A virtual team can be effective by adopting proven virtual collaboration tools, establishing team performance metrics and promoting supplementary processes that align with the organization’s project management methodology.
Remote team members are potentially at more risk for technology traps and security breaches. For a group that operates in a variety of locations and with greater opportunities for intrusion, an IT infrastructure needs to have a firm policy in how to deal with the changing security landscape.
Collaboration is a tool that helps propel projects and teams to new heights. But how do you collaborate successfully while many or all of the workers involved are not physically in the office? Keep these four tips in mind.
If a project manager cannot successfully deliver projects where at least some of the resources are working virtually, then that PM won’t have a job for very long. Can projects be successful when they are run by virtual teams, and if so, how? In the concluding part of our series, we look at the remaining four steps.
With virtual projects come virtual teams and the associated tradeoffs. The question that looms large is this: Do the challenges of virtual teams outweigh the benefits? There are advantages to virtual teams that go beyond merely saving money on travel. Consider the following tradeoffs--advantages and disadvantages--when pondering virtual teams...
You can see the handwriting on the wall: Virtual project management will be in your future, if not already a reality, and you are looking for some guidance so that you can front-load yourself and your team for success. Leading Virtual Project Teams: Adapting Leadership Theories and Communications Techniques to 21st Century Organizations can help.
Virtual work has become more common as companies seek to reduce cost and promote workplace flexibility. As project managers, we are on the front lines of this change - managing freelance staff, outsourced providers and other staff. This webinar covers three aspects of virtual work - how to adjust and tailor your communication practices, how to work remotely, and a brief introduction to virtual work tools and how to use them.
Can a project manager telecommute 100% of the time and never be onsite? ...
Telecommuting has been called the future of work, even for program and project managers. Like it or not, we had all better prepare for this as it is highly likely that within the next few years, it will impact all of us.
Increasingly, companies are relying on a geographically dispersed workforce in order to succeed in a global economy. They are striving to build teams - offering the best expertise from around the world and drawing on the benefits of international diversity - that are connected by technology. But the project managers who lead these global teams are up against stiff challenges.
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