Projects without boundaries : successfully leading teams and managing projects in a virtual world

Projects without boundaries successfully leading teams and managing projects in a virtual world

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Martinelli, Russ J., 1959- author (author), Waddell, James M., 1946- author, Rahschulte, Tim, author
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley [2017]
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Project management.
Virtual work teams.
Virtual reality in management.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009849077506719
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part I: Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Working in a Virtual World
  • Forces Driving Virtual Transformation
  • Rise of Virtual Organizations and Projects
  • Virtual Projects Are Different
  • Transitioning to the Virtual World
  • Assessing the Virtual Project Manager
  • Notes
  • Part II: Planning the Virtual Project, Building the Virtual Team
  • Chapter 2: Planning the Virtual Project
  • Planning a Virtual Project
  • Establishing Project Alignment
  • Architecting the Virtual Project
  • Understanding the Complexity of Virtual Projects
  • With Complexity Comes Risk
  • Planning Virtual Communication
  • Assessing Virtual Project Planning
  • Notes
  • Chapter 3: Building a High-Performance Virtual Team
  • Virtual Project Team Types
  • Differentiating High Performance
  • Building a High-Performance Virtual Project Team
  • Assessing Virtual Project Team Members
  • Notes
  • Part III: Managing Project Execution, Leading the Virtual Team
  • Chapter 4: Executing the Virtual Project
  • Managing Assumptions
  • Hyper-vigilant Governance
  • Managing Outsourced Project Work
  • Managing Change
  • Integrating Distributed Work
  • People Side of Project Execution
  • Influencing Virtual Stakeholders
  • Assessing Virtual Project Execution
  • Notes
  • Chapter 5: Leading the Virtual Project Team
  • Be the Project Compass
  • Be the Team Conductor
  • Be the Champion
  • Recognizing the Virtual Team
  • Leverage Your Leadership Style
  • Adding "E'' to Leadership
  • Becoming an Effective Virtual Team Leader
  • Assessing Virtual Team Performance
  • Notes
  • Chapter 6: Empowering the Project Network
  • Centralize First
  • Empowering by Decentralizing
  • Centralized/Decentralized Project Construct
  • Assessing Virtual Team Collaboration
  • Notes
  • Part IV: Organizational Considerations.
  • Chapter 7: Leading a Multicultural Virtual Team
  • Putting Culture in Context
  • Cultural Intelligence
  • Challenges of Multicultural Virtual Project Teams
  • Cultural Factors
  • Creating a Cultural Strategy
  • Converging Company and Country Culture
  • Assessing Cross-Cultural Awareness
  • Notes
  • Chapter 8: Using Technology to Communicate and Collaborate
  • Role of Technology
  • Using Technology to Communicate
  • Using Technology to Collaborate
  • Technology Options for the Virtual Project
  • No Shortage of Options
  • Technology Selection
  • Increasing Technology Usage
  • Notes
  • Chapter 9: Sustaining Virtual Project Success
  • Changing Organizational and Team Structures
  • Modifying the Project Execution Model
  • Changing Behavior by Changing Rewards
  • Promoting Cultural Awareness
  • Developing Virtual Project Managers
  • Virtual Project Management Journey
  • Notes
  • Appendix Virtual Project Readiness Assessment
  • Index
  • EULA.

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