TY - GEN
T1 - Coordinating global virtual teams
T2 - 22nd International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering, CAiSE 2010
AU - Kiely, Gaye
AU - Butler, Tom
AU - Finnegan, Patrick
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Global Virtual Teams (GVTs) enable organizations to operate across national, economic and social, and cultural boundaries. However, this form of teamwork presents issues for traditional project management coordination mechanisms. There is a significant body of research on these challenges. However, relatively little attention has been paid to the specific impact these issues may have on coordination mechanisms in GVTs. This paper seeks to address this gap by applying a theoretical model drawn from extant research to explore the coordination mechanisms used by a software development GVT in a Fortune 100 telecommunications manufacturer. The study employs a mixed methodology grounded theory approach to examine the effect that specific virtual team issues have on the effectiveness of team coordination mechanisms. It then develops a refined conceptual model to guide future research on GVTs involved in software development. The findings also inform practice on the problems encountered in ensuring the effective coordination of such teams.
AB - Global Virtual Teams (GVTs) enable organizations to operate across national, economic and social, and cultural boundaries. However, this form of teamwork presents issues for traditional project management coordination mechanisms. There is a significant body of research on these challenges. However, relatively little attention has been paid to the specific impact these issues may have on coordination mechanisms in GVTs. This paper seeks to address this gap by applying a theoretical model drawn from extant research to explore the coordination mechanisms used by a software development GVT in a Fortune 100 telecommunications manufacturer. The study employs a mixed methodology grounded theory approach to examine the effect that specific virtual team issues have on the effectiveness of team coordination mechanisms. It then develops a refined conceptual model to guide future research on GVTs involved in software development. The findings also inform practice on the problems encountered in ensuring the effective coordination of such teams.
KW - Coordination mechanisms
KW - Global virtual teams
KW - Project management
KW - Software development
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79956296845&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-13094-6_23
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-13094-6_23
M3 - Conference Publication
AN - SCOPUS:79956296845
SN - 3642130933
SN - 9783642130939
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 281
EP - 295
BT - Advanced Information Systems Engineering - 22nd International Conference, CAiSE 2010, Proceedings
Y2 - 7 June 2010 through 9 June 2010
ER -