Virtual Team Management
Virtual teams have evolved as a way to make working across continents and countries easier. Planning and design are key to successful virtual teams. Softjourn has developed a process for developing and managing virtual teams as part of its Assembly & Team Management service. The service includes among other items: Internal client company preparedness, use of tools for collaboration, establishing a communications process, etc.
Download our CEO's presentation,
Managing Distributed Teams, which was given at the Project Management Institute's (PMI) Symposium in San Francisco (
www.pmi.org).
Softjourn management also recommends the following resources on virtual team development and management.
- Virtual Teams Pocketbook By Ian Fleming 2006
Published by: Management Pocketbooks Ltd. Laurel House, Station Approach, Alresford, Hants S024 9JH, U.K. For a review refer to Softjourn's blog on Outsourcing blog.
- Offshoring Information Technology - Sourcing and Outsourcing to a Global Workforce
© E. Carmel and P. Tija 2005.
A review of this book can be found in Softjourn's April 2006 newsletter.
- Achieving Project Management Success Using Virtual Teams. By: Parviz F. Rad and Ginger Levin. 2003.
A review of this book can be found in Softjourn's July 2004 newsletter.
- Managing Virtual Teams - Practical Techniques for High-Technology Project Managers By: Martha Haywood. 1998.
A bit old, but still one of the better books on managing virtual teams.
- Global Software Teams - Collaborating Across Borders and Time Zones. By: Erran Carmel. 1999.
- Bionic eTeamwork - How to build collaborative Virtual Teams at Hyperspeed. By: Jaclyn Kostner, PhD. 2001.
A bit heavy on the "e" words, but otherwise not a bad book, but it does contain excellent checklists that anyone can used.
- Mastering Virtual Teams - Strategies, Tools & Techniques that succeed. By: Deborah L. Duarte & Nancy Tennant Snyder. 2001.
- Quick Guide to Interaction Styles and Working Remotely: Strategies for Leading and Working in Virtual Teams. By: Susan K. Gerke, Linda V. Berens, 2003. For a review refer to Softjourn's blog
