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 1) To start the assignment below I must write an Executive summary What is the correct format for an EXECUTIVE SUMMARY?
2) What are The organizational best practices for virtual team development?
3) What Are the description and overview of the predictable stages of virtual team development?
4) What Are the RECOMMENDATION and specific, actionable strategy for each recommendation?
5) How should I analies the technologies that will best support your strategies?

  • Overview

    Write a 6–10-page report for hypothetical executive leaders that analyzes the predictable stages of virtual team development and offers recommendations supported by research.

    Virtual teams have become more commonly used in the workplace, as businesses seek to find ways for employees who are not located in the same geographic area to work together efficiently and economically. Some of these newly formed virtual teams achieve great success in their collaboration efforts while others never seem to get started.

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    By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

    • Competency 1: Evaluate organizational practices.
      • Analyze organizational best practices for virtual team development.
    • Competency 2: Apply the principles and practices of effective virtual team collaboration.
      • Describe the predictable stages of virtual team development.
      • Analyze strategies for successfully moving through each stage of virtual team development.
    • Competency 3: Assess types of information and communication technologies.
      • Analyze technologies to support strategies for moving through each stage of virtual team development.
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    Questions to Consider

    To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of the business community.

    • What do you see as the top priorities when putting together a virtual team?
    • What role might cultural differences play in the success of an international virtual team?

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    Resources

    Required Resources

    The following resources are required to complete the assessment.

    Library Resources

    The following article is available full-text in the Capella University Library. Search for the article by clicking the linked title and following the instructions in the library guide.

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    Suggested Resources

    The following optional resources are provided to support you in completing the assessment or to provide a helpful context. For additional resources, refer to the Research Resources and Supplemental Resources in the left navigation menu of your courseroom.

    Course Library Guide

    A Capella University library guide has been created specifically for your use in this course. You are encouraged to refer to the resources in the BUS-FP4011 – Virtual Team Collaboration Library Guide to help direct your research.

    Bookstore Resources

    The resources listed below are relevant to the topics and assessments in this course and are not required. Unless noted otherwise, these materials are available for purchase from the Capella University Bookstore. When searching the bookstore, be sure to look for the Course ID with the specific –FP (FlexPath) course designation.

    • Duarte, D. L., & Snyder, N. T. (2006). Mastering virtual teams: Strategies, tools, and techniques that succeed (3rd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
      • Chapters 5 and 6.

  • Assessment Instructions

    Preparation

    Research virtual team dynamics and the predictable stages of team development that are presented in the Gratton and Erickson article, “8 Ways to Build Collaborative Teams” (linked in the Resources).

    Deliverable

    Consider the following scenario:

    You are a member of your company’s Organization Development team. Executive leaders have asked this group to help diagnose some of the organization’s problems involving virtual team success. Each year, teams of managers are assembled from across several global business units to tackle issues identified by executive leaders. Each team is expected to work on its assignment for twelve months. Many teams in the past have been very effective; they have delivered specific, workable solutions that were responsible for important improvements to the organization. But just as many teams have become ineffective, stalled, and even disbanded with little or no results to show for their time and effort.

    You have been asked to review the scholarly and professional research on virtual team dynamics, including the predictable stages of virtual team development, and to formulate recommendations for your executive leaders to use in helping the next group of teams to recognize and move successfully through these stages. Your report will be used to guide the next round of team development.

    Write a report for your executive leaders that analyzes the predictable stages of virtual team development and offers recommendations, supporting your analyses and recommendations with resources from your research.

    Formatting Requirements

    Your report should include the following:

    • Title page.
    • Executive summary (1 page).
    • An overview of organizational best practices for virtual team development (1–2 pages).
    • A description and overview of the predictable stages of virtual team development (2–3 pages).
    • Recommendations for moving through each stage (1–2 pages).
    • At least one specific, actionable strategy for each recommendation.
    • An analysis of the technologies that will best support your strategies (1–2 pages).
    • References page. Include a minimum of three research resources. Follow APA guidelines for style and formatting.