WEBINAR – Globally Distributed Agile (recording)
Learn about choosing Agile practices for your software development project. And learn what happens when the offshore value proposition comes along with the fact that the delivery team is spread over several locations. This webinar is by Thoughworks.
Webinar Recording can be listened to click here
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2010 Trends in Project Management
2010 brings with it multiple trends for Project Management. It is not surprising that many of these trends will help mature the world of project management as we know it today. Just as businesses must be flexible with market conditions – Project Management professionals and organizations must also adapt accordingly.
In talking to industry leaders in Project Management – several trends stand out.
Economic conditions have changed – Companies are changing – and project managers must understand these changes to be the leaders needed in 2010.
Trend 1 – Enterprises continue to look for Efficiencies in Process & Technology
VIRTUAL WORKSHOP – Improve Virtual Team Communication using Behavior Cues (On-Demand)
Available On-DEMAND…
VIRTUAL TEAMS must Learn to Work Together…
…as if they were in the same room. The inability for virtual teams to “connect” can be detrimental to the team and can jeopardize the success of the project. Therefore, it is imperative for the team and its leaders to be proactive in developing strategies so that virtual teams are enabled with the right tools to excel in the absence of a face to face environment.
This is best outlined using a Behavioral Assessment Process.
Using a behavioral assessment process approach to improve virtual team communication allows individuals to “read” behavioral cues in a virtual environment. Understanding and responding to these behavioral cues can assist virtual teams in improving and opening up communication, as well as enhance overall group dynamics thereby increasing productivity levels.
Virtual Teams bring Savings & Efficiency – If you do it Right
As the World we know becomes a Smaller Place….
Teams are more and more dispersed and yet required to communicate just as they did when they were side by side or face to face. If you are located over 90 feet from a team mate, then you are dispersed. We all have challenges that need to be addressed, such as: doing more with less, having faster turnaround in all that we do, cost cutting and bring more value to our customers.
VIRTUAL TEAMS are Growing at an Extraordinary Rate
Business environments are consistently changing. Changes are fuelled by international competition, technological advancements and alternative work practices. Organizations are embracing virtual team structures at an unprecedented rate.
VIRTUAL TEAMS have their Challenges & Require skills…
Creating virtual teams is not challenge-free. Why? Imagine trying to communicate effectively with people you have never met and whose personalities you are not familiar with. If this hurdle is not overcome, establishing successful virtual teams can be extremely frustrating.
According to Dr. Tom Allen, author of “Managing the Flow of Technology,” people are not likely to communicate or collaborate very often if they are more than 50 feet apart. How then, do we foster communication and collaboration when people are geographically dispersed?
“Virtual Teams” are the future…How to keep them on track !
It is said that “Virtual Teams are the Future“. With gas prices soaring and the economy in a slump – it is critical for organizations to take advantage of the best talent “where they are at” and not limit their resources to local ones only. If you could leverage an excellent DBA from Oklahoma, a Developer from Alabama, a PM from California, etc…. — then you could form teams of the “best people” possible. Why would you not want to do that?
If you are worried about keeping them on-track, then you need to understand that virtual teams will more frequently have relationship problems that can derail things. Problems with remote colleagues are significantly more difficult to solve and last longer than those with on-site colleagues. They will either ignore the person, gossip about them, or criticize them…destroying productivity if not dealt with.
What’s the solution?
Let’s Connect!
