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Managing Virtual Teams

BPP Professional Education

Summary

Price
£748.80 inc VAT
Study method
Classroom
Duration
1 day · Full-time
Qualification
No formal qualification
CPD
6 CPD hours / points
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Additional info
  • Tutor is available to students

Location & dates

Location

Address
Venue may change up to 14-days before the course start date’
9-10 Portland Place
West London
London
W1B1PR
United Kingdom
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Overview

The growth of virtual teams has been possible because of significant achievements in communication technologies. There are many powerful operational reasons why businesses are now increasingly reliant on virtual teams to achieve their project and business aims. Virtual Teams are now an established and increasingly important part of the global business environment.

Virtual Teams can potentially offer a range of benefits such as greater flexibility, higher productivity and increased job satisfaction for employees. However they also produce unique challenges for both managers and their team members, such as communication challenges, cultural sensitivities and performance management. It is vital to overcome these challenges and work effectively and successfully in virtual environments. As a result managers of virtual teams need to adapt or change their approach and develop new and existing behaviours and skills in order to generate optimum levels of individual and organisational performance.

Venue may change up to 14-days before the course start date. Enquire for dates.

CPD

6 CPD hours / points
Accredited by BPP Professional Education Limited

Description

Learning Objectives

This interactive course is designed to help participants:

  • Understand the key issues and motivators which influence the performance of virtual teams
  • Develop specific behaviours, knowledge and skills to successfully build, develop and manage virtual teams
  • Design effective strategies to improve the performance of virtual teams and to overcome the operational challenges which can affect their performance

Course Content

Our Managing Virtual Teams course covers the following topics:

  • The needs of a virtual team and what can affect their performance
  • The challenges of managing a virtual team
  • What additional behaviours, knowledge and skills are needed for effective management of a virtual team?
  • Communication with virtual teams – challenges and solutions (e.g. on-line meetings, feedback on performance, effective use of technology)
  • Building and maintaining effective relationships and collaboration
  • Building trust, confidence and motivation
  • Setting clear, precise and effective goals
  • Working effectively with cultural diversity in virtual teams
  • Performance management of virtual teams
  • Building and developing a virtual team
  • Action plans to develop virtual team effectiveness

Who is this course for?

This course will benefit:

  • Managers and team leaders of virtual teams
  • Project Managers who are managing virtual teams
  • HR Professionals who may advise and support virtual teams
  • Anyone who is responsible for building a new virtual team or refocusing an existing team

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FAQs

Study method describes the format in which the course will be delivered. At Reed Courses, courses are delivered in a number of ways, including online courses, where the course content can be accessed online remotely, and classroom courses, where courses are delivered in person at a classroom venue.

CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development. If you work in certain professions or for certain companies, your employer may require you to complete a number of CPD hours or points, per year. You can find a range of CPD courses on Reed Courses, many of which can be completed online.

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An endorsed course is a skills based course which has been checked over and approved by an independent awarding body. Endorsed courses are not regulated so do not result in a qualification - however, the student can usually purchase a certificate showing the awarding body's logo if they wish. Certain awarding bodies - such as Quality Licence Scheme and TQUK - have developed endorsement schemes as a way to help students select the best skills based courses for them.
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