"Why was this process so smooth? The team had never worked together before, and the scenes they were shooting that day required many different complex tasks to happen in harmony: lighting, makeup, hair, costumes, sets, props, acting. "
If the subject actually interests anyone, I strongly recommend the work of Ted Goranson, who has devoted decades to studying this issue:
The Agile Virtual Enterprise: Cases, Metrics, Tools
It is tragic that this pamphlet is now out of print. It was only 25 pages, and did a brilliant job showing how the old laws and cultures of the seafaring nations became the basis for the modern understanding of entrepreneurs.
In his pamphlet, Goranson did a great job of arguing that whaling ships were the worlds first Virtual Agile Enterprises. Very insightful reading.
The whaling ships offered a model for modern Hollywood, and tech startup, culture: lots of skilled professionals, who had never worked together before, coming together and working together smoothly.
"Why was this process so smooth? The team had never worked together before, and the scenes they were shooting that day required many different complex tasks to happen in harmony: lighting, makeup, hair, costumes, sets, props, acting. "
If the subject actually interests anyone, I strongly recommend the work of Ted Goranson, who has devoted decades to studying this issue:
The Agile Virtual Enterprise: Cases, Metrics, Tools
http://www.amazon.com/Agile-Virtual-Enterprise-Cases-Metrics...
He offers a comparison of modern entrepreneurs and the old sea faring culture, in a small pamphlet called "Whale of a Tale.":
http://www.amazon.co.uk/whale-tale-historical-perspective-Pe...
It is tragic that this pamphlet is now out of print. It was only 25 pages, and did a brilliant job showing how the old laws and cultures of the seafaring nations became the basis for the modern understanding of entrepreneurs.
In his pamphlet, Goranson did a great job of arguing that whaling ships were the worlds first Virtual Agile Enterprises. Very insightful reading.
The whaling ships offered a model for modern Hollywood, and tech startup, culture: lots of skilled professionals, who had never worked together before, coming together and working together smoothly.