipline that operations, it does indeed have more positions and work for humans. However, since I began project management in the 1990’s, it is now much more automated. And new automation and AI tools arrive daily.

Second, it is my experience that most project management is about an efficiency project… installing a new (more efficient) version of software, moving to a new location (usually newer and more advanced), switching from one vendor to another (usually at a lower cost, or with higher performance), adopting a new management process (again, efficiency), and of course projects to outsource and automate. While project management is in itself still a more human-oriented practice, the projects themselves are the process by which others are losing their jobs to machines, or more efficient work simply needs less people.

Very few projects are approved that do not partially or completely pay for themselves with efficiencies, There are certainly mandatory projects… software MUST be updated because an old version will no longer be supported, or a government regulation. Still, a good project manager often finds additional efficiencies as they become familiar with the details of a project.

]]> By: chris niccolls https://www.druckerforum.org/blog/re-humanising-work-and-organizations-through-projects/#comment-293386 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 21:39:20 +0000 https://www.druckerforum.org/blog/?p=1743#comment-293386 I agree with the general idea that operational work is fading on project work is on the rise. Project work, today, does have more opportunity to make use of human-based skills. However, there are two caveats:

First, because project management is a newer discipline that operations, it does indeed have more positions and work for humans. However, since I began project management in the 1990’s, it is now much more automated. And new automation and AI tools arrive daily.

Second, it is my experience that most project management is about an efficiency project… installing a new (more efficient) version of software, moving to a new location (usually newer and more advanced), switching from one vendor to another (usually at a lower cost, or with higher performance), adopting a new management process (again, efficiency), and of course projects to outsource and automate. While project management is in itself still a more human-oriented practice, the projects themselves are the process by which others are losing their jobs to machines, or more efficient work simply needs less people.

Very few projects are approved that do not partially or completely pay for themselves with efficiencies, There are certainly mandatory projects… software MUST be updated because an old version will no longer be supported, or a government regulation. Still, a good project manager often finds additional efficiencies as they become familiar with the details of a project.

]]> By: Ivano https://www.druckerforum.org/blog/re-humanising-work-and-organizations-through-projects/#comment-291225 Fri, 06 Jul 2018 19:29:05 +0000 https://www.druckerforum.org/blog/?p=1743#comment-291225 Let’s assume for a moment the possibility that in a very distant past someone has programmed us as we are trying to do with robots. This someone has not thought it opportune to give us from the beginning of the existence of mankind the same emotional, cognitive and social intelligence that we now have. The brain itself has been changing over the course of countless years starting from prehistory and perhaps even earlier from the “primordial soup”.
Now let’s assume the assumption from a different point of view the A.I. and the multiple human intelligence. We are really taking the first steps to reach human potential, I believe that each of you can agree.
The human brain can react promptly to an unforeseen, non-coded event, has made mirror neurons increasingly efficient, is capable of gene mutations (epigenetic) and axonic – dendrial (neuroplasticity), is able to react promptly even without processing (arches diastaltics and instinctual reactions) making us able to react even for heuristic paths able to minimize the time of rational processing …. do we want to continue?
I would say that this already gives an answer to the wonderful question you raised!
Thanks for the opportunity.
Ivano

]]> By: Roberto Toledo https://www.druckerforum.org/blog/re-humanising-work-and-organizations-through-projects/#comment-290708 Thu, 05 Jul 2018 18:33:00 +0000 https://www.druckerforum.org/blog/?p=1743#comment-290708 Excellent article as usual Antonio! Thoughtful, visionary, research-based and right on the critical issue. Congratulations for a job well done!

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