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Slide 3 : A virtual team is one whose members share a common purpose, but are separated by distance, time, and organizational boundaries. In such a team, members are linked only by communication technologies. Team vs. Virtual Team.
What is the difference?
Slide 4 : Kinds of virtual teams: - Executive teams are made up of managers who are on the team because of their position in the organization.
These teams are usually semi-permanent teams with responsibility for specific divisions or functions in the organization. E.g. MCPs, MCVPs.
- Project teams are created around a specific task. Members of the team are selected based on their role and expertise in relation to that task. These teams are created for the life of the project. E.g. Global Support team-we
- Community of practice teams support people who are working on common tasks or in the same professional field and who can benefit from sharing experience. Membership on these teams is voluntary. These teams don't usually have specific deliverables but instead are focused on learning. E.g. Learning Circles
Slide 5 : Some statistics: First virtual initiatives appeared around 10 years ago
Only third achieve objectives
74% on IT project done virtually are unsuccessful
Only 1 in 5 virtual projects brings satisfaction WHY?
Slide 6 : Why? Wrong people
No clear goals
Miscommunication
No clear standards
No trust
Cultural differences
Time zones
Etc.
Slide 7 : What to do? Purpose "You must look at purpose. Only when you have that right can you get from here to there". Will Hutsellc Knowing each others Profile: capability, background, time
Knowing JD and Role of your in a team: responsibilities, Role Relationship Relationships among members are the bonds that enable virtual teams to do their work across boundaries.
Slide 8 : What to do? Communication Simple checklist:
Do we have agreement on our team ground rules?Turn around time on emails, phone calls, etc.How we share informationWillingness (and method) to give & receive direct feedbackHow we make decisionsHow will we effectively use media?Conference Calls (Whole and/or part of team)EmailA meeting/interaction platform (i.e., NetMeeting, others)Document/Information Sharing/Knowledge ManagementFace-to-face Opportunities (Whole and/or part of team)Other tools?How will this team handle disagreements and/or conflict?How will we remain connected to our target ? Remembers about pace Time zone management
Slide 9 : What to do? Culture Conversations Constant Feedback Are we on the same page?
Do we understand things same way? How our team is unique from others?
What will we remember after term is over?
Slide 10 : What can YOU do? personal time management:
set priorities to manage time to meet deadlines
set and achieve goal
organize daily actions
make smarter decisions faster
work in team
prevent burnout
Slide 11 : What can YOU do? Eliminate procrastination:
"Hard work is often the easy work you did not
do at the proper time”, Bernard Meltzer
Slide 12 : Why are YOU in virtual team? self motivated
able to work to independently
strong result orientation
communication skills: clear, constructive, positive DIVERSE!
Slide 13 : Benefits of virtual teams Improved productivity
Developing and spreading better practices faster
Connecting "islands of knowledge"
Cross-functional and cross-cultural collaboration
Increasing ability to initiate and contribute to projects across organizational boundaries
Slide 14 : How will it help you? Increased need of people who know how to do it
Communication skills
Up to date in new technologies
Network
Self discipline and independence
Flexibility IMPACT!
Slide 15 : Good luck and rock it! Questions?