http://virtualteamwork.wikispot.org/Front_PageRecent Changes of the page "Front Page" on Virtual Teamwork.en-us http://virtualteamwork.wikispot.org/Front_Page2009-05-15 18:53:48estok001 <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Front Page<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 1: </td> <td> Line 1: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> As the business world becomes increasingly more global everyday many professionals may find themselves working on a virtual team. A virtual team is composed of members who do not necess<span>aril</span>arily work side by side. The team members could be anywhere in the world, and many times members of a virtual team may never see each other person. Virtual teamwork is really about collaboration. Team members communicate through the telephone, internet, intranets, and extranets to achieve the tasks and objectives of the group. </td> <td> <span>+</span> As the business world becomes increasingly more global everyday many professionals may find themselves working on a virtual team. A virtual team is composed of members who do not necessarily work side by side. The team members could be anywhere in the world, and many times members of a virtual team may never see each other person. Virtual teamwork is really about collaboration. Team members communicate through the telephone, internet, intranets, and extranets to achieve the tasks and objectives of the group. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 3: </td> <td> Line 3: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> The advantages of virtual teams are many and can include cost savings since team members that are geographically dispersed do not need to travel to meet each other. There can be more flexibility in meeting terms, since much communication is done through email there does not need to be set meeting times as team members can respond when approp<span>iat</span>e. Virtual teams can also tap a broader skill pool by incorporating individuals that may not necessarily participate in traditonal office teams such as someone with technical skills in the company's particular industry. </td> <td> <span>+</span> The advantages of virtual teams are many and can include cost savings since team members that are geographically dispersed do not need to travel to meet each other. There can be more flexibility in meeting terms, since much communication is done through email there does not need to be set meeting times as team members can respond when approp<span>riate, however this can also be a disadvantag</span>e. Virtual teams can also tap a broader skill pool by incorporating individuals that may not necessarily participate in traditonal office teams such as someone with technical skills in the company's particular industry. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 5: </td> <td> Line 5: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>-</span> There are also many disadvantages to the virtual team however. They can be difficult to manage since there can possibly be less recourse for team members failures because of geographic dispersions. It may be had to envision the team project since there are no definite meetings. Coordination among team members can also be difficult because of language barriers across global teams and time differences. When one member of a team is working, another member around the globe may be sleeping. Working on a virtual team also requires a moderate level of technical proficiency that some team members particularly older team members may be lacking. </td> <td> <span>+</span> There are also many disadvantages to the virtual team however. They can be difficult to manage since there can possibly be less recourse for team members failures because of geographic dispersions. It may be had to envision the team project since there are no definite meetings<span>&nbsp;and often times there can exist a lack of good communication</span>. Coordination among team members can also be difficult because of language barriers across global teams and time differences. When one member of a team is working, another member around the globe may be sleeping. Working on a virtual team also requires a moderate level of technical proficiency that some team members particularly older team members may be lacking. </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 7: </td> <td> Line 7: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>- Some tips for overcoming the challenges of working on a virtual team are: hold team members accountable for the tasks and actions, just because a team may be dispersed doesn't mean they should be able to disregard their responsibilities. Make sure there is a system of rewards and punishment governing the virtual team. Set up definite meeting times, whether it is conference calls, instant messaging, video, or in-person definite meetings can ensure that all team members are on the same page and that information has not be misunderstood. Make sure all team members have the adequate resources to be successful on the virtual team, if team members lack resources very often the group as a whole will fail, provide training if necessary.</span> </td> <td> <span>+ Some tips for overcoming the challenges of working on a virtual team are: hold team members accountable for the tasks and actions, just because a team may be dispersed doesn't mean they should be able to disregard their responsibilities. Make sure there is a system of rewards and punishment governing the virtual team. Just because an advantage of being on a virtual team is not having formal meetings doesn't mean they are not necessary. Set up definite meeting times, whether it is conference calls, instant messaging, video, or in-person definite meetings can ensure that all team members are on the same page and that information has not be misunderstood. Make sure all team members have the adequate resources to be successful on the virtual team, if team members lack resources very often the group as a whole will fail, provide training if necessary.<br> + <br> + Some additional information about working on a virtual team is available at the following links:<br> + <br> + http://content.talentmarket.monster.com/workyourcareer/virtualteams/<br> + <br> + http://workplaceculture.suite101.com/article.cfm/working_with_virtual_teams<br> + <br> + http://www.cioinsight.com/c/a/Trends/Four-Ways-to-Make-Virtual-Teams-Work/</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div> http://virtualteamwork.wikispot.org/Front_Page2009-05-15 18:44:56estok001 <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Front Page<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 1: </td> <td> Line 1: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>- Welcome to your new wiki! This is your wiki's Front Page. So what do you do now?</span> </td> <td> <span>+ As the business world becomes increasingly more global everyday many professionals may find themselves working on a virtual team. A virtual team is composed of members who do not necessarilarily work side by side. The team members could be anywhere in the world, and many times members of a virtual team may never see each other person. Virtual teamwork is really about collaboration. Team members communicate through the telephone, internet, intranets, and extranets to achieve the tasks and objectives of the group.</span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 3: </td> <td> Line 3: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>- = Quick Start Guide! =<br> - 1. First read the rest of this page!<br> - 2. If you haven't already, read the [wiki:wikispot:"Wiki Creator Guide"] and [wiki:wikispot:"Wiki Guide"].<br> - 3. Go to ["Wiki Settings"] and change the settings for your wiki!<br> - 4. Click the edit button up top of this page and create your new front page.<br> - 5. Start adding content to your wiki and read about [wiki:wikispot:"building community"]<br> - 6. Tell your friends, family, acquaintances, enemies, multiple personalities, etc.<br> - 7. Celebrate!</span> </td> <td> <span>+ The advantages of virtual teams are many and can include cost savings since team members that are geographically dispersed do not need to travel to meet each other. There can be more flexibility in meeting terms, since much communication is done through email there does not need to be set meeting times as team members can respond when appropiate. Virtual teams can also tap a broader skill pool by incorporating individuals that may not necessarily participate in traditonal office teams such as someone with technical skills in the company's particular industry.</span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 12: </td> <td> Line 5: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>- = Default Pages Included With Your Wiki =<br> - This is a simple list of of all pages included with your wiki. You will hopefully create many, many more!</span> </td> <td> <span>+ There are also many disadvantages to the virtual team however. They can be difficult to manage since there can possibly be less recourse for team members failures because of geographic dispersions. It may be had to envision the team project since there are no definite meetings. Coordination among team members can also be difficult because of language barriers across global teams and time differences. When one member of a team is working, another member around the globe may be sleeping. Working on a virtual team also requires a moderate level of technical proficiency that some team members particularly older team members may be lacking.</span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 15: </td> <td> Line 7: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <span>- * ["All Pages"] is an automatically generated list of all the pages in your wiki.<br> - * ["Bookmarks"] is for your bookmarks on this wiki. Every user has his/her own bookmarks page based on what they choose to bookmark on this wiki. To bookmark a page, simply click "Bookmark" at the bottom of the page! ([wiki:wikispot:"Interwiki Bookmarks"] on wikispot shows you all of your bookmarks on all wikis.)<br> - * ["Front Page"] is the page you're currently viewing.<br> - * ["Events Board"] is a page where anyone can post events in the community.<br> - * ["Help"] links to the main help pages on wikispot -- useful for reference.<br> - * ["Interwiki Map"] -- link to non-Wiki Spot wikis using [wiki:wikispot:"interwiki links"] by adding names and URLs of wikis to this page.<br> - * ["Orphaned Pages"] contains an automatically generated list of pages with no links to them. Ideally, this page should be empty -- keep your wiki well-linked!<br> - * ["Outgoing Links"] lists all pages sorted by the number outgoing links on each page. This provides a good place to start if you're feeling [wiki:c2:"WikiGnome" gnomeish] and want to link-up some pages with few to no links.<br> - * ["Quick Wiki Tips"] -- At the top of ["Recent Changes"] shows randomly selected tips from this page.<br> - * ["Recent Changes"] shows all the recent activity on the wiki in a given time period. This page lets everybody see what's happening in your wiki! ([wiki:wikispot:"Interwiki Recent Changes"] on wikispot shows you the recent changes on all the wikis you're watching.)<br> - * ["Random Pages"] is a randomly generated list of twenty-five pages. Good for finding pages to edit once your wiki grows large.<br> - * ["Site Organization"] has links to pages that help you keep your wiki well organized.<br> - * ["Templates"] is a user created list of template pages -- pages that you can use as starting blocks for making new pages. ["Templates/Business"] is there just to give you an idea of what a template should be.<br> - * ["User Statistics"] is a page that displays statistics, such as the number of edits, for each person who's edited your wiki.<br> - * ["Wanted Pages"] contains all the pages that are linked to, but do not yet exist. This is another good place to start [wiki:c2:"WikiGnome" gnomeing].<br> - * ["Wiki Sandbox"] is a place for users to play around with the wiki without disturbing your content.<br> - * ["Wiki Settings"] contains the administrative settings for your wiki.<br> - * ["Wiki Settings/CSS"] is the page where you can upload different style sheets that change your wiki's appearance.<br> - * ["Wiki Settings/General"] contains general settings for your wiki.<br> - * ["Wiki Settings/Images"] allows you to customize images on your wiki, such as your logos.<br> - * ["Wiki Settings/Security"] lets you change the default security settings of your wiki and create user groups to control access.<br> - <br> - = Making new pages! =<br> - To create a new page, simply search for the name of the page you wish to create and then click the "Create a new page with this title" link. Another way to create a new page is by making a link to the page you wish to create from a page that already exists, following the link, and clicking "Create this page."</span> </td> <td> <span>+ Some tips for overcoming the challenges of working on a virtual team are: hold team members accountable for the tasks and actions, just because a team may be dispersed doesn't mean they should be able to disregard their responsibilities. Make sure there is a system of rewards and punishment governing the virtual team. Set up definite meeting times, whether it is conference calls, instant messaging, video, or in-person definite meetings can ensure that all team members are on the same page and that information has not be misunderstood. Make sure all team members have the adequate resources to be successful on the virtual team, if team members lack resources very often the group as a whole will fail, provide training if necessary.</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div>