From the course: Leading Remote Projects and Virtual Teams
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Tips for structuring a project team
From the course: Leading Remote Projects and Virtual Teams
Tips for structuring a project team
- Project teams don't just magically come together and start working effectively. When you're in a virtual environment, you have to be even more deliberate in providing a structure that lets a team evolve into an effective one, why? Because with remote teams, we're more likely to fall into the out-of-sight, out-of-mind thinking. One of the ways I provide a bit more structure is by using multiple communication channels. For example, if we have a big deliverable coming up, I check on progress towards the deadlines earlier than usual. I might leave a chat message on a collaboration site reminding people about the due date, or I might send a quick email in addition to mentioning the upcoming deadline on the team phone call. I know it sounds like overkill or maybe like I'm pestering, but because we aren't together, I have to find different ways of keeping project work front and center. Another way you can put in some…
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