PROS AND CONS OF WORKING IN A GLOBAL VIRTUAL TEAM

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What is a Global Virtual Team?

A Virtual Team – also known as a Geographically Dispersed Team (GDT) – is a group of individuals who work across time, space, and organizational boundaries with links strengthened by webs of communication technology.

CONS OF GLOBAL VIRTUAL TEAMS Communication can be limited – One needs to know how to use technology to your advantage which takes a lot of sophistication.

Managing time can be difficult – In a large team it his hard to find a suitable time for all to be present virtually

Team bonding opportunities are limited – Distributed teams don’t have the luxury of being able to hang out as traditional office teams do and hence they are less compatible.

Conflicts, Lack of Trust & Collaboration - The cultural differences between the members of virtual teams gives rise to number of conflicts.  These challenges are also precipitated by the absence of non-verbal cues so intrinsic to face-to-face interactions.

BARRIERS WE FACED Agreement On A Common Goal :

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Barriers Of Communication :

Time Availability :

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Human resources can expand globally - When virtual teams are being used, the entire connected planet becomes a potential applicant for your open position. 

It creates happier employees - Employees are commuting 90-120 minutes every day one-way just to get to work.

Reduced Time to Market - Since the members span the time zones, there could be different team working on the same project 24*7.

Cost savings - The biggest advantage of virtual team enjoyed by an organization is the associated cost savings. 

PROS OF GLOBAL VIRTUAL TEAMS :

HOW WE OVERCOME THE BARRIERS By Using Innovative Ideas :

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By Sharing our ideas :

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Our team going out of the way to help us :

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Smooth discussions and innovative Ideas :

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