Discover the next generation of teamwork—teams without borders

Less than a decade ago crossfunctional teams were a revolutionary concept. Now twothirds of all companies in the U.S. rely on such teams to perform everyday work. This book is about the next evolutionary leap in teamwork, "virtual teams." Made possible by the Internet, the Web, and Intranets, virtual teams allow companies to use the combined talents of the best people for the job, no matter where they are in the world. Virtual Teams provides a framework for understanding the virtual team concept and details how it can be applied in the readers own company.

• Explores the inevitable convergence of teams and technology and guides managers to the most effective use of virtual technologies
• Features insightful virtual team case studies from HewlettPackard, Steelcase, AT&T, Apple, Bank of Boston, Intel and others
• Looks at the requirements for managing virtual teams and features a framework for evaluating an organizations virtual team competencies

JESSICA LIPNACK and JEFFREY STAMPS (West Newton, Massachusetts), are the president and cofounder of The Networking Institute, a consulting and publishing company specializing in organizational networks. TNI has worked with Vice President Al Gores National Performance Review, Apple Computer, the UN, AT&T, KPMG Peat Marwick, MIT, and Hyatt Hotels.

Synopsis
Discussing the concept of the "virtual team" in the teamwork, this text brings together learning from companies pioneering the approach. It addresses issues posed by multi-site and global companies and presents a framework for understanding the pitfalls and obstacles that other organizations have overcome as well as the opportunities gained. Explanations of how to use technology effectively for distributed work include the rapidly emerging use of Intranets. Case studies of AT&T, Hewlett-Packard, NCR, and Bank of Boston are also presented.

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