Virtual Teams

Virtual Teams is nothing but the team spread across different locations. With the availability of technology like email, video/audio conferencing, social media, virtual teams is feasible. Virtual teams can be

For the team from the same organization but spread across different geographical locations.

For the expertise from external who are in different geographical areas

For the people who work from home

For the people who work in different shifts, hours or days

For the people who are physically challenged due to disability

For the organization where the organization can minimize the travel cost

Virtual Teams can lead to some disadvantages like misunderstanding, sharing knowledge, isolation. For any critical discussions or issues to be solved face to face is the best option. However one can choose the Virtual Teams options cautiously to create the team.

Virtual Teams technique is used under the process Acquire Project Team.