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There are no such things as boundaries in
today's work environment. Virtual teams from all over the
world use technologies like the Internet, intranets, and
groupware to work together on projects -- but the major
drawback to these teams is their high failure rate. Virtual
Teams examines the numerous problems that arise and
provides you with proven techniques to solve them.
Written by the two leading experts in networked
organizations, this Second Edition shows you how
to effectively start, implement, and maintain virtual teams
in your own organization. Lipnak and Stamps present a comprehensive
framework that makes virtual teams accessible and practical,
describing the best practices to use in order to make your
group excel.
The authors present the 90/10 Rule, which
stresses how a virtual team's success is based 90% on the
people involved and 10% on the technology. They also take
you through the seven steps that every team must complete
in order to achieve their results. These include:
- Creating a team identity
- Drafting a mission statement and setting
goals
- Determining milestones and establishing
a schedule
- Identifying team members and their roles
- Choosing the appropriate media
Along with the authors' experiences, case
studies from Sun Microsystems, Shell Oil, Pfizer, Motorola,
Ernst & Young, and others are integrated throughout,
offering insights from key executives on virtual teams and
adapting to the virtual workplace.
With its in-depth look at this increasingly
important way to work, Virtual Teams, Second Edition
gives you the tools you'll need to create and build a winning
virtual team for your own organization.
Jessica Lipnack and Jeffrey Stamps, PhD,
are cofounders and Directors of NetAge Inc., developers
of virtualteams.com. They are considered the world's leading
experts in virtual teams and networked organizations. For
over twenty years, they have lectured, consulted, and been
widely published. They have also launched virtual organizations
(teams) for Fortune 100 companies, small and medium-sized
businesses, nonprofit organizations, and more.
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