Virtual Organization

One of the more noticeable concepts is virtual organizations which take advantage of advances in informational technology to combine resources and expertise from different partners and even competitors. In general such organizations are naturally more adaptable and flexible because of inherent advance usage of technology to overcome burdens such as latency in communication, implementation and execution of desired actions. Such flexibility ultimately contributes to a better performance platform which would greatly increase the possibility of success.

Just recently, I had a discussion with a potential new client which told me about some study that corporate giants’ such as Boeing are increasingly attempting to enhance their telecommuter capabilities. The discussion led to citation of some astonishing results: Telecommuters work twice as many hours at home, than they would in office. Consider the impact of such infrastructure and its implication as virtual organization: the cross sourcing, cross networking, and enhanced time and human capabilities. Personally, I believe that virtual organization are a natural evolution of traditional organizations: in the age of advanced technological tools such as VPN, Satellites,  high speed internet, and enterprise high end communication solutions, it is safe to assume that adaptive approaches have a good chance of replacing the traditional methods of collaboration.

In my experience virtual organizations have even a better chance to be more innovative: remote communication and collaboration is sometimes accompanied by unexpected challenges. For instance, using old technology such as fax maybe common in every office, but is cost effective in terms of hardware, ink, paper, maintenance, etc.? I would say no. Alternative methods such as eFax may eliminate some of the cost. I would go as far as suggesting that virtual organizations, in my opinion, are in a better position to compete with their counterparts; given the fact that the concept is in its infancy, only time will tell.

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