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Cornerstone
Chapter 10
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Undergraduate 3
10/13/2010

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Virtual Team
Definition
Any team that seldom meets face-to-face, instead relying on email, voice mail, wiki pages, or other It tools
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Benefits
Definition
Asynchronous work and communication
Strength of diversity
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Asynchronous work and communication
Definition
allows team to work effectively, perhaps 24/7, without working at the same time
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Strength of diversity
Definition
allows teams to overcome broader geographic and social distances
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Challenges of a virtual team
Definition
-Virtual teams a re still teams
-Management Challenges
-Technical Challenges
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Virtual team are still teams
Definition
-They must clarify goals, roles, and norms -Encourage commitment and collaboration
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Management Challenges
Definition
How do leaders of virtual teams apply what they know about managing teams to coordinating virtual work?
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Technical Challenges
Definition
What tools do leaders of virtual teams need to keep members connected, communicating, and collaborating?
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Foundation for success
Definition
-Define the visions and goals
-Determine role and responsibilities
-Clarify work processes and desired results
-Build commitment
-Share Leadership
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Team Identity & Collaboration
Definition
-Build team bonds
-have a launch meeting
-set up times to communicate
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Team ID & collaborating :building team bonds
Definition
Those who identify with team generally:
work harder
Collaborate more
put team interests ahead of their own
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Coaching virtual teams
Definition
Facilitate Communication
Clarify priorities and team identity
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Coaching V-teams- facilitate communication
Definition
Maintain strong lines of communication
encourage team members to help each other
set intersecting office hours
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Coaching V-teams: clarify priorities and team identity
Definition
Ensure members are considered part of the team
Prioritize tasks
Ease isolation
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Technological decisions
Definition
Asynchronous communications
Synchronous communications
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Tech decision: asynchronous communications
Definition
email, shared file directories, internet sites, document editing and tracking software, discussion boards
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Tech decision: synchronous(live) communication
Definition
Teleconferencing or Videoconferencing
Online demos and white boards
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