Book description
This book provides practical advice for managers of distributed teams who must design the internal systems and meet deadlines with a diverse team, and for team members who want to develop and maintain professional relationships. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition.
Table of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
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Part I Building and Managing a Virtual Team
- Chapter 1 Understanding Team Dynamics in a Virtual Environment
- Chapter 2 Setting Up a Virtual Team
- Chapter 3 Evaluating Your Needs
- Chapter 4 Communicating with the Team
- Chapter 5 Project Planning and Tracking
- Chapter 6 Collaborating and Troubleshooting
- Chapter 7 Conducting Reviews
- Chapter 8 Managing Risk and Change
- Chapter 9 Evaluating Project Success
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Part II Evaluating the Tools
- Chapter 10 Comparing Features, Tools, and More
- Chapter 11 Installation, Customization, and Security
- Chapter 12 Collaborative Software Suites
- Chapter 13 Meeting and Communication Tools
- Chapter 14 Information Broadcasting Tools
- Chapter 15 Information Sharing Tools
- Chapter 16 Information Gathering Tools
- Chapter 17 Wikis
- Chapter 18 RSS Feeds and Other “Push” Technologies
- Appendix A It ’s a Wiki Wacky World
- Appendix B Glossary
- Index
Product information
- Title: Managing Virtual Teams: Getting the Most from Wikis, Blogs, and Other Collaborative Tools
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2006
- Publisher(s): Jones & Bartlett Learning
- ISBN: 9781449612979
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