Managing Virtual Teams: Getting The Most From Wikis, Blogs, And Other Collaborative Tools
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (623 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1598220284 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The author of two books, she speaks frequently at meetings and conferences around the world on Help topics, cross-browser issues and web standards, and tool-specific functionality. Brenda Huettner (P-N Designs, Inc.) has 20 years of experience working with management teams in technical communication. She provides consulting services and training to clients on documentation processes and strategies, internationaliza
The author of two books, she speaks frequently at meetings and conferences around the world on Help topics, cross-browser issues and web standards, and tool-specific functionality. She has published six books for her own press and other commercial publishers, has written dozens of articles on various management topics, and has provided countless presentations at conferences worldwide. Katherine (Kit) Brown (Comgenesis, LLC) is an award-winning writer and consultant with 16 years of experience in the technical communication field as a consultant, writer, and manager. Brenda Huettner (P-N Designs, Inc.) has 20 years of experience working with management teams in technical communication. . About the Author M. She provides consulting services and training to clients on documentation processes and strategies, internationalization, and other technical communication is
I. Matthes said Useful with a grain of salt.. This book has a lot of suggestions for effective team management over distances. The book itself was written as a distance collaboration using many of the same techniques and technologies written about. However, the book doesn't always give clear definitions. Some of the definitions are overly simplistic or of dubious origin. In my reading (this was a textbook . C. Klinger said Great for understanding the big picture. As an independent consultant working exclusively from home, all of my teams are virtual, even if they are located a few miles away. I bought this book not to enhance my relationships with those team members but rather to help me develop two training classes on this book's subtitle: "wikis, blogs, and other collaborative tools." While I pored over chapters 1"Great for understanding the big picture" according to C. Klinger. As an independent consultant working exclusively from home, all of my teams are virtual, even if they are located a few miles away. I bought this book not to enhance my relationships with those team members but rather to help me develop two training classes on this book's subtitle: "wikis, blogs, and other collaborative tools." While I pored over chapters 12-18. -18. Alan Gold said Summary level information. I did not find this book useful. It seems to be geared for pointy haired manager types who have never heard of the Internet. There was very little information that was not either obvious, outdated or both.
Managing Virtual Teams: Getting the Most from Wikis, Blogs, and Other Collaborative Tools provides practical advice for managers of distributed teams who must design the internal systems and meet deadlines with a diverse team, and for team members who want to develop and maintain professional relationships. Virtual collaborative team environments face unique challenges because co-workers are not able to interact in person. As part of their collaborative effort, the authors used a wiki, which they have opened to give readers an opportunity to see an example of a real-life wiki at work and participate in a community with the authors and other readers.. Part II covers the types of tools currently available for collaboration, such as wikis, blogs, RSS feeds, and more, and describes the different feature sets of each, as well as their differences and similarities. Part I discusses the basics of team and project management, including team dynamics, communication, and project evaluation, with particular emphasis on the unique challenges of virtual teams. To address these needs, this book is divided into two parts