project-based work
Assignment-driven labor structure
Project-based work is employment organized around discrete tasks with defined beginnings and ends, rather than ongoing duties.
Workers move between projects—sometimes for the same employer, sometimes across companies.
The arrangement is common in film production, consulting, software development, and construction: She prefers project-based work to a permanent position.
It offers variety but often lacks benefits and job security.
- freelancerSelf-employed service provider
- gig economyWork based on temporary contracts
- task managementCoordinating duties and deadlines
- contractorHired construction professional
- client workProjects for external parties
deliverables · milestones · deadline pressure · consultant · independent contractor · burnout · event planning · film production · wrap party · construction · team leader · resource allocation · scope creep · research and development · gig · conflict resolution · remote team · billable
project-based workpermanent employment
Ongoing work with no termination date
project-based workday-to-day operations
Regular functioning of an organization