Project Management

Select an article on the topic of Leading Virtual Teams (written within the last 3 years) – be sure to use an academic resource for your article (i.e. Snell library site) or a credible public facing site (i.e. PMI). In your primary post, summarize the what you learned by reading the article. Post your article for others to refer to. DO NOT DUPLICATE AN ARTICLE ALREADY POSTED BY A CLASSMATE! Post early if necessary to “capture” the topic.

Can’t use these article:

Increasing the effectiveness of global virtual teams. (2018). Human Resource Management International Digest, 26(5), 5-7. Retrieved https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.neu.edu/docview/2074220998/fulltext/3D018CF633A84869PQ/1?accountid=12826

Caietti, N. (September 25, 2017). Virtual Leadership. PMI. Retrieved from https://www.projectmanagement.com/articles/408168/Virtual-Leadership

White, S. (February 21, 2018). What is transformational leadership? A model for motivating innovation. CIO. Retrieved from https://www.cio.com/article/3257184/what-is-transformational-leadership-a-model-for-motivating-innovation.html

What is Situation Leadership? How Flexibility Leads to Success. (August 28, 2019). STU Online. Retrieved from https://online.stu.edu/articles/education/what-is-situational-leadership.aspx

DeRosa, D. & Lepsinger, R. (November 10, 2010). Leading from a Distance. PMI. Retrieved from https://www.projectmanagement.com/articles/260109/Leading-from-a-Distance

Shalev, K. (2019). Ideas for Helping Remote Colleagues Bond. [online] Harvard Business Review. Available at: https://hbr.org/2019/02/ideas-for-helping-remote-colleagues-bond [Accessed 11 Feb. 2020].

Ford Robert C & Piccolo Ronald F & Ford Loren R. (Jan 2017). Strategies for building effective virtual teams: Trust is key. Business Horizons, Vol.60(1), pp.25-34. Retrieved from https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy.neu.edu/science/article/pii/S0007681316300866

Maxfield, D. (2017). Are Your Remote Employees Engaged?: 7 best practices for leading a remote team. Talent Management Excellence Essentials, Talent Management Excellence Essentials, Dec 2017.

Project Management Institute. (2017). A guide to the project management body of knowledge (6th ed.). Pennsylvania, USA: Project Management Institute, Inc. 61.

Caietti, N. (2017). Virtual Team Strategies. Retrieved from https://www.projectmanagement.com/articles/371618/Virtual-Team-Strategies

Hirsch, A.S. (2019). Building and Leading High-Performing Remote teams. Retrieved from https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/technology/pages/building-leading-high-performing-remote-teams.aspx

Onpoint Consultant (2017). The Top 3 Leadership Skills for Managing Virtual Teams. Retrieved from https://www.onpointconsultingllc.com/blog/the-top-3-leadership-skills-for-managing-virtual-teams

Vergini, S. (2018). Remote Support: Virtual Team Members Deserve the Same Attention as Ones in the Office. PM Network, 32(3), 27. Retrieved From: https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/remote-support-virtual-team-members-deserve-attention-11079

Somani, S. (2016). Mind the cultural gap: don’t jump to judgment when working with multinational teams — instead, consider the context. PM Network, 30(5), 25. Retrieved From:https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/mind-culture-gap-multinational-teams-10098

Street, R., Wang, D. & Tetali, V. (2017). What 20 Years as a Remote Organization Has Taught Us About Managing Remote Teams. Retrieved from: https://hbr.org/2017/02/what-20-years-as-a-remote-organization-has-taught-us-about-managing-remote-teams

Filev A. (2012). The future of remote teams: how to fine-tune virtual collaboration? Paper presented at PMI® Global Congress 2012—North America, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute. Retrieved from: https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/remote-teams-tune-virtual-collaboration-60

Lee, M. R. (2016). Leading Virtual Project Teams: Adapting Leadership Theories and Communications Techniques to 21st Century Organizations. Auerbach Publications.

Kligler, B. (2017). Leading a Virtual Team. Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing, 13(4), 277-278.

Project Management Institute. (2017). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOK Guide. 6th Edition. Newtown Square, PA: Author.

Pullan, P. & Prokopi, E. (2016). Leading virtual project teams: dos and don’ts. Paper presented at PMI® Global Congress 2016—EMEA, Barcelona, Spain. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute. Retrieved from: https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/leading-virtual-project-teams-10190

Riley, M. (2008). The real challenges of leading virtual teams. Paper presented at PMI® Global Congress 2008—North America, Denver, CO. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute. Retrieved from: https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/real-challenges-leading-virtual-teams-communication-6959