Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Working in a Virtual World -- Forces Driving Virtual Transformation -- Rise of Virtual Organizations and Projects -- Virtual Projects Are Different -- Transitioning to the Virtual World -- Assessing the Virtual Project Manager -- Notes -- Part II: Planning the Virtual Project, Building the Virtual Team -- Chapter 2: Planning the Virtual Project -- Planning a Virtual Project -- Establishing Project Alignment -- Architecting the Virtual Project -- Understanding the Complexity of Virtual Projects -- With Complexity Comes Risk -- Planning Virtual Communication -- Assessing Virtual Project Planning -- Notes -- Chapter 3: Building a High-Performance Virtual Team -- Virtual Project Team Types -- Differentiating High Performance -- Building a High-Performance Virtual Project Team -- Assessing Virtual Project Team Members -- Notes -- Part III: Managing Project Execution, Leading the Virtual Team -- Chapter 4: Executing the Virtual Project -- Managing Assumptions -- Hyper-vigilant Governance -- Managing Outsourced Project Work -- Managing Change -- Integrating Distributed Work -- People Side of Project Execution -- Influencing Virtual Stakeholders -- Assessing Virtual Project Execution -- Notes -- Chapter 5: Leading the Virtual Project Team -- Be the Project Compass -- Be the Team Conductor -- Be the Champion -- Recognizing the Virtual Team -- Leverage Your Leadership Style -- Adding "E'' to Leadership -- Becoming an Effective Virtual Team Leader -- Assessing Virtual Team Performance -- Notes -- Chapter 6: Empowering the Project Network -- Centralize First -- Empowering by Decentralizing -- Centralized/Decentralized Project Construct -- Assessing Virtual Team Collaboration -- Notes -- Part IV: Organizational Considerations.

Chapter 7: Leading a Multicultural Virtual Team -- Putting Culture in Context -- Cultural Intelligence -- Challenges of Multicultural Virtual Project Teams -- Cultural Factors -- Creating a Cultural Strategy -- Converging Company and Country Culture -- Assessing Cross-Cultural Awareness -- Notes -- Chapter 8: Using Technology to Communicate and Collaborate -- Role of Technology -- Using Technology to Communicate -- Using Technology to Collaborate -- Technology Options for the Virtual Project -- No Shortage of Options -- Technology Selection -- Increasing Technology Usage -- Notes -- Chapter 9: Sustaining Virtual Project Success -- Changing Organizational and Team Structures -- Modifying the Project Execution Model -- Changing Behavior by Changing Rewards -- Promoting Cultural Awareness -- Developing Virtual Project Managers -- Virtual Project Management Journey -- Notes -- Appendix Virtual Project Readiness Assessment -- Index -- EULA.