Introduction
The sharing of information is a very vital aspect of a modern business enterprise. It enables the company to come up with effective strategies to tackle the problems that it may be facing. Generally, the sharing of information mainly involved the physical meeting of the people involved; this company has facilitated such meetings to great success. However, the sharing of information can also be done through virtual teams, which is in line with the company’s policy of facilitation of sharing of information and teamwork development. Because virtual teams require different types of equipment to enable communication between the members (Gibson and Cohen, 2003, p 4), the company will ensure that it provides all the required communication equipment.
Virtual team members play a very important role in the development of certain information that is important to the company. They help in the sharing of information, which is of ultimate help to the company. The success of the virtual team is mainly determined by the individual capabilities of the members because virtual teams usually have specific difficulties that are mainly brought about by the differences in the geographical location of the members and the lack of physical presence of the members. To help in solving the problems that may arise in the virtual teams, setting up ground rules is usually very important.
The company, therefore, intends to issue a detailed job description of the individual members of the virtual team, and in effect, help in tackling some of the problems that may arise in the virtual team. The main job of the virtual team is to identify issues concerning a new mobile phone developed by the company.
Team member no. 1
This team member is located in China, the country that offers the largest export market for our product. Therefore, this team member is very vital for the eventual success of the virtual team.
Duties and responsibilities
- Supervision of the product demand in the country concerned;
- Supervision of the market in the surrounding regions;
- Identification of new markets in the surrounding areas where the company can profitably venture into;
- Provision of information regarding how the product can be developed to suit the market concerned to enable improvement in the quality of the product (Kumar and Phrommathed, 2005, p 11);
- Oversee the distribution of the product in the country concerned;
- Oversee the working of the product in the country concerned;
- Liaising with the distributors of the product to identify specific areas that need improvement. This is mainly about the product and the logistics involved in the distribution of the product in the country concerned;
- The team member should provide information regarding the viability of the production of the product in China. He should, therefore, collaborate with the other personnel in China and research the development of the product in the country concerned. The research information should be detailed and will provide vital information to the management to facilitate the production of the product in China.
Presentations to make
Product demand
The presentation should show the following:
- Current demand for the product;
- Identify new markets where the company can venture into;
- Consumers view of the product;
- Areas where the specifications of the product can be altered to integrate the consumers’ views, and hence increase the demand for the product.
Viability of production in China
The presentation should include the following:
- Cost of production in China;
- Expected market to be supplied from the production plant;
- Any logistical issues involved in the production in China.
Skills and specifications
- Must have excellent time management skills;
- Must have very good organizational presentational skills;
- Must be highly proficient in computer skills such as ms word, excel, PowerPoint;
- Must be conversant with the communication software solutions of the company;
- Should be honest;
- Should be a team player who can work towards a common goal with the other members (Sarker and Sahay 2003 p 23);
- Have good communication skills and able to communicate with people of different cultures;
- Must have the ability to think critically.
Education and qualifications
- Degree in business administration.
- Diploma in Information technology or any related field.
Team member no. 2
This team member will be based in the United States, the country where the product is being developed. The main activities of the team member will involve overseeing market development in the United States and the surrounding regions.
Duties and responsibilities
- Supervision of the market in the United States and the surrounding regions;
- Identification of new markets in the nearby regions;
- Researching the areas where the product needs to be altered to suit consumer expectations;
- Oversee the distribution of the product in the United States and the surrounding regions;
- Carry out market research on the consumers’ view of the product and the areas which need to be improved to increase the demand for the product;
- Coordinate with other departments to stimulate the demand for the product.
Presentations to make
Product demand
This presentation should include the following:
- Current demand for the product.
- Identify new markets where the company can venture into.
- Consumers view of the product.
- Areas where the specifications of the product can be altered to integrate the consumer’s views and hence increase the demand for the product.
Skills and qualification
- Must have excellent time management skills;
- Must be a team player;
- Must have good organizational presentational skills;
- Should be honest and provide correct information which will enhance trust among the members (Duarte and Snyder 2006 p 11);
- Must be proficient in computer skills;
- Must be highly conversant with the various communication software which will facilitate the sharing of ideas with the other members of the group;
- Should be honest;
- Have good communication skills and able to communicate with people of different cultures.
Education and qualifications
- Degree in business administration
- Diploma in Information technology or any related field.
Team member no. 3
This team member will be from the production department of the organization involved in the production and development of the product. This person will mainly be involved in the integration of the ideas provided by the other team members into the product.
Duties and responsibilities
- Integrating the ideas provided b the other team members which help in the improvement of the product;
- Explaining to the other members whether certain changes can be made to the product;
- Updating the other team members on the development of the product and integration of their ideas;
- Informing the other members of any changes in expected changes in the product.
Presentations to make
Product development
The presentation should include:
- Detailed information on the working of the product;
- The current areas where the product is being altered to improve the product;
- Update on the integration of the ideas of the other members.
Skills and qualifications
- Must have excellent time management skills;
- Must be a team player;
- Must have good organizational presentational skills;
- Should be honest assertive;
- Must be proficient in computer skills;
- Must be highly conversant with the various communication software which will facilitate the sharing of ideas with the other members of the group;
- Should be honest;
- Ability to think critically.
- Have good communication skills and able to communicate with people of different cultures.
Educational qualifications
- Degree in industrial engineering;
- Diploma in public relations or any relevant field.
References
Duarte, D.L. and Snyder, N.T. (2006). Mastering virtual teams: Strategies, tools, and techniques that succeed revised edition. CA: John Wiley and Sons. Web.
Gibson, C.B and Cohen, C.G. (2003). Virtual teams that work: creating conditions for virtual team effectiveness. CA: John Wiley and Sons. Web.
Kumar, S. and Phrommathed, P. (2005). An empirical study of the effects of innovation strategy, organization leaning and market conditions. NY: Springer. 2005. Web.
Sarker, S. and Sahay, S. (2003). Understanding virtual team development: an interpretive study. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. Web.