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Leading Virtual Project Teams Dos and Don’ts
Dr Penny Pullan and Evi Prokopi
9th May 2016
Barcelona, Spain
Presentation, Photos and Outputs
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What you signed up for…
A project professional of today lives in an increasingly virtual world, resulting in the need to lead virtual projects. The dynamics of remote teams require project managers to communicate with their teams differently. Explore best practices and practical strategies in this interactive workshop that will help a project leader bridge the culture, time and language barriers and eliminate the distance.
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Theroomwasfullofpeople.Standingroomonly!
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Learning Objectives
At the end of this workshop attendees will be able to: 1. Discuss virtual team leadership, focusing on projects, programs and portfolios delivering change remotely. 2. Explore the challenges that project managers face leading virtual projects in 2016 and what works well. 3. Describe the skills and best practices that project managers need to lead their virtual teams despite being remote from each other. 4. Apply their plan to their own virtual project team with three things that they will do differently as a result of this session.
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What is a virtual team?
Any team where at least one member of the team works remotely from the others.
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What about you?
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Virtual VS Face-to-Face Teams
Virtual teams cross time & geographical boundaries They rely on technology for communication => Slow feedback
Face-to-face teams are co-located They have face-to-face interactions => Fast feedback
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Virtual VS Face-to-Face Teams
More competitive Less satisfied due to heterogeneous nature Greater conflict
Encouraging, strongly committed to the team More satisfied with the quality of team working Conflict is less frequent
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The simplest virtual teams
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Freelancers in the Virtual Workplace
Independent work increase due to: • Freelancing is easier than ever before • Employees’ dissatisfaction due to repressed creativity • Fluctuating economic conditions causing corporate
downsizing
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Freelancers in the Virtual Workplace
Freelancers – Independent Professionals Definition by the Freelancers Union:
Individuals who have engaged in supplemental, temporary, or project- or contract-based work in the past 12 months
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Freelancers Statistics
Demographicsofmostlikelytobecomeself-employed
Young Welleducated Men Broughtupinanentrepreneurialenvironment
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Freelancer Statistics
34%
66%
USworkforce
Self-employed Employees
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Freelancers Statistics
30%
70%
Australianworkforce
Self-employed Employees
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Freelancer Statistics
37% of EU citizens wish to work independently but are deterred by fear of failure, a lack of finance and skills, and red tape
4%
96%
EUworkforce
Self-employed Employees
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Freelancer Statistics
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Workplace Statistics
2008 – 2013: EU Financial Crisis
7millionjobswerelostintheEU
Someofthemworkfull-Qme
1in10peoplewereleRwithoutwork
Newworkforover1millionpeople
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What about you?
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More complex virtual teams
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Combinations
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The range of virtual teams
Increasing complexity and ambiguity Short term; Clear process; Longer term; Less clear. Specialist team members; Team members work together. Central leadership ; Can be hierarchical. Facilitative Leadership; Distributed leadership.
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What about you?
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What about your virtual project teams?
Let’s explore your challenges.
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Penny’ssurveyresults:
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What sort of organization do you belong to? MulQnaQonalorganizaQon
Basedinonecountry
Publicsector
Privatesector
NGO
>250employees
Between10to250employees
<10employees
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‘EngagingRemoteParQcipants’–chosenby75%ofrespondents
The Top Challenge!
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Next level
• Missing out on dynamics and nuances of conversation (58%);
• Working across time zones (56%); • Working across different cultures (56%); • Building trust (55%).
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And then…
• Monitoring work done (47%); • Different understanding of the same term or
word (44%); • Detecting and dealing with conflict (42%); • I don't get to spend much time with remote
people and so I don't know them as well as local team members (42%);
• Working across different languages (41%); • Using technology (41%).
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What works?
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Exercise: Exploring virtual work
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Exercise: Exploring virtual work
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Exercise: Exploring virtual work
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Exercise: Exploring virtual work
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Whatdoyouthinkoftheir‘squares’ofwool?
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Complications of Virtual Working
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Break – 10 minutes
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Skills for Effective Virtual Team Management
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Virtual Project Managers’ Skills
Virtually-adapted skill set based on the team’s diversity ü Clear directions - no questions unanswered ü Creation of cohesion ü Choice of the appropriate decision-making process ü Communication – trust – relationship building ü Remote communication - use of video
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Virtual Project Managers’ Skills
Do’s ü Understand people’s needs ü Teach respect ü Create cross-generational teams ü Create and provide motives ü Use an integrated strategy: Communication, Accountability, Skill, Measurement
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Trust in Virtual Teams
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Best Practices
Run Effective Virtual Meetings • No monologues - ask questions frequently • Verify that everyone hears the person speaking • Call people by names • Take notes – who spoke, when, about what • Long explanations should be sent out ahead of time • Speak slowly, use short sentences, avoid slang • Make the implicit explicit • Keep them short - up to 60’-90’
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Best Practices
Slow Down to Speed Up • Take the time to set expectations & create processes • Elaborate on what you need from each team member • Ask yourself questions & write your findings • Use the communications plan & team operating
agreements
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Best Practices
Communicate to Engage Your Team • Dynamic Communications Plan & TOAs • Consider appropriate collaborative software • User-friendly & of high quality communication tools
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Best Practices
Build Connections With and Within Your Team • Create an inspiring virtual presence that cares • Out of sight and out of mind • Find the right balance of communication frequency • Be consistent • Understand how your voice sounds • Use video • Take and give constructive feedback • Create a virtual water cooler
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Best Practices
Know What You Want When Recruiting
Havereserves
IdenQfyrequiredknowledge&experience
Understandprojectrequirements&lessonslearnt
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Best Practices
Keep Your Eyes and Ears Open for Conflict • Conflict seems to be more likely in virtual teams • In co-located teams, it is easier to see a conflict • In a remote team, it is likely to grow unnoticed • Prompt attention & action
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Best Practices
Aren’tyougladwehadthismeeQngtoresolveourconflict?
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Best Practices
Develop Your Team Members • Know their current skills & potential • Help them to realise and apply their talents • HR Management is a meritocracy
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Best Practices
Level-playing field • Mixed teams: face-to-
face and remote. • Keep the field level. • Be fair and considerate.
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What happens when it works
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Leading Virtual Project Teams Do’s
• Do develop your own virtual leadership • Do run effective virtual meetings • Do slow down to speed up • Do engage your team • Do use video • Do build connections with and within your team • Know what you want when recruiting • Keep your eyes and ears open for conflict • Develop your team members
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Leading Virtual Project Teams Don’ts
• Don’t disappear • Don’t give loose job descriptions • Don’t ask for the impossible • Don’t overlook conflict • Don’t overcommunicate
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Your next steps?
What will you do as a result of today’s session?
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Questions for Penny and Evi?
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Name | Dr Penny Pullan Web | www.virtualleadershipbook.com
www.makingprojectswork.co.uk Email |[email protected]
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Name | Evi Prokopi Web | www.skemaprojects.com Email |[email protected]