Virtual Team - Real Humans

Make sure team members spend time together at the beginning of a project. This will allow them to develop a sense of who their teammates are and of how to work most effectively with them.

Healthy teams are built on foundations of trust and understanding that allow team members to share and debate ideas, and to commit to shared goals. Humans are social beings and develop trust by interacting with one another, not by working in isolation.

The cost of getting together in terms of direct expense is easy to determine; the benefit of getting together to build trust is invaluable.

- PMI Community Post. Thanks to Brian R. King, P.Eng, PMP, for contributing this tip.