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Law firms are very different in how they generate revenue and operate than every other company. There is no basis for comparison.
by blahi 10y ago
Law firms are very different in how they generate revenue and operate than every other company. There is no basis for comparison.
- mifreewil 10y agoProbably similar to a software consulting firm, but yeah different than a software product/service company.
- jaggederest 10y agoThe more I talk to lawyers the more I like the way they operate. Is there really no way to steal a lot of that structure for our field?
- blahi 10y agoSure if you are an application developer (like an integrator, BI, ERP, etc). Make cooperatives. But they won't be flat. You still have a boss - your partner. Every partner is like a mini company and they share resources and partners vote on future direction. It's not that rare actually. The ad agency conglomerates operate similarly. So do management consulting firms which are increasingly getting into tech consulting. Don't know how Accenture operates, but I would think it would be very similar. Ditto for Capgemini, Infosys, Cognizant, the list goes on.
- shandor 10y agoThis. I previously worked for a company that does purely outsourcing work; they nowadays have a bossless hierarchy (apart from project leads, who are named anew for every project, and basically anyone willing can volunteer). It seems to work well for them, and I don't see why not. Now I'm in a "product company", and the needs are completely different. Like has been stated elsewhere in this thread, when making products, there just has to be someone making the final decisions, i.e. being the product owner.