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Using Project Team Charters

Team charters provide team members with clarity around the purpose, mission and goals of the team. For virtual teams a team charter adds even more value! It is essential in ensuring understanding of what the team has been tasked with doing for the organization. While the charter should, ideally, be developed in conjunction with your […]

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Getting Decisions Made

Decision making on any team can be a difficult process, and managing a virtual team increases those challenges! More coordination and facilitation on the part of the team leader is required to ensure success in decision making in a virtual environment.

Consider the following decision-making styles that you might use depending on […]

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Evaluating Virtual Team Meetings

Evaluating the effectiveness of your virtual team meetings is essential to ensure that:

Team members felt that they were able to effective contribute to the virtual meeting The team felt comfortable and confident with any decisions made during the virtual meeting The objectives were accomplished to team members’ satisfaction

Use any […]

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Resolving Team Member Conflicts

Conflicts are a part of any project team and can occur more often with virtual teams as it is sometimes easier to have a conflict with someone that is not working alongside you. I have found that conflicts occur more often on those virtual project teams that have not had […]

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Communications

It is essential to set up processes and procedures for effective communications early on in virtual teams. Involve the virtual team members in determining processes and procedures for effective communications as undoubtedly each team member has a preferred way of communicating. I try to accommodate the team members’ individual preferences as much as […]