The Virtual Edge: Embracing Technology for Distributed Project Team Success

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 members is extremely important and requires access to common data and shared information.