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... read more →
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... read more →
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... read more →
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... read more →
In the area of complex projects, which are generally considered to have some or all of the characteristics of structural complexity, social complexity or uncertainty complexity. Each of these three... read more →
With so much interest in the opportunities afforded by virtual teams and international execution, one big question is just why do company's and individuals undertake projects using multinational or international... read more →
As a consultant who spends a lot of time working on virtual team challenges of engineering companies, the engineering project skills for the future is often on my mind. The... read more →
Probably the most common way international projects develop their communications plans is through the simple trial and error of starting a project with an international, virtual team component with no... read more →
We are all the same... only different. How many times on your project do you hear conversations of proclamations from team members that include something along the lines of "Why... read more →
When you need to send your people overseas for extended expat project deployments, how do you pick the right ones? Much of the early part of my career was spent... read more →