RedVector JCOM-00025

PMBOK® Guide - Seventh Edition: Managing Distributed and Virtual Teams

PMBOK® Guide - Seventh Edition: Managing Distributed and Virtual Teams

1 hr. Online Course

Level: Fundamental

Item#: JCOM-00025

SME: Neal Rowland, PMP, PMI-ACP, ITIL Expert, ITIL Practitioner

Technology and our project work has enabled modern projects to be completed by project teams spread all over the globe. This enablement comes with its own challenges and benefits. This course explores a few of the new dynamics project managers should consider and manage when working with virtual team members distributed across the world.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
  • Recognize the challenges working with remote, distributed teams
  • Identify considerations when managing projects with virtual teams
  • Construct ways for virtual teams to collaborate
  • Evaluate the construction and use of a team charter/agreement
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT: Neal Rowland, PMP, PMI-ACP, ITIL Expert, ITIL Practitioner
Neal Rowland, PMP, PMI-ACP, ITIL Expert, ITIL Practitioner Photo
Neal Rowland has been a Project Management Professional (PMP) for over 13 years. During that time he has instructed, authored courses, advised training companies and corporations, and applied the best practices of project management in his work at Microsoft, Plex, and others. As the Lead Crowd Surfer of The Crowd Training [www.thecrowdtraining.com], Neal leads product development, instructional design, and graphic design. He is a contributor to the PMBOK. Beyond being certified as a PMP, Neal is also a certified agile project manager (PMI-ACP) and IT service management (ITIL Expert and ITIL Practitioner). Neal currently resides in the Detroit area with his wife and 5 kids.
State Licenses
NY - Land Surveyor (General)
Accreditation: Vector Solutions is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEUs for this program.
Professional Organizations
Association for Facilities Engineering - AFE - Certification (General)
Project Management Institute (PMI) - Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) (Ways of Working - 1510JJQ40G)
Project Management Institute (PMI) - PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) (Ways of Working - 1510JJQ40G)
Project Management Institute (PMI) - Program Management Professional (PgMP) (Ways of Working - 1510JJQ40G)
Project Management Institute (PMI) - Project Management Professional (PMP) (Ways of Working - 1510JJQ40G)
Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals - SMRP (General)
Soil Science Society of America - SSSA - Certified Professional Soil Scientist (CPSS) (General)