Nowadays, Distributed management is a topic that has gained great relevance in both the personal and professional spheres. Since its emergence, Distributed management has had a significant impact on society, generating debates, reflections and actions that seek to understand and address its implications. Whether locally or globally, Distributed management has captured the attention of individuals of all ages, contexts and professions, standing out as a central element in contemporary life. This is why it is essential to delve deeper into the analysis of Distributed management, exploring its multiple dimensions and consequences in order to better understand its scope and relevance in today's world.
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Distributed management is a management method for people to work together over the web to accomplish desired goals. Management activities are distributed through the people doing the work.
Traditionally the functions of management are centralised and performed by managers. This limits the amount of work that can be done.
The Internet has provided the opportunity for people to work together globally. However, “manager centric” approaches have been unable to provide a practical means to fully utilize the available connectivity.
Social networking has been tried, but it lacks an underlying management method and the tools to apply the method globally and consistently.
In his Doctorate on Introducing Technology into Organizations completed in 1990, Dr. Neil Miller identified the need for a distributed management paradigm. In 1991, he founded TASKey Pty Ltd to develop, operationalise, and commercialize a new distributed management paradigm. Patents on the core parts of distributed management were granted in Australia (1997) and USA (2000).
In 1995, TASKey correctly estimated that the web technologies required to globally implement distributed management would not be available for about 15 years. TASKey has used this time for comprehensive experimentation and to refine TASKey methods and software tools, so they are acceptable and workable for most people with minimal training.
The key parts of Distributed Management are:
The differentiators between distributed management and traditional management are:
Implementing the distributed management paradigm required new web software to manage the complex dynamic relationships that need to be managed to get work done. Over 13 years, TASKey has developed, validated and commercialized web software called TASKey TEAM for enterprise distributed management and Me2Team (a basic version of TASKey TEAM).
TASKey web software is unique in that it automatically tracks and organizes all tasks (for strategies, operations and projects), synchronizes all stakeholders’ personal To Do lists, and automatically reports progress.
TASKey software functionality has been developed and validated in a range of workplaces over 13 years. Case studies Ref demonstrate effective use by both managers and workers.
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