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Virtual Team Management
APMP Florida ChapterJuly 8, 2015
• The New Reality
• Leading Virtually
• Building Structure
• Resources
Agenda
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A virtual team (also known as a geographically dispersed team, distributed team, or remote team) is a group of individuals who work across time, space and organizational boundaries with links strengthened by webs of communication technology.
Wikipedia
The New Reality
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Why virtual teams?• Increases productivity• Cost effective• Provides flexibility and increases knowledge sharing• Meets green initiates• Improves employee life/work balance• Allows companies to recruit talent from anywhere
The New Reality
Lead
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Successful Virtual Team Members:• Good communication skills• High emotional intelligence• Ability to work independently• Resilience to recover from the snafus that inevitably arise
Leading Virtually
Source: Ferrazzi, Keith, Getting Virtual Teams Right, Harvard Business Review, December 2014
Trust takes on a whole new meaning in virtual teams. When you meet your workmates by the water cooler or photocopier every day, you know instinctively who you can and cannot trust. In a geographically distributed team, trust is measured almost exclusively in terms of reliability.
Erin Meyer, The Four Keys To Success With Virtual Teams
Creating Synergy
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Leading Virtually
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Successful Virtual Teams• Human factor as important as technical factors• Trust = reliability• Over communicate• Create connections• Observable Candor• Rapport is on-going• Be adaptable
The New Reality
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Building Structure
Technical Synergy
Building Structure
Building Structure
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Kick-off Meeting Agenda
- Welcome 5 minutes
- Introductions 20 minutes
- Project Goals 10 minutes
- Team Roles & Assignments 10 minutes
- Break 15 minutes
- Schedule 10 minutes
- Project Strategy 30 minutes
- Virtual Proposal Center Orientation 20 minutes
Building Structure
Building Structure
Engage through Structure!• Clearly define roles and structure
• Build a collaborative center
• Create a common working framework
• Communicate the schedule
• Synergistic Kick-off
• Create virtual community
Building Structure
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Resources
http://newbok.apmp.org/
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/virtual-team.html#ixzz34BUtPrhV
Facing Challenges Together: Collaboration between Europe and Latin America on Cloud Computing
What Does It Take to Build a Virtual Proposal Center, Carl Dickson, OCI Blog
Working in a Virtual Team: Using Technology to Communicate and Collaborate. MindTools
The Art of Virtual Proposal Team Management, Neil Evans, 24 Hour Company Blog
Stephany Schings Below; Virtual Teams: Challenges and Opportunities.
Michael Watkins. Making Virtual Teams Work: Ten Basic Principles, HBR Blog Network, 2013
Sebastian Bailey, How To Beat The Five Killers Of Virtual Working, Forbes, 2013
Meena Dorr, Kip Kelly; Developing Real Skills for Virtual Teams. UNC Executive Development, 2011
Larry Newman, PPF.APMP, Shipley Proposal Guide v 4.0, Shipley Associates, 2011
Resources
Why Virtual Teams
Ferrazzi, Keith, Getting Virtual Teams Right, Harvard Business Review, December 2014
http://deliveringhappiness.com/
The Federal Virtual Team Leader’s Playbook: Using Fantasy Football as a Guide for Success; Booz, Allen, Hamilton
Bourke, Juliet; Leading Virtual Teams: Best Practice Insights, Deloitte
Randy Conley, 3 Characteristics of Successful Virtual Teams, Blanchard LeaderChat
Melissa Lamson, Creating a Successful Virtual Team, Lamson Consulting
Gardner, Heidi and Martensen, Mark, Collaborating Well in Large Global Teams, Harvard Business Review
Resources
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