Managing Virtual Teams (Artech House Professional Development Library) (Hardcover)

by Martha Haywood (Author) "IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, you didn't go looking for a virtual team to manage, it probably came to you..." (more)
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Product Description
Is it possible to complete projects on-time and on-budget using geographically distributed "virtual" teams?

Yes! Here’s the book that shows you how. Packed with practical tools and proven techniques for managing virtual teams for optimum performance, this expert author uses real-world examples and specific guidelines to show you how distributed work groups can be even more productive, effective and flexible than traditional co-located teams.

Supported by extensive research, the book addresses the most commonly identified managerial concerns such as communication, control, monitoring, team building, cultural differences, and legal and process issues. You’re provided with a framework of principles and best practices for dealing with these concerns, plus step-by-step procedures for "transitioning teams," and tips on using high-speed networks and groupware as tools for solving problems. What’s more, you learn how to...

>Reduce costs and time to market with round-the-world, round-the-clock work flow

>Integrate remotely located technical experts into a team and take advantage of remotely located corporate resources

>Build stronger products and markets with partnerships and joint ventures

Managing Virtual Teams, contains communication principles and management practices that won’t become outdated with the next release of a software program. The author outlines the benefits of concentrating first on the investment that needs to be made in people, planning, processes, and training, not on technology alone.

About the Author
Martha Haywood is a Senior Consulting Partner at Management Strategies where she has assisted companies such as Oracle, Lockheed Martin, Hewlett Packard, and Amdahl in the training and implementation of their distributed teams. She also teaches project management at the University of California Berkeley Extension.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 220 pages
• Publisher: Artech House Publishers (September 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0890069131
• ISBN-13: 978-0890069134
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,058,796 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Management Perspective, July 2, 2002

By	Pam Sanghi (Chicago, Il) - See all my reviews

I have really looked a long time to find a book that has a practical management perspective. Most of the books I've read on virtual teams either focus on bits and bytes (which I don't need since I'm an IT Director) or high level organizational theory. This book had some really practical suggestions that I could implement to improve communication and control for my team.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, December 4, 2001

By	Nathan D. Bos (Ann Arbor, Michigan) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I recently reviewed a number of books on distance work for a current project at a research center (...)and found Haywood's to be the best in its class. Haywood does a great job of describing the problems of distance work from different perspectives (manager, employee), and she gives sound advice on how to address these problems. Her prescribed solutions are balanced, and include some new technologies (e.g. personal web pages), but mostly she gives good advice on raising awareness of problems and setting reasonable policies for use of communications.

Haywood's book has more analysis and fewer case studies than others in this genre, which is what I was looking for. She does include plenty of vignettes, but they are short and to the point.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly practical, use-it-tomorrow suggestions, August 23, 2000

By	James H. Whitworth (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

I chose this book to read and study because I needed a practical guide to managing a globally distributed team. As I continued reading, it became very clear to me that Ms. Haywood is a program/project manager who has managed distributed teams.

The materials are highly practical and useful.

'Managing Virtual Teams' has provided suggestion that I have used which have added value to my deliverables, added value in my relationships with colleagues, and added value to me as a program/project manager.