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  • Project Management in the Gig-Economy: Quality Management System

    Project Management in the Gig-Economy: Quality Management System

    A successful project management system must include or integrate with an adaptive and effective quality management system.  ISO (the International Organization for Standardization, 9000:2015, https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:std:iso:9000:ed-4:v1:en) defines a quality management system (QMS) as a set of well-defined policies, processes and procedures required for planning and execution in design, development, production, and services in business areas that can…

  • Project Management in the Gig-Economy: Concurrency and Correctness

    Project Management in the Gig-Economy: Concurrency and Correctness

    Coordination Field service projects, and their associated work assignments, often require coordination of multiple field service representatives (employees, independent contractors, gig-workers, etc.) performing related and associative tasks in parallel.  The data collected and/or created in support of performing and executing workflows often occurs while the field service representative is working offline from the company’s project…

  • Project Management in the Gig-Economy: Supporting the Workforce

    Project Management in the Gig-Economy: Supporting the Workforce

    There have always been Gig-workers: actors, artists, musicians, consultants, salesmen, real estate agents, handymen, etc.  There are several reasons why the gig-economy continues to grow. 57 million US workers in 2018, approximately 36% of the US workforce, appear to prefer freelancing over full-time employment, primarily since it provides them with greater flexibility and independence.  Estimates…