The most common form of synchronous communication available and used by virtual teams everywhere is the conference call, often referred to as the teleconference though for the purposes of this... read more →
Although a number of organisations use the terms virtual team and workshare in an interchangeable way, the two really describe different facets of the same activity. Worksharing is the way in... read more →
Virtual Team Dynamics is the term used to describe how the personal characteristics and interpersonal behaviours of members of virtual team impact the ways in which they interact, how they communicate... read more →
One question that arises very frequently is around the size differences between a workforce for a co-located team and a virtual one, most particularly in a project space. Realistically, in... read more →
Communication styles, by which I mean the individual's preferred or default manner of communicating, can have a great influence on their ability to be effective in communicating in virtual team... read more →
One of the first things to consider when setting up a new project in the modern working environment is how the team will be structured. Historically, it was simply a... read more →
One of the most demanding and complex tasks in a large virtual teams project is that of interface management. This work is typically undertaken by someone with a title such as 'interface... read more →
Establishing virtual teams can often seem like a relatively simple process, and as such many organisations jump in without really taking the time to plan things out, their process seems... read more →
When virtual teams are part of an organisations strategy, say, to build a global footprint without too much unnecessary duplication of skills, the organisation has a vision that includes the... read more →
A number of organisations I have spoken with have faced issues relating to the travel costs associated with running virtual teams. Often they have only recently moved to a distributed... read more →