Guys, I know I've been a little (read: *very*) slow in starting.. but here's my 1st contribution with what I've learnt about managing a virtual project team:
1. Strong Project Mgmt/Program Mgmt is vital.
2. Keep team engaged and updated. Communicate, communicate, communicate!!
2. Keep team engaged and updated. Communicate, communicate, communicate!!
- Every team member should know what they are supposed to deliver, and when.
- What's the progress
- What's next
- What's the status
- How to get it started again (if project is going south like ours is)
I just learnt of the term "mushroom management" i.e keep 'em in the dark, and give 'em *fertiliser* from time to time. Nobody should be left guessing.
3. Team Norms and Ground rules are important, in fact in a virtual team it's perhaps the only thing the PM/PgM has to fall back on. Commit to it and use it effectively to guide, persuade, goad (or even coerce) team in the desired direction. In our case, we have team agreement.
4. Meet up as often as possible, whether virtually or face to face.
There.. my 1st contribution out of the way. Now to go on to other deliverables.
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