The concept of workshare is one that has arrived in the workforce progressively over the past two decades. Prior to the advent of high speed internet communications, the ability of... read more →
One of the questions that comes up frequently around virtual teams is the issue of team building, how, when the personnel are distributed across a number of locations, can you... read more →
It's been said that the eight most frightening words in international business are "I'm from head office, I'm here to help". The fear that an impending visit from head office can... read more →
There are a great many ways in which organisations can get into trouble with their virtual teams, many of them, taken in isolation, will not cause too large a problem,... read more →
Anyone managing or working as part of a distributed team will recognise that, from time to time, things change. Sometimes things change for the better, sometimes less so. These changes... read more →
Not for profit organisations operating across multiple locations face many of the same challenges a for profit organisation would, except they generally lack the funding and dedicated personnel to support... 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 →
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 →
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 →
Ambiguity is a curse in almost any business environment. Dealing with uncertainty in most endeavours can be frustrating for all concerned, but managing ambiguity in virtual teams is one of the... read more →