The Virtual Edge: Embracing Technology for Distributed Project Team Success - Softcover

Margery Mayer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1880410168 ISBN 13: 9781880410165

Publisher: Project Management Inst, 1998

Synopsis

The Virtual Edge provides insights that help organizations address the challenges of unprecedented growth, customer expectations, alternatives, global competition, time-to-market compression, complexity, rapid change, and ubiquitous technologies. Citing numerous examples of virtual project teams in some of the world s best corporations, Mayer shows that the electronic information infrastructure is a vital information and knowledge transport system critical to success, and a key to gaining a competitive edge in the marketplace. Mayer also outlines the essential characteristics of virtual teams and distinguishes them from traditional teams. She shows how constant communication between team member is extremely important and requires access to common data and shared information.

About this title

About the Author

Margery Mayer is president of Strategy and Process Experts, a consulting business that focuses on managing virtual project teams within an information technology environment. She is the founder and past president/CEO of TeleConsultants Inc., and was previously information systems and technology manager with Apple Computer.

Edition details

• Publisher: Project Management Inst
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1880410168
• ISBN 13: 9781880410165
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 105