Virtual Communication

Submitted by,Selvakumar

Krishna BhardwajKayalvizhi

VigneshvaranBaiju jose

PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY.

Virtual communication???

• Virtual communication is a technology where people use to communicate with each other when they can’t be face to face.

• The transmission of information, and/ or action is achieved to the remote or distant locations, where the content, intentions, or actors may either be non-existent 

Where do we find virtual communication

Communication with virtual team

• Communication is the most important tool for virtual-team success.

• It is very critical to manage virtual teams.

• We often forget one of our invisible tools -- communication.

• When you and your team don't share the same physical space, you need to be even more effective at communicating. 

6 rules for better communication in virtual

teams

• 1. Build trust in person and grow that trust with clear expectations.

• 2. Manage results, not activity.

• 3. Schedule regular communication.

• 4. Create communication that saves time -- not the kind that kills it.

Contd..,

• 5. Create standards that build a cohesive culture.

• 6. Establish rules of responsiveness.

How Team Members Prefer to Communicate on Virtual

Projects• Communication is the top challenge of

managing virtual projects.

• Communication was difficult on virtual projects, making it the top-cited challenge.

• Poor communication regarding task management was perceived as the top threat to project success

Communication as Top Challenge

• A online survey was made to find how team members prefer to communicate on virtual projects.

Virtual Team Members’ Top Project-Communication

Problems

Virtual Team Members’ Preferred Communication

Channels

Younger Team Members Prefer Digital

Communications

Conclusion

• Communication is the core issue at stake when a project is worked on by virtual teams.

• Communication—when managed effectively can end up being more of a solution than a problem for a variety of issues

Reference!!!

• http://www.computerworld.com/article/2519498/it-management/6-rules-for-better-communication-in-virtual-teams.html

• http://blog.softwareadvice.com/articles/project-management/survey-communication-virtual-projects-0714/