Part-Time Teams, Full-Time Projects

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Part-Time Teams, Full-Time Projects

by Tom L. Barnett

July 28, 2008


The nature of the project world has changed a lot in recent years. Project meetings used to be everyone in the same room--now it’s everyone on the same call. Virtual teams are here to stay. Virtual teams are great--they allow team members from all over the world to collaborate using technology to produce a common output. The problem with them, however, is that it’s not always easy to align part-time people on projects that are still very much full-time.
 
We are in a global market and that is never going to change. There are also only 168 hours in a work week; the last research I read indicated that that is not likely to change either. With all of the competing demands on everyone’s plate, how can you get your team focused and productive on your project no matter what size it is?
 
1. Challenge of Remote Participants
As project managers, we all know the drill.



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