Managing Virtual Teams: Getting the Most from Wikis, Blogs, and Other Collaborative Tools - Softcover

Brenda Huettner; M. Katherine Brown; Char James-Tanny

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1598220284 ISBN 13: 9781598220285

Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc., 2007

Synopsis

Virtual collaborative team environments face unique challenges because their communication is not face-to-face. Managing Virtual Teams: Getting the Most from Wikis, Blogs, and Other Collaborative Tools provides practical advice for managers of distributed teams who must design the internal systems and meet deadlines with a diverse team, and for team members who want to develop and maintain professional relationships. To address these needs, this book is divided into three parts. Part I discusses team dynamics, project management and development, and forms of communication. Part II covers the types of tools currently available for collaboration such as wikis, blogs, RSS feeds, and more, and describes the different feature sets of each. Part III explains the various features of the book's companion wiki.

About this title

About the Author

M. Katherine (Kit) Brown (Comgenesis, LLC) is an award-winning writer and consultant with 16 years of experience in the technical communication field as a consultant, writer, and manager. She provides consulting services and training to clients on documentation processes and strategies, internationalization, and other technical communication issues.

Brenda Huettner (P-N Designs, Inc.) has 20 years of experience working with management teams in technical communication. She has published six books for her own press and other commercial publishers, has written dozens of articles on various management topics, and has provided countless presentations at conferences worldwide.

Char James-Tanny (JTF Associates, Inc.) has 25 years of experience as a technical writer and is well known for her knowledge of online Help tools and concepts. The author of two books, she speaks frequently at meetings and conferences around the world on Help topics, cross-browser issues and web standards, and tool-specific functionality.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc.
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1598220284
• ISBN 13: 9781598220285
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400