Mobile Collaboration Support for Virtual Teams

Abstract

Organizations increasingly depend on virtual teams in which geographically distributed individuals use sophisticated technology to interact and collaborate. With the advancement of mobile and wireless technology, mobile support for collaboration among virtual team members is becoming increasingly important and popular. In this research, we study the values of mobile support for virtual team members. Using the qualitative technique, Value-Focused Thinking approach, proposed by Keeney, we interviewed 30 subjects who were involved in information systems development teams and asked them the values of mobile support for virtual collaboration. This study uses Alter's Work Systems Theory as the conceptual foundation.

Agile software development approach for 'ad-hoc' IT projects

“…This applies to both business and technological perspectives, where the determinants of technology acceptance often depend on the area and organizational context of its application [16]. The evolution of cooperation among project members led to the establishment of virtual teams, in which geographically distributed, and often culturally diverse individuals use sophisticated technologies for interaction and collaboration; raising organizational maturity transformed those teams from an innovative source of competitive advantage into an important and necessary part of any organization strategy [14].…”