Effective Virtual Teams Report Group 
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ASSESSMENT COVER SHEET
Student Name:
1. Velmeskin Ivan
2. Priklonskiy Oleg
3. Bugataev Arman
4. Mikhaylyuta Alexey
5. Kruz David
Agreed mark
Late penalty
Final mark
Programme Title: Project Management
Unit Title: Project Management Organisation and Systems
Registration Number:
Assessment Title/Number: PMOS Group Assignment
Year/Stage: Last year
Due Date:
27th October 2014
Unit Leader/Dissertation Supervisor/Subject Tutor:
Dr. Garry Blair
Declaration:
I/We declare that this assignment is all my/our own work, that it has not been copied from elsewhere and that any extracts from books, papers or other sources have been properly acknowledged as references or quotations. In addition I/we agree that this assignment may be subject to electronic analysis for the detection of collusion, plagiarism and other forms of unfair advantage.
Please tick the box to confirm acceptance of the above declaration. Date: 27/10/14
Contents
Introduction
1. Shared understanding in virtual team
a. What shared understanding is?
b. What leads to shared understanding
c. Shared understanding in virtual teams
d. Effects of geographical distances
e. Effects of unshared context
f. Effects of technologies
g. How to improve shared understanding in virtual team
2. Human Resources Aspect of Virtual Teams (Priklonskiy Oleg)
a. KSAs
b. Team selection
c. Team training
3. Social Team Structure and Information Management (Bugataev Arman)
a. Leadership
b. Knowledge Sharing and Management
c. Information Exchange
4. Technological Aspects of Virtual Collaboration (Mikhaylyuta Alexey)
a. The Role of Technology in Virtual Teams development
b. Meeting the operational expectations
ASSESSMENT COVER SHEET
Student Name:
1. Velmeskin Ivan
2. Priklonskiy Oleg
3. Bugataev Arman
4. Mikhaylyuta Alexey
5. Kruz David
Agreed mark
Late penalty
Final mark
Programme Title: Project Management
Unit Title: Project Management Organisation and Systems
Registration Number:
Assessment Title/Number: PMOS Group Assignment
Year/Stage: Last year
Due Date:
27th October 2014
Unit Leader/Dissertation Supervisor/Subject Tutor:
Dr. Garry Blair
Declaration:
I/We declare that this assignment is all my/our own work, that it has not been copied from elsewhere and that any extracts from books, papers or other sources have been properly acknowledged as references or quotations. In addition I/we agree that this assignment may be subject to electronic analysis for the detection of collusion, plagiarism and other forms of unfair advantage.
Please tick the box to confirm acceptance of the above declaration. Date: 27/10/14
Contents
Introduction
1. Shared understanding in virtual team
a. What shared understanding is?
b. What leads to shared understanding
c. Shared understanding in virtual teams
d. Effects of geographical distances
e. Effects of unshared context
f. Effects of technologies
g. How to improve shared understanding in virtual team
2. Human Resources Aspect of Virtual Teams (Priklonskiy Oleg)
a. KSAs
b. Team selection
c. Team training
3. Social Team Structure and Information Management (Bugataev Arman)
a. Leadership
b. Knowledge Sharing and Management
c. Information Exchange
4. Technological Aspects of Virtual Collaboration (Mikhaylyuta Alexey)
a. The Role of Technology in Virtual Teams development
b. Meeting the operational expectations
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