Flash Projects

A flash mob is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time, then quickly disperse (source Wikipedia ). I feel that this type of projects will happen a lot in the future. People will collaborate on projects and then promptly disperse when the project is over. There is no thought being given to this possibility. All our Project Management software assume that people belong to a single organization. In other words the possibility of a Quasi-stable project is not considered.

Another interesting feature of flash mob is that it is totally voluntary, no one is forced to be part of it. This turns the ideas of information dissemination and motivation on their head. In the world of Flash-Projects how will projects be scoped? How will Projects Managers do Resource Management? Do such projects need a Project Manager? How will a Flash-Project Management software differ from traditional Project Management software?