Virtual Team Management - Developing Virtual Teams


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Overview/Description
In Virtual Team Management: Developing Virtual Teams, you will learn about the nature of virtual teams, including the characteristics and types of virtual teams. You will also learn what needs virtual team members have, as well as the types of technology virtual teams use to communicate. In addition, you will learn how virtual teams can overcome trust and communication barriers, as well as how to replace informal training on a virtual team and how to select virtual team members..

Target Audience
The target audience for this series is managers who are responsible for teams that include virtual members. There are no prerequisites required for this course.

Expected Duration (hours)
3.0

Lesson Objectives

Virtual Team Management - Developing Virtual Teams

  • Identify the reasons why corporations develop virtual teams
  • Match the five types of virtual teams with their correct descriptions
  • Identify the three needs of a virtual team member
  • Match the kinds of technology used in a virtual team with their correct descriptions
  • Identify the four factors that influence the type of technology used to communicate in a virtual team
  • Identify challenges that virtual teams might experience
  • Identify the three barriers to building effective virtual teams
  • Identify the problems that can develop if trust is lacking in virtual team efforts
  • Identify three ways to develop a cohesive virtual team
  • Identify areas to consider when developing rules for virtual teams
  • Identify ways to replace informal training on a virtual team
  • Identify ways to determine if a virtual team member needs training
  • Identify the four characteristics needed to be a successful virtual team member
  • Identify four reasons why an employee may fail as a virtual team member
  • Sequence the steps for selecting virtual team members
  • Sequence the steps for developing a framework for virtual team operations

    • Course Number:
    en_US_42301_ng