Towards a Methodology for Managing Competencies in Virtual Teams – A Systemic Approach

Abstract

Abstract. Virtual instruments and tools are future trends in Engineering which are a response to the growing complexity of engineering tasks, the facility of communication and strong collaborations on the international market. Outsourcing, off-shoring, and the globalization of organisations' activities have resulted in the formation of virtual product development teams. Individuals who are working in virtual teams must be equipped with diversified competencies that provide a basis for virtual team building. Thanks to the systemic approach of the functional analysis our paper responds to the need of a methodology of competence management to build virtual teams that are active in virtual design projects in the area of New Product Development (NPD).

Changing Skills in Changing Environments: Skills Needed in Virtual Construction Teams

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Aided Virtual Team Building System: Zooming in on Web 2.0 Tools and Competence Management

“…Before presenting the approach of our study we give an overview of the positioning of the Aided VTB System. Due to the systemic approach that we pursued in our previous work [8,9] the domains competence management, virtual project management, virtual team building, and web 2.0 tools are considered as systems that are in interrelation with the Aided VTB System. The Virtual Teams which we handle are active in virtual design projects in the area of NPD.…”