Tag: remote project management

  • Managing remote project teams? How to overcome the barriers

    Managing remote project teams? How to overcome the barriers

    Business projects are increasingly becoming global as organisations seek cost-effective solutions to their needs. However, working with remote project teams brings new levels of challenges to already complex projects. Here we look at the main issues and how to overcome them. Companies want the best talent at the lowest cost and in a digitally connected…

  • The problem with remote project teams

    The problem with remote project teams

    It is more common than ever before that project managers now have to manage remote project teams. These teams might be in a different business location in the same country or, equally likely, in a different country and time zone altogether.   Companies of all sizes now regularly outsource work to take advantage of skilled…

  • Managing projects remotely: weighing up the pros and cons

    Managing projects remotely: weighing up the pros and cons

    Thanks to the accessibility and relatively low cost of our modern communications technologies, working away from the office just got a whole lot easier. Managing projects remotely is now perfectly possible in any sphere, thanks to all the instant messaging, video conferencing, remote desktop software and other high tech gadgetry around. Having the freedom to…

  • Making remote project management work

    Making remote project management work

    Project managers who work remotely, whether that is from home, from client sites or on the move, need tools and tactics to ensure they are productive and also that they protect their data. When you are not surrounded by work colleagues or your project team it is easy to drift through the day without achieving…