For the second post in this quick series I thought I would consider engagement. How do a team of people who are used to seeing each other daily in an office environment maintain their engagement with each other and the organisation when they are suddenly separated. And conversely, how does... read more →
Mar
17
Mar
14
Readers of this site will know that I have been passionate about project based virtual teams for a number of years, I’ve written about it in magazine articles, presented on it at a number of conferences, set up this website and blog to share my insights and, in the background... read more →
Jan
26
One big, vexing question constantly facing those running project virtual teams is that of hiring. Do you hire for technical skills alone, do you hire for communications skills, hire for location, for 'fit' or a combination of these. I would propose that this is a case by case question but... read more →
Aug
20
This is the final theme from the complexity series I began some time ago. Environmental uncertainty complexity impacts the complexity of the project through issues such as the uncertainty of the marketplace for the product and surrounding the project while it is being undertaken; the ways in which the project... read more →
Dec
24
It is quite unusual for me to come across a business book that has a strong relevance to the leadership and operation of virtual teams, but Team of teams: new rules of engagement for a complex world, written by retired US General Stanley McChrystal with co-authors Tantum Collins, David Silverman... read more →
Dec
04
Back in 2012/13 when I began research for my PhD I had the opportunity to spend time with a number of major resources project personnel, where I interviewed them as part of my research data collection on the good and bad of using virtual teams to deliver their projects. Within... read more →
Apr
24
This is the third podcast interview associated with the excellent book 'Integrating Program Management and System Engineering: Methods, Tools and Organizational Systems for Improving Performance' from the Project Management Institute (PMI) and International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) and published by Wiley. In this interview, which is part 2 of... read more →
Nov
14
This is the second podcast interview associated with the excellent book 'Integrating Program Management and System Engineering: Methods, Tools and Organizational Systems for Improving Performance' from the Project Management Institute (PMI) and International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) and published by Wiley. In this interview, which is part 1 of... read more →
Oct
17
This podcast is a special interview with Stephen Townsend, Director of Network Programs at the Project Management Institute (PMI). In the interview we discussed the recently published book 'Integrating Program Management and Systems Engineering: Methods, Tools and Organizational Systems for Improving Performance'. The book is a joint effort between PMI... read more →
Sep
26
In this installment of the short series looking at the different complexity influences on and from project virtual teams. Here I am considering method and scope complexity and uncertainty, how these factors impact complex projects and how project virtual teams both contribute to the overall complexity and compound the challenges.... read more →