{"product_id":"managing-virtual-project-teams-current-practise-problems-and-challenges-von-jan-sickinger","title":"Managing virtual project teams","description":"\u003cp\u003eStudienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich BWL - Unternehmensführung, Management, Organisation, Note: 1,7, FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie \u0026amp; Management gemeinnützige GmbH, Düsseldorf früher Fachhochschule, Veranstaltung: Project Management Tools and Organisation , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: While a project is a form of organisation which is characterised through its uniqueness,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eits novelty and a fixed end date, a virtual project team is distributed over different\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elocations worldwide, but working together as one team. Remote communication\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebetween the team members is done through synchronous and asynchronous means of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003evirtual communication. Because these media cannot transmit the full bandwidth of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehuman communication, there must be rules set how to act with these different means of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003evirtual communication in order to prevent frustration and communication problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditional difficulties may arise when a virtual project team is composed of people with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edifferent cultural backgrounds. In such a case, a project manager of a virtual team has to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ejoin communication skills with intercultural skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn order to work together under these circumstances, team building is crucial to make a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003evirtual project a success. Successful team building in a virtual project first of all means\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat people with the right characteristics have to be chosen to form a virtual project\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eteam. For example, they must have a high level of self-organisation and social\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecompetence. Furthermore, building trust is crucial in order to make people who may\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enever see each other in real life successfully work together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn order to manage the task of a virtual project, a project manager of such a team needs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea high level of social skills coupled with the skills of a motivator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Blended Delivery model of Logica, a global provider of IT services, where a local\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecore team works together with an extended virtual team, may be a good compromise\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebetween virtual and non-virtual project work and may combine benefits of both\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eorganisation forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783656006480\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCurrent practise, problems and challenges\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Libri","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783656006480","offer_id":39432832778333,"sku":"9783656006480","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/b94e7a8f-0b86-48f1-9eea-cb20e8d2f2ae.jpg?v=1777871729","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/managing-virtual-project-teams-current-practise-problems-and-challenges-von-jan-sickinger","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}