Establishing Effective Virtual Teams

Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level

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Overview/Description
Building and managing teams is enough of a challenge when everyone is in the same location. Collaboration when working on a team that's virtual requires even more commitment. In this course, you'll learn about teamwork and team leadership when working on a virtual team. You'll cover remote management and tactics for communication, assessment, and meetings for virtual teams.

Target Audience
Managers who are leading teams made up of offsite employees or a combination of onsite and offsite employees

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
0.5

Lesson Objectives

Establishing Effective Virtual Teams

describe the main areas of concern for a remote manager

recall guidelines for establishing relationships with team members

identify communication areas for which virtual teams must establish guidelines

categorize communication tools as synchronous or asynchronous

recall strategies for supporting and encouraging virtual team members

recognize guidelines for managing performance among virtual team members

recall guidelines for managing remote team meetings

recognize strategies for establishing and managing a virtual team that can work effectively together

Course Number:
ald_06_a01_bs_enus

Expertise Level
Intermediate