Manage your virtual team effectively with these 5 tips

Business is changing, it is no longer necessary to have your team based in the same office, or even based in your office at all.

The use of virtual teams and employees is growing, are you equipped to manage yours?

of multinational 66%

companiesmake extensive use of

Virtualteams

Here are our 5 top tips for managing your virtual

team

The key to your virtual team working is the ability to communicate. Email is the minimum you should provide here. Consider using video and instant messaging services such as Microsoft’s Lync platform.

1. Make communication easier

55% - 73%of virtual team leaders

too slowfeel that decision making is

We rely on data daily, no matter what role we carry out. Make sure that you open up access of key data to your virtual team so that they can carry out their roles easily and efficiently.

2. Open up data access

Between

feel that time differences

impactthe team’s

success

49% & 52%

One of the risks with virtual teams is that they won’t feel connected to each other, or to your organisation. Ensure that regular video/audio, and if possible face to face, meetings are scheduled.

3. ‘Meet’ regularly

15% - 28%of team members feel that a

lack of awarenessregarding other team members’

workloads is a recurring

problem

Make sure that your virtual team are included in any company news, even if they are not full time or permanent employees.

4. Include your virtual team in company news

51% - 79%

Somewhere between

lack of personal relationshipsof virtual team members feel that the

problemwithin the team cause

No matter which department you work in, there will be an element of project management needed to ensure that the expected activity and output from the department is on track. Utilising Cloud based project management tools, such as Basecamp, can ensure that things run smoothly.

5. Utilise Cloud based project management tools

Not knowing how to use

1 in 5

the technology available is an

issuefor at least

virtual teams

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Data source - http://www.targettraining.eu/elvis-statistics-virtual-teams/