team virtual technology presentation

Virtual Technology

University of Fredericton August 14, 2014Team AAlicia AndersonJean-Francois MercierWilliam Allen

Introduction

• Global Virtual Teams– Benefits

• Virtual Technology – Strengths– Weakness

Communication technology mediums

• Email• Messenger/chat programs

– Facebook messenger– Lync– Google Talk– telephone conferencing– team blogs– online project messaging boards

Information document sharing virtual technologies

• Large amounts of data to be shared– Dropbox– SharePoint– Google Drive– Box– Business intranet spaces

Virtual meetings

• WebEx• Google Hangouts• iMeet• Skype• Cisco Telepresence• Apple’s FaceTime

Data Systems

• Management of – Scheduling – Remotely access data

• Cloud storage• Google Docs• Conceptboard• Microsoft Project• Basecamp, and Apollo.

Cultural Diversity

• Information and Communication Technology (ICT) – Unite virtual teams – Reduce the effect of communication barriers

• Positive effect

Issues with Technology in Virtual Teams

• Usability• accessible • Benefits• Drawbacks

Effects of Increasing Technology on Virtual Teams

• Increase collaboration • Increased capacity

– Teams >100 in number• Larger knowledge base

Honesty and Trust

• Technology + honesty

+ cooperation = outcomes

Goals and Outcomes

• Automate: – Survey Monkey

• Disseminate: – everyone receives the same information in

timely manner.• Schedule

– scheduling software of calendars.

Strengths•CollaborationCollaboration

•Data up-to-dateData up-to-date

•Well informedWell informed

Opportunities•Trust and HonestyTrust and Honesty

•PerformancePerformance

•Cultural diversity Cultural diversity

Threats•Poor infrastructure Poor infrastructure

•Personal feelingsPersonal feelings

•Cultural diversityCultural diversity

Weaknesses•Technological experienceTechnological experience

•Access to technology Access to technology

•Budget Budget

SWOTTechnology and Virtual teams

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