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Academia.edu | Documents in Small and Medium-scale Enterprises - Academia.edu - 0 views

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    "Dealing With Virtual R&D Teams In New Product Development by Nader Ale Ebrahim نادر آل ابراهیم National and global collaboration in research and development (R&D) is becoming increasingly important in creating the knowledge that makes research and business more competitive. Multinational enterprises have increased their research... more More Info: ALE EBRAHIM, N., AHMED, S. & TAHA, Z. (2008). Dealing with Virtual R&D Teams in New Product Development. In: The 9th Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering & Management Systems Conference and the 11th Asia Pacific Regional Meeting of the International Foundation for Production Research, 3 - 5 December 2008 Nusa Dua, Bali - Indonesia. Printed in Bandung, INDONESIA, by Department of Industrial Engineering Institut Teknologi Bandung, 795-806. Publication Name: knu.edu.tw Research Interests: Literature Review, Technology Management, Industrial Engneering, Virtual Teams (Virtual Communication), Virtual R&D teams, and 5 more 2 SMEs: ERP or Virtual Collaboration Teams by Nader Ale Ebrahim نادر آل ابراهیم Small firms are indeed the engines of global economic growth. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play an important role to promote economic development. SMEs in the beginning of implementing new technologies always face capital shortage... more More Info: ALE EBRAHIM, N., AHMED, S. & TAHA, Z. (2009). SMEs: ERP or Virtual Collaboration Teams. In: First Enterprise Resource Planning conference, January 27-28 Tehran, Iran. 1-12. Research Interests: Literature Review, Engineering Product Design, New Product Development, Operations Research, Collaboration Technology, and 10 more Download () 11 Virtuality, innovation and R&D activities by Nader Ale Ebrahim نادر آل ابراهیم Innovation plays a central role in economic development, at regional and national level. In the competitive environment companies are obliged to produce more rapidly, more effectively and more efficiently in new product development
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    "revious: HOWTO work from home Remote Worker, Distributed Team 13 September 2010 remote team All work-from-home gigs are not created equal. There is a vast ocean between being a member of a distributed team and just being a remote worker. The groups of "remote worker" and "distributed team member" are neither a super-set nor a sub-set of one another. Insead, they can be represented as a typical Venn diagram. Venn diagram Remote Worker A remote worker is someone who simply isn't in the office. He's off on his own. Somewhere. When you're a remote worker on a team, you might be the only remote worker on that team. If you've worked on a traditional team, but suddenly got moved to Montana to tend to your family's bison ranch, and your employer didn't want to let go of you, you're a remote worker. The other 11 guys on the team are not remote workers. And you're not on a distributed team at all. Distributed Team A distributed team simply means that you and the vast majority of people you interact with are not near each other. No mention of "at home" is included in this definition. If your company has 20 offices scattered across the globe, and your team has a member in each, you're a distributed team. You all might be sitting in your cubicle at each office, so you're not automatically remote. But you might as well be. Why it matters When I joined Twine.com, my coworkers and I were all remote, every last one of us. That forced our team to be distributed. And it worked fantastically well. After an injection of funding, offices were opened in San Francisco, and most of the team relocated. Except me. I was suddenly just a remote worker. When the team is distributed, all communication happens on an equal footing for all members. You use IRC, mailing lists, bug-trackers. You're forced to not rely on hallway conversations or lunch-break chatter. Everyone can participate equally. When you're a remote worker, on the other hand, you completely miss out on many communic
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E-Print Network 3.0 - Result List - 0 views

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    "Results 1 - 21 of 21 Additional Information View Results by: 1 four stars Establishing Virtual R&D Teams: Obliged Policy Creator/Author: Nader Ale Ebrahim Shamsuddin Ahmed Zahari Taha; Date: 2012-08-04 Summary: In a global and technology oriented world the requirements that products and services have to fulfill are increasing and are getting more complicated. Research and development (R&D) is becoming increasingly important in creating the knowledge that mak... Collection: Computing Research Repository (arXiv) 2 four stars Target ISI Journals: "HOW TO WRITE/PUBLISH ISI PAPERS" Creator/Author: Nader Ale Ebrahim; Date: 2010-01-01 Summary: * "I wanted to write a high quality paper, how can I prepare in the shortest possible time?" * " I do not now the Journal acceptance procedure. How many steps are needed?" * "I have written an article, and I am not able to find a proper ISI Journal" * "I ... Collection: CiteSeer 3 four stars Modified Stage-Gate: A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Process Creator/Author: Nader Ale Ebrahim Shamsuddin Ahmed Zahari Taha; Date: 2012-10-28 Summary: In today s dynamic marketplace, manufacturing companies are under strong pressure to introduce new products for long-term survival with their competitors. Nevertheless, every company cannot cope up progressively or immediately with the market requirements... Source: African Journal of Marketing Management, 1(9) (2009) 211-219 Collection: Computing Research Repository (arXiv) 4 four stars New Product Development in Virtual Environment Creator/Author: Nader Ale Ebrahim; Date: 2008-01-01 Summary: Purpose - The literature on the topic has evolved exponentially since eight years ago. Relaying on a review of studies published in recent years, this article proposes and discusses a framework which incorporates a set of virtual team
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Citation Profile: Nader Ale Ebrahim - 0 views

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    "Papers: Year ↓ Title ↓ Cited ↓ 2009 Virtual Teams: a Literature Review In: Post-Print. [Full Text][Citation analysis] 8 2009 Virtual teams: A literature review.(2009) In: MPRA Paper. [Full Text][Citation analysis] This paper has another version. Agregated cites: 8 2009 Virtual R & D teams in small and medium enterprises: A literature review In: Post-Print. [Full Text][Citation analysis] 9 2009 Virtual R & D teams in small and medium enterprises: A literature review.(2009) In: MPRA Paper. [Full Text][Citation analysis] This paper has another version. Agregated cites: 9 2009 Modified Stage-Gate: A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Process In: Post-Print. [Full Text][Citation analysis] 3 2009 Modified stage-gate: A conceptual model of virtual product development process.(2009) In: MPRA Paper. [Full Text][Citation analysis] This paper has another version. Agregated cites: 3 2009 Innovation and R&D Activities in Virtual Team In: Post-Print. [Full Text][Citation analysis] 4 2009 Innovation and R&D Activities in Virtual Team.(2009) In: MPRA Paper. [Full Text][Citation analysis] This paper has another version. Agregated cites: 4 2009 Virtual Teams for New Product Development: An Innovative Experience for R&D Engineers In: Post-Print. [Full Text][Citation analysis] 8 2009 Virtual Teams for New Product Development - An Innovative Experience for R&D Engineers.(2009) In: MPRA Paper. [Full Text][Citation analysis] This paper has another version. Agregated cites: 8 2010 SMEs; Virtual Research and Development (R&D) Teams and New Product Development: A Literature Review In: Post-Print. [Full Text][Citation analysis] 2 2010 SMEs; Virtual research and development (R&D) teams and new product development: A literature review.(2010) In: Post-Print. [Full Text][Citation analysis] This paper has another version. Agregated cites: 2 2010 SMEs; Virtual research and development (R&D) teams and new product development: A literature review.(2010) In: MPRA Paper.
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Creating a Company Culture with a Virtual Team | BostInno - 0 views

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    " Creating a Company Culture with a Virtual Team July 11th, 2012 by Caroline McAlpine Posted in company culture, Management, teams, Virtual Worker Beehive Media +1 0 1 inShare When I arrived at Beehive Media last fall to take on my new role as the Client Services Director, one corporate behavior I had to quickly shed and transform was having historically only managed a core team face-to-face. Beehive Media's team is a virtual one - geographically dispersed in the greater Boston and New York areas, as well as Ukraine. Experts have studied virtual teams for the last three decades and from everything I've seen and read in the last six months, managing one is both an art and a science (sometimes a hair raising science - our CEO has no hair…coincidence?) A lot goes into managing a team across great distances, but with practice, a virtual team can be a great thing. When considering your virtual team, key questions arise such as when should we meet face-to-face? How will we communicate? What software solutions will help us manage and complete our work? How do you manage a virtual team's workload? When should we meet face-to-face? Convening a virtual team face-to-face makes complete sense; the real question to immediately ask is when and why. When you consider the stages of team development (organizational development) -forming, storming, norming, performing and adjourning (based on Bruce Tuckman's model)-it's most critical to meet as a team in the beginning when it's newly formed. It's important to meet early since people don't know each other. It's also an opportunity to create a team culture with norms, establish ground rules and expectations. Finally it's key to start to develop integral relationships among team members. Of course it's also key to meet face to face at critical points in a project - some things are better solved in person. Identifying these times is key and better to err on the side of meeting too often at the begi
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A conceptual model of virtual product development process - Munich Personal RePEc Archive - 0 views

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    "A conceptual model of virtual product development process Ale Ebrahim, Nader and Ahmed, Shamsuddin and Taha, Zahari (2009): A conceptual model of virtual product development process. Published in: In: 2nd Seminar on Engineering and Information Technology, (SEIT 2009), Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. (8. July 2009): pp. 191-196. [img] PDF MPRA_paper_27374.pdf Download (430Kb) | Preview Abstract In today's dynamic marketplace, companies are under strong pressure to introduce new products for long-term survival with their competitors. Besides, every company cannot cope up progressively or immediately with the market requirements due to knowledge dynamics being experienced in competitive milieu. Increased competition and reduced product life cycles put force upon companies to develop new products faster. In response to this pressing need there should be some new approach compatible in flexible circumstances. This paper presents a solution based on the Stage-Gate system, which is closely linked with virtual team approach. Virtual teams can provide a platform to advance the knowledge-base in a company and thus to reduce time-to-market. This article introduces conceptual product development architecture under a virtual-team umbrella. The paper describes all the major aspects of new product development (NPD), NPD process and its relationship with virtual team, Stage-Gate system and finally presents a modified Stage-Gate system. It also provides the guidelines for the successful implementation of virtual team in new products development. Item Type: MPRA Paper Original Title: A conceptual model of virtual product development process English Title: A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Process Language: English Keywords: Modified Stage-Gate System, Virtual Product Development, Conceptual Model Subjects: M - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting > M1 - Business Administration > M12 - Personnel
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    "Publications Effective virtual teams for new product development Jun-2012 DOI: 10.5897/SRE10.1005 Nader Ale Ebrahim, null, 2012, 'Effective virtual teams for new product development', Scientific Research and Essays, vol. 7, no. 21. Innovation and R&D activities in virtual team: European Journal of Scientific Research 2009 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70049115372&partnerID=MN8TOARS Ebrahim, N.A. and Ahmed, S. and Taha, Z., (2009). "Innovation and R\&D activities in virtual team", European Journal of Scientific Research, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 297-307 Literature, Principle and the Basics of Network Value Creation in R&D: The Relationship with Economy 2008 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1739048 Ale Ebrahim, N, Ahmed, S & Taha, Z, 2008, 'Literature, Principle and the Basics of Network Value Creation in R&D: The Relationship with Economy', SSRN Electronic Journal. Literature, Principle and the Basics of Network Value Creation in R&D: The Relationship with Economy 2008 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1739048 Ale Ebrahim, N, Ahmed, S & Taha, Z, 2008, 'Literature, Principle and the Basics of Network Value Creation in R&D: The Relationship with Economy', SSRN Electronic Journal. Models for Component Commonality in Multistage Production Oct-2011 DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.110-116.258 Wazed, M, Ahmed, S, Nukman, Y & Ale Ebrahim, N, 2011, 'Models for Component Commonality in Multistage Production', Applied Mechanics and Materials, vol. 110-116, pp. 258-266. Models for component commonality in multistage production: Applied Mechanics and Materials 2012 DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.110-116.258 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-81255162499&partnerID=MN8TOARS Wazed, M.A. and Ahmed, S. and Nukman, Y. and Ale Ebrahim, N., (2012). "Models for component commonality in multistage production", Applied Mechanics and Materials, vol. 110-116, pp. 258-266 Modified Stage-Gate: A Conceptu
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    "Publications Public Effective virtual teams for new product development Nader Ale Ebrahim, null, 2012, 'Effective virtual teams for new product development', Scientific Research and Essays, vol. 7, no. 21. DOI: 10.5897/SRE10.1005 Public Innovation and R&D activities in virtual team Subtitle: European Journal of Scientific Research Ebrahim, , N.A. and Ahmed, , S. and Taha, , Z., (2009). "Innovation and R\&D activities in virtual team", European Journal of Scientific Research, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 297-307 Public Literature, Principle and the Basics of Network Value Creation in R&D: The Relationship with Economy Ale Ebrahim, N, Ahmed, S & Taha, Z, 2008, 'Literature, Principle and the Basics of Network Value Creation in R&D: The Relationship with Economy', SSRN Electronic Journal. DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1739048 Public Literature, Principle and the Basics of Network Value Creation in R&D: The Relationship with Economy Ale Ebrahim, N, Ahmed, S & Taha, Z, 2008, 'Literature, Principle and the Basics of Network Value Creation in R&D: The Relationship with Economy', SSRN Electronic Journal. DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.1739048 Public Models for Component Commonality in Multistage Production Wazed, M, Ahmed, S, Nukman, Y & Ale Ebrahim, N, 2011, 'Models for Component Commonality in Multistage Production', Applied Mechanics and Materials, vol. 110-116, pp. 258-266. DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.110-116.258 Public Models for component commonality in multistage production Subtitle: Applied Mechanics and Materials Wazed, , M.A. and Ahmed, , S. and Nukman, , Y. and Ale Ebrahim, , N., (2012). "Models for component commonality in multistage production", Applied Mechanics and Materials, vol. 110-116, pp. 258-266 DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.110-116.258 Public Modified Stage-Gate: A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Process ALE EBRAHIM, N., AHMED, S. & TAHA, Z. 200
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Teamwork Training: Introduction to Remote Teams - 0 views

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    "eamwork Training: Introduction to Remote Teams Posted by Emily Helm on Apr 21, 2015 10:25:00 AM Find me on: LinkedIn inShare8 Edgework Consulting Teamwork Training Remote Teams We've talked before about the elements that comprise a successful team, and I'm guessing many of you can look back on successful teams you were a part of - whether it was your middle school soccer team, your college debate team, or the human resources team at your first job - and remember the people, elements, and atmosphere that made them great. The Challenges with Remote Teams What we don't often do is reflect fondly on the remote team we were a part of. You won't see someone get misty-eyed while holding a high school letter jacket and talk about the time they conferenced in for the state championship game. In part this is because remote teams are a new concept so we have fewer of those in our past to look back on. But it is more than that. Remote teams lack the intimacy, comradery, and atmosphere of being co-located with your teammates. Even if the work you're doing with your team is among the most meaningful you've ever done, it's difficult to forge that bond through the screens, phone calls, and emails you use to communicate with those with whom we are doing that meaningful work. Bridging the Gap As what we consider to be work continues to evolve, and at times creeps into other parts of life, more and more people and teams are working remotely. In today's workplace "Skyping" has become part of the business lexicon and we don't think twice when we jot down and fire off an email to someone working out of London. So how do we bridge that gap, overcome the obstacles of working with a remote team, and create the best elements of being on a collocated team while working remotely? Don't Let Distance Stand in the Way While the physical distance of remote teams is a glaringly obvious obstacle, the truth is not working in the same space as your teammates cr
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Nader Ale Ebrahim Documents - 0 views

  • Target ISI Journals-How to Write and Publish ISI Papers-By Nader Ale Ebrahim pgs. 102 By Clausbaro on 2011-05-29 ...Journals Target ISI Journals“HOW TO WRITE/PUBLISH ISI PAPERS”Nader Ale Ebrahim Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Email: aleebrahim@perdana.um.edu.my The scenarios• “I wanted to write a high quality paper, ho... Virtual Teams: a Literature Review pgs. 17 By Nader Ale Ebrahim on 2012-08-04 ALE EBRAHIM, N., AHMED, S. & TAHA, Z. 2009. Virtual Teams: a Literature Review. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 3, 2653-2669. A potential growth of education-industry collaboration pgs. 5 By Nader Ale Ebrahim on 2012-08-02 Ale Ebrahim, N., Ahmed, S., & Taha, Z. (2011). Virtual R&D Teams: A potential growth of education-industry collaboration. Academic Leadership Journal, 9(4), 1-5. Virtual R&D Teams: Innovation and Technology Facilitator pgs. 14 By Nader Ale Ebrahim on 2011-03-13 Ale Ebrahim, N., Ahmed, S., & Taha, Z. (2009, 11-12 May). Virtual R&D Teams: Innovation and Technology Facilitator Paper presented at the Engineering Education in 2025, School of Engineering and Technology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Process pgs. 6 By Nader Ale Ebrahim on 2011-03-13 Ale Ebrahim, N., Ahmed, S., & Taha, Z. (2009, 8th - 9th July). A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Process. Paper presented at the 2nd Seminar on Engineering and Information Technology, (SEIT 2009), Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Benefits and Pitfalls of Virtual R&D Teams: An Empirical Study pgs. 5 By Nader Ale Ebrahim on 2011-03-13 Ale Ebrahim, N., Ahmed, S., & Taha, Z. (2010, February. 23-24). Benefits and Pitfalls of Virtual R&D Teams: An Empirical Study. Paper presented at the 6th International Communication & Information Technology Management Conference (ICTM 2010) Tehran, Iran. Applying System Dynamics to Confront Complex Decision Making in R&D Systems Applying System Dynamics to Co
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    " Target ISI Journals-How to Write and Publish ISI Papers-By Nader Ale Ebrahim Target ISI Journals-How to Write and Publish ISI Papers-By Nader Ale Ebrahimpgs. 102 By Clausbaro on 2011-05-29 ...Journals Target ISI Journals"HOW TO WRITE/PUBLISH ISI PAPERS"Nader Ale Ebrahim Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Email: aleebrahim@perdana.um.edu.my The scenarios* "I wanted to write a high quality paper, ho... Virtual Teams: a Literature Review Virtual Teams: a Literature Reviewpgs. 17 By Nader Ale Ebrahim on 2012-08-04 ALE EBRAHIM, N., AHMED, S. & TAHA, Z. 2009. Virtual Teams: a Literature Review. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 3, 2653-2669. A potential growth of education-industry collaboration A potential growth of education-industry collaborationpgs. 5 By Nader Ale Ebrahim on 2012-08-02 Ale Ebrahim, N., Ahmed, S., & Taha, Z. (2011). Virtual R&D Teams: A potential growth of education-industry collaboration. Academic Leadership Journal, 9(4), 1-5. Virtual R&D Teams: Innovation and Technology Facilitator Virtual R&D Teams: Innovation and Technology Facilitatorpgs. 14 By Nader Ale Ebrahim on 2011-03-13 Ale Ebrahim, N., Ahmed, S., & Taha, Z. (2009, 11-12 May). Virtual R&D Teams: Innovation and Technology Facilitator Paper presented at the Engineering Education in 2025, School of Engineering and Technology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Process A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Processpgs. 6 By Nader Ale Ebrahim on 2011-03-13 Ale Ebrahim, N., Ahmed, S., & Taha, Z. (2009, 8th - 9th July). A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Process. Paper presented at the 2nd Seminar on Engineering and Information Technology, (SEIT 2009), Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Benefits and Pitfalls of Virtual R&D Teams: An Empirical Study Benefits and Pitfalls of Virtual R&D Teams
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6 Communication Tips for Distributed Agile Teams - Voices on Project Management - 0 views

  • 6 Communication Tips for Distributed Agile Teams By Bill Krebs on January 11, 2013 10:15 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) Distributed agile teams have to overcome distance and time to achieve what Alistair Cockburn describes as "osmotic communication" -- tacit knowledge and spontaneous discussion. Speakers at an October 2012 summit on distributed agile teams offered six tips for improving high-bandwidth communication:1. Make a Time Zone Table. You may know this already, but this tool is a must for finding times for meetings required by your agile process, including daily Scrum meetings, estimating, planning, demos and retrospectives. To create one, use a spreadsheet to list rows of times for potential meetings and corresponding time zones for all members. For example:Mind the International Date Line and daylight savings time. Then apply your matrix to a range of dates, before or after daylight savings time changes. For example, a December call between New York and India would be at 7:00 a.m. EST/5:30 p.m. India time -- but in June, it is 4:30 p.m. India time. Online date and time tools are useful when putting together this matrix.Be aware of each location's typical work hours, and make a separate table or calendar of holidays. 2. Break language barriers. Even when remote team members speak the same language, don't assume smooth communications. For example, some people have heavier accents than others. Language barriers can particularly impact the efficiency of agile teams, which include daily standup meetings. One solution is to assign a spokesperson with better language skills in the team's common language (English, for example). Also, be mindful of cultural metaphors and idioms that may not make sense in other countries. 3. Increase visibility. Because agile teams use task boards to show stories and associated work, communications can become complicated for distributed teams. To show the many visual elements used in agile -- from notecards on a wall to task boards -- teams need to think beyond web cameras. Try using online tools, which can range from free task boards to full-service applications with analytics and portfolio management. Or opt for spatial collaboration environments such as Terf©. Terf shows cards for each task on the wall in the context of other charts and team members. Online virtual rooms deliver contextual information and a sense of co-presence, where distributed agile teams experience the collaboration they are accustomed to in a face-to-face environment.4. Improve sound. Agile teams rely on high-bandwidth communication. And clear audio is essential in the frequent meetings necessary in the agile process. So if you are using voiceover IP, avoid wireless for a more stable connection. Little things go a long way in improving sound quality, too. Use a USB headset or ear buds to avoid feedback and echoes from built-in speakers. Consider investing in a better microphone. Some have digital signal processing to reduce noise, some are excellent for large rooms and some have different patterns to accept or reject sound. Finally, provide text chat for backup communication and questions during a long discussion. 5. Go on the record. Recording audio from conference calls and screens from slide presentations keep team members informed if they cannot attend in real time. This is especially helpful for informing offshore team members in crucial content meetings, such as agile planning. Just beware that without the interactivity, it is harder for people to remain engaged. So with recordings, try to keep it short.6. Organize by component, not role. Some teams may be tempted to assign people in one location one role. Yet team members on agile teams are encouraged to share roles. So what's the solution? Cross-functional teams by location, working on a subset of your project. This improves communication between locals, reducing overhead.What communication challenges and solutions have you experienced for your distributed teams?Go beyond communication tips -- find out how to apply measures and metrics of agile techniques into your projects. PMI members can dig deeper into the topic, with expert tips on the many facets of agile.
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    "6 Communication Tips for Distributed Agile Teams By Bill Krebs on January 11, 2013 10:15 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) Distributed agile teams have to overcome distance and time to achieve what Alistair Cockburn describes as "osmotic communication" -- tacit knowledge and spontaneous discussion. Speakers at an October 2012 summit on distributed agile teams offered six tips for improving high-bandwidth communication: 1. Make a Time Zone Table. You may know this already, but this tool is a must for finding times for meetings required by your agile process, including daily Scrum meetings, estimating, planning, demos and retrospectives. To create one, use a spreadsheet to list rows of times for potential meetings and corresponding time zones for all members. For example: PMI Voices Bill Krebs Time Zone Table.pngMind the International Date Line and daylight savings time. Then apply your matrix to a range of dates, before or after daylight savings time changes. For example, a December call between New York and India would be at 7:00 a.m. EST/5:30 p.m. India time -- but in June, it is 4:30 p.m. India time. Online date and time tools are useful when putting together this matrix. Be aware of each location's typical work hours, and make a separate table or calendar of holidays. 2. Break language barriers. Even when remote team members speak the same language, don't assume smooth communications. For example, some people have heavier accents than others. Language barriers can particularly impact the efficiency of agile teams, which include daily standup meetings. One solution is to assign a spokesperson with better language skills in the team's common language (English, for example). Also, be mindful of cultural metaphors and idioms that may not make sense in other countries. 3. Increase visibility. Because agile teams use task boards to show stories and associated work, communications can become complicated for distributed teams. To show the many visual elements used i
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RePEc: Nader Ale Ebrahim - 0 views

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    "RePEc Author Service Nader Ale Ebrahim Names first: Nader last: Ale Ebrahim Contact homepage: http://aleebrahim.com/ Affiliations Universiti Malaya English name: Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya website location: Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur Research profile author of: Virtual R&D teams and SMEs growth: A comparative study between Iranian and Malaysian SMEs by Ale Ebrahim, Nader & Ahmed, Shamsuddin & Taha, Zahari Virtual Teams: A New Opportunity to Develop a Business by Ale Ebrahim, Nader & Ahmed, Shamsuddin & Abdul Rashid, Salwa Hanim & Taha, Zahari SMEs; Virtual research and development (R&D) teams and new product development: A literature review by Ale Ebrahim, Nader & Ahmed, Shamsuddin & Taha, Zahari Envisages of New Product Developments in Small and Medium Enterprises through Virtual Team by Ale Ebrahim, Nader & Ahmed, Shamsuddin & Taha, Zahari Critical factors for new product developments in SMEs virtual team by Ale Ebrahim, Nader & Ahmed, Shamsuddin & Taha, Zahari Virtual Teams for New Product Development - An Innovative Experience for R&D Engineers by Ale Ebrahim, Nader & Ahmed, Shamsuddin & Taha, Zahari Dealing with Virtual R&D Teams in New Product Development by Ale Ebrahim, Nader & Ahmed, Shamsuddin & Taha, Zahari Concurrent Collaboration in Research and Development by Ale Ebrahim, Nader & Ahmed, Shamsuddin & Taha, Zahari New Product Development in Virtual Environment by Ale Ebrahim, Nader & Ahmed, Shamsuddin & Taha, Zahari R&D Network and value Creation in SMEs by Ale Ebrahim, Nader & Ahmed, Shamsuddin & Taha, Zahari Literature, Principle and the basics of Network Value Creation in R&D: The relationship with economy by Ale Ebrahim, Nader & Ahmed, Shamsuddin & Taha, Zahari Virtuality, Innovation and R&D Activities by Ale Ebrahim, Nader & Ahmed, Shamsuddin & Taha, Zahar
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Virtual teams: A literature review - 0 views

  • Virtual teams: A literature review Alternative title:  Virtual Teams: A Literature Review Year:  2008-12 Abstract:  In the competitive market, virtual teams represent a growing response to the need for fasting time-to-market, low-cost and rapid solutions to complex organizational problems. Virtual teams enable organizations to pool the talents and expertise of employee ... [more] In the competitive market, virtual teams represent a growing response to the need for fasting time-to-market, low-cost and rapid solutions to complex organizational problems. Virtual teams enable organizations to pool the talents and expertise of employees and non-employees by eliminating time and space barriers. Nowadays, companies are heavily investing in virtual team to enhance their performance and competitiveness. Despite virtual teams growing prevalence, relatively little is known about this new form of team. Hence the study offers an extensive literature review with definitions of virtual teams and a structured analysis of the present body of knowledge of virtual teams. First, we distinguish virtual teams from conventional teams, different types of virtual teams to identify where current knowledge applies. Second, we distinguish what is needed for effective virtual team considering the people, process and technology point of view and underlying characteristics of virtual teams and challenges they entail. Finally, we have identified and extended 12 key factors that need to be considered, and describes a methodology focused on supporting virtual team working, with a new approach that has not been specifically addressed in the existing literature and some guide line for future research extracted. [less] Person:  Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari Institution:  Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Series:  MPRA PaperMPRA Paper Subject:  Virtual team; Literature review; Effective virtual team Classification:  jel-L11; jel-O32; jel-M12; jel-L1; jel-L7; jel-O1; jel-M11; htt
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    "Virtual teams: A literature review Alternative title: Virtual Teams: A Literature Review Year: 2008-12 Abstract: In the competitive market, virtual teams represent a growing response to the need for fasting time-to-market, low-cost and rapid solutions to complex organizational problems. Virtual teams enable organizations to pool the talents and expertise of employee ... [more] Person: Ale Ebrahim, Nader; Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Taha, Zahari Institution: Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Series: MPRA Paper Subject: Virtual team; Literature review; Effective virtual team Classification: jel-L11 Type of publication: Buch / Working Paper Note: Published in Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 3.3(2009): pp. 2653-2669 Title record from database: RePEc - Research Papers in Economics Link to database: http://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:pra:mprapa:27001 Availability: Full text Online Click for full-text (item) "
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    "Technology Use in the Virtual R&D Teams - Nader Ale Ebrahim ALE EBRAHIM, N., AHMED, S., ABDUL RASHID, S. H. & TAHA, Z. 2012. Technology Use in the Virtual R&D Teams. American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 5, 9-14. Keywords: Collaboration teams; questionnaires; performance; cross-functional teams; product development; structural equation modeling; measurement model; literature review Downloads: 61 [texts] UM HIR Special Feature Nader Ale Ebrahim ( 27 5 2013) Edited - Nader Ale Ebrahim Abstract:The number of citations has over 30% share in Times Higher Education (THE) world university ranking system. Therefore, most of the researchers are looking for some helpful techniques to increase their citation record. Nader is developing a module for increasing the visibility of the research which directly influences the number of citations. This article reports just some of the key points of the module for improving the citation counts.Citation:N... Keywords: Research Tools; Increase H-index; Increase citations; Maximize visibility Downloads: 12 [texts] Maryam Farhadi's Paper In JATIT - Nader Ale Ebrahim M. FARHADI, H. SALEHI, M. A. EMBI, M. FOOLADI, H. FARHADI, A. AGHAEI CHADEGANI, and N. ALE EBRAHIM, "Contribution of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Country'S H-Index," Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology, vol. 57, no. 1, 10 November, 2013. Keywords: Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development; H-index; Middle East Downloads: 14 [texts] Relationship among Economic Growth, Internet Usage and Publication Productivity: Comparison among ASEAN and World's Best Countries - Nader Ale Ebrahim Gholizadeh, H., Salehi, H., Embi, M. A., Danaee, M., Motahar, S. M., Ale Ebrahim, N., . . . Osman, N. A. A. (2014). Relationship among Economic Growth, Internet Usage and Publication Productivity: Comparison among ASEAN and World's Best Countries. Modern Applied Science, 8(2), 160-170. doi: 10.5539/mas.v8n2p160
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HAL-SHS :: [hal-00593357, version 1] Virtual Teams: a Literature Review - 0 views

  • HAL&nbsp;:&nbsp;hal-00593357, version 1 Fiche détaillée &nbsp;Récupérer au formatBibTeX&nbsp;-EndNote&nbsp;-TEI&nbsp;-RefWorks&nbsp;-&nbsp; Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 3, 3 (2009) 2653-2669 Virtual Teams: a Literature Review Nader&nbsp;Ale Ebrahim&nbsp;1, Shamsuddin&nbsp;Ahmed&nbsp;1, Zahari&nbsp;Taha&nbsp;1 (2009) In the competitive market , virtual teams represent a growing response to the need for fasting time-to- market, low-cost and rapid solutions to complex organizational problems. Virtual teams enable organizations to pool the talents and expertise of employees and non-employees by eliminating time and space barriers . Nowadays, companies are heavily investing in virtual team to enhance their performance and competitiveness. Despite virtual teams growing prevalence, relatively little is known about this new form of team. Hence the study offers an extensive literature review with definitions o f virtual teams and a structured analysis of the present body of knowledge of virtual teams. First, we distinguish virtual teams from conventional teams , different types of virtual teams to identify where current knowledge applies. Second, we distinguish what is needed for effective virtual team considering the people, process and technology point of view and underlying characteristics of virtual teams and challenges they entail. Finally, we have identified an d extended 12 key factors that need to be considered, and describes a methodology focused on supporting virtual team working, with a new approach that has not been specifically addressed in the existing literature and some guide line for future research extracted. 1&nbsp;:&nbsp; University of Malaya (UM) Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya <
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    "HAL : hal-00593357, version 1 Fiche détaillée Récupérer au format Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 3, 3 (2009) 2653-2669 Virtual Teams: a Literature Review Nader Ale Ebrahim 1, Shamsuddin Ahmed 1, Zahari Taha 1 (2009) In the competitive market , virtual teams represent a growing response to the need for fasting time-to- market, low-cost and rapid solutions to complex organizational problems. Virtual teams enable organizations to pool the talents and expertise of employees and non-employees by eliminating time and space barriers . Nowadays, companies are heavily investing in virtual team to enhance their performance and competitiveness. Despite virtual teams growing prevalence, relatively little is known about this new form of team. Hence the study offers an extensive literature review with definitions o f virtual teams and a structured analysis of the present body of knowledge of virtual teams. First, we distinguish virtual teams from conventional teams , different types of virtual teams to identify where current knowledge applies. Second, we distinguish what is needed for effective virtual team considering the people, process and technology point of view and underlying characteristics of virtual teams and challenges they entail. Finally, we have identified an d extended 12 key factors that need to be considered, and describes a methodology focused on supporting virtual team working, with a new approach that has not been specifically addressed in the existing literature and some guide line for future research extracted. 1 : University of Malaya (UM) Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya Domaine : Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Gestion et management Sciences de l'ingénieur/Autre Mots Clés : Virtual team - Literature review - Effective virtual team Liste des fichiers attachés à ce document : PDF Nader-AJBAS_3_3_2653-2669-2009.pdf(217.7 KB) hal-00593357, version 1 http
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How to Build Trust in a Virtual Workplace - Keith Ferrazzi - Harvard Business Review - 0 views

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    " Subscribe Sign in / Register My Account Register today and save 20%* off your first order! Details HBR Blog Network How to Build Trust in a Virtual Workplace by Keith Ferrazzi | 2:00 PM October 8, 2012 Comments (11) Teams can't function well when co-workers don't trust one another. Building and maintaining trust in the traditional, physical workplace is difficult enough, but the process is even tougher in a virtual environment, where people often have to work with people they haven't met in person. Some biologists believe that we are hardwired to distrust everyone except our own family members. Studies have shown, however, that trust can indeed be actively accelerated and maintained on virtual teams even when they have to be assembled on the fly with employees scattered across the globe. According to our research, the following best practices will help: Leverage "swift trust." Recognize that when groups first form, people are usually willing to give others the benefit of the doubt. The prevailing feeling is that "we're in the same boat together": success will reflect well on everyone, whereas failure could hurt people's careers. So people initially operate in a positive atmosphere of "swift trust." (This is what colloquially we might call the "honeymoon period" of a relationship). This is particularly true if the group is under pressure to perform so that, in effect, people have little choice but to trust each other. This is easily seen on a movie set, where actors, stuntmen, the director, makeup artists, set designers, the camera crew, and others collaborate intensely from day one even though they might have been strangers before. There are two ways to assure you take best advantage of the benefits of swift trust. Managers should 1) tout the competence of the different team members and 2) ensure that the team has clear goals that everyone understands. Over ti
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:: IESE :: Expatriatus » Blog Archive » Virtual Teams: From Merely Working To... - 0 views

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    "Virtual Teams: From Merely Working Together to Truly Collaborating with One Another. 1 Posted by Sebastian Reiche | Posted on Jan 17, 2013 Category : Cases, Comments and Current Trends Tags: cultural diversity, distant leadership, global leadership, global organizations, virtual teams 'It's like monopoly on a global scale, with people, factories, offices, and ideas, crisscrossing the world to get the job done in time and on budget'. In my opinion, this metaphor that a recent CNN article mentioned serves as a fitting description for today's globally dispersed business environment, and as a great introduction for a blog post on global virtual teams. As global businesses adjust to these 'monopoly' settings, managing global virtual teams quickly becomes the norm. Although they are very attractive cost wise, and may also help to save time , managing global virtual teams effectively is still a challenge. There is limited face-to-face interaction, work occurs across different time zones, and collaboration involves different cultural and language backgrounds - all of which make virtual teamwork and virtual leadership quite a difficult task. This is probably one reason for why entering 'virtual team' into any Internet search engine results in a sheer endless number of publications with 'to do' and 'top tips' lists in their headings. And although the majority of recommendations for managing traditional teams would also serve well for virtual teams (e.g. specify roles, create a common meaningful goal, value all team members), the differences should be evident. Lacking face-to-face interaction makes virtual teams much more vulnerable to 'merely working together' instead of truly collaborating with one another. What happens naturally in groups who see each other daily should be deliberately fostered in remote virtual groups. In this context, a relevant HBR blog article suggests that global team leaders must deliberately create 'moments'.
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  • Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Volume 3, Issue 3, July 2009, Pages 2653-2669 Virtual teams: A literature review&nbsp;&nbsp;(Review) Ebrahim, N.A.&nbsp;,&nbsp;Ahmed, S.,&nbsp;Taha, Z. &nbsp; View additional authors Retrieving additional authors... Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia View additional affiliations Retrieving additional affiliations... View references&nbsp;(130) Abstract In the competitive market, virtual teams represent a growing response to the need for fasting time-to-market, low-cost and rapid solutions to complex organizational problems. Virtual teams enable organizations to pool the talents and expertise of employees and non-employees by eliminating time and space barriers. Nowadays companies are heavily investing in virtual team to enhance their performance and competitiveness. Despite virtual team growing prevalence, relatively little is known about this new form of team. Hence the study offers an extensive literature review with definitions of virtual teams and a structured analysis of the present body of knowledge of virtual teams. First, we distinguish virtual teams from conventional teams, different types of virtual teams to identify where current knowledge applies. Second, we dis tinguish what is needed for effective virtual team considering the people, process and technology point of view and underlying characteristics of virtual teams and challenges the entail. Finally we have identified and extended 12 key factors that need to be considered, and describes a methodology focused on supporting virtual team working, with a new approach that has not been specifically addressed in the existing literature and some guide line for future research extracted. © 2009, INSInet Publication. Reaxys Database Information | Author keywords Effective virtual team; Literature review; Virtual team ISSN: 19918178Source Type: Journal Original language: English Document Type: Review
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    "Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Volume 3, Issue 3, July 2009, Pages 2653-2669 Virtual teams: A literature review (Review) Ebrahim, N.A. , Ahmed, S., Taha, Z. Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia View references (130) Abstract In the competitive market, virtual teams represent a growing response to the need for fasting time-to-market, low-cost and rapid solutions to complex organizational problems. Virtual teams enable organizations to pool the talents and expertise of employees and non-employees by eliminating time and space barriers. Nowadays companies are heavily investing in virtual team to enhance their performance and competitiveness. Despite virtual team growing prevalence, relatively little is known about this new form of team. Hence the study offers an extensive literature review with definitions of virtual teams and a structured analysis of the present body of knowledge of virtual teams. First, we distinguish virtual teams from conventional teams, different types of virtual teams to identify where current knowledge applies. Second, we dis tinguish what is needed for effective virtual team considering the people, process and technology point of view and underlying characteristics of virtual teams and challenges the entail. Finally we have identified and extended 12 key factors that need to be considered, and describes a methodology focused on supporting virtual team working, with a new approach that has not been specifically addressed in the existing literature and some guide line for future research extracted. © 2009, INSInet Publication. Author keywords Effective virtual team; Literature review; Virtual team ISSN: 19918178Source Type: Journal Original language: English Document Type: Review"
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    " Virtual R&D Teams for NPD in SMEs:Past, Present and Future Trend [Quick Edit] (2008) by Nader Ale Ebrahim, Shamsudin Ahmed, Zahari Taha posted to *file-import-10-10-31 virtual team small review rd papers nader medium literature enterprises ebrahims conference and ale by aleebrahim to the group Virtual R&D Teams on 2010-10-31 17:37:38 *****/ This copy of the article hasn't been liked by anyone yet(0) Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract This paper provides a comprehensive review on different aspects of virtual teams based on authentic and reputed publications. The purpose of the state-of-the-art literature review is to provide an overview of what is known about the structure and dynamics of R&D collaboration in SMEs. SMEs are the backbone of the world business. The focus of the investigation is on virtual R&D teams in SMEs. After providing a definition and importance of virtual teams, research and development (R&D), small and medium enterprises ... Virtual R&D Teams: A Sustainable Infrastructure for Promoting SMEs [Quick Edit] (2008), pp. 217-223. by Nader Ale Ebrahim, Shamsuddin Ahmed, Zahari Taha posted to *file-import-10-10-31 virtual teams smes small sized review rd medium literature enterprises and by aleebrahim to the group Virtual R&D Teams on 2010-10-31 17:37:38 *****/ This copy of the article hasn't been liked by anyone yet(0) Abstract Copy My Attachments My Copy Abstract Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are a major part of the industrial economies. Their survival and growth has therefore been a prominent issue. Research and development (R&D) enables firms to create new technologies and/or to build on existing technologies obtained through technology transfer. Nowadays unpredictable environment suggests that many firms seek new ways of conducting their business through some kind of R&D activities to make a profit and stay ahead of the competition. To survive in the global economy SMEs ... SMEs: ERP or Virtual Collaboration Te
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Virtual Team Leaders: Are You the Life of the Party? | Virtual Team Builder - Blog - 0 views

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    "It shouldn't be difficult for you to imagine the last party you attended as we come out of the holiday season. Maybe you have a few standout memories of that special occasion: the food might have been delicious, the decorations, beautiful, and you might have found yourself immersed in the most interesting conversation ever with another guest. However, I'm willing to bet that those details would have meant very little without an outstanding host to tie everything together. We all know a great party host creates a safe and interesting environment for their guests and makes everyone's comfort level their top priority. Actually, when it comes down to it, an effective virtual leader possesses the very same qualities and demonstrates the same behaviours. When we really think about it, every great party host has a number of personal characteristics that enable them to be the centre of the party, providing everyone with energy, inspiration, and the ability to simply be themselves. He or she is interested in building a relationship with every guest; similarly, an effective virtual team leader builds relationships with the team members. A good party host will ask their guests questions; this is an indicator of politeness and also puts people at ease and makes them feel valued. Your host may ask "How was the drive over?" or "Have you seen any interesting movies lately?" Naturally, a virtual leader is also interested in putting their team members at ease and making them feel valued. In a virtual team situation, this involves keeping the lines of communication open; asking team members questions about the progress of their tasks or whether they need assistance. Open communication also means virtual leaders should reply to questions and issues that are raised by their team members in a timely and clear manner. An effective party host also has an unmistakable presence at their party; often, this involves achieving a balance between being overly involved with their
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