In much of our lives, our workmates or teammates are immediately available to us, sitting at a desk down the hall or playing on the same field. However, IT has made managing global teams commonplace. How does a project manager manage a team separated by an ocean?
In this Discussion, you will imagine that you have been selected as the project manager of a new IS/IT project in a company that has recently extended its business overseas. You will discuss how to set a tone to unite all of your team members, define the project's IT objectives and plan how to achieve these goals.
To prepare for this Discussion:
Reflect upon an example scenario about your first kick-off project management meeting of your team, which has a few overseas members.
To complete this Discussion:
To answer this question:
1- Create a scenario of how you would conduct a team kick-off meeting.
2- Include an agenda and any agenda notes you might use in the meeting.
3- Analyse the project management obstacles faced by a team with overseas members at great distance from each other.
4- Discuss how you would you address or avoid these obstacles.
5- Discuss your rationale for each of your answers.
I need it in word format with minimum 400 wordsand maximum 550 words. At least 4 references cited in text, and one referenced figure or image.