Thanks for the article! As a designer and project manager in New York City, I enjoyed team collaboration with an incredibly talented network of freelancers. A couple of years ago my husband got a job in Hawaii and we moved. Way out here, I thought I'd become a solo designer. Instead (to my surprise and delight) I've found myself managing projects with clients and team members across the U.S. and on other continents. There might be a creative director in California, a writer in Boston, graphic artists in N.J., clients in Europe or Japan. Thanks to phone and web tools it works.
Clear and ongoing communication is the key to any team project. Some days I wear out my keyboard typing IMs and emails -- but I'm far from feeling isolated! Clients have become increasingly comfortable with remote and decentralized production. And we (designers, artists, etc.) have more flexibility.
I can highly recommend Box.net as a flexible and reliable collaboration tool. It's like having an online server. You can set up permissions for file posting and sharing. Apple's video iChat is great for 2- or 3-way conferences -- you can share work-in-progress via Keynote.
The old adage that the ability to work effectively in a team is key still holds true - they even have online degrees that are exclusively focused on project management. This form of management science is crucial in ensuring that important company projects get finished on time, that resources are being utilized effectively, and that redundancies are reduced.
Remote collaboration works!
Thanks for the article! As a designer and project manager in New York City, I enjoyed team collaboration with an incredibly talented network of freelancers. A couple of years ago my husband got a job in Hawaii and we moved. Way out here, I thought I'd become a solo designer. Instead (to my surprise and delight) I've found myself managing projects with clients and team members across the U.S. and on other continents. There might be a creative director in California, a writer in Boston, graphic artists in N.J., clients in Europe or Japan. Thanks to phone and web tools it works.
Clear and ongoing communication is the key to any team project. Some days I wear out my keyboard typing IMs and emails -- but I'm far from feeling isolated! Clients have become increasingly comfortable with remote and decentralized production. And we (designers, artists, etc.) have more flexibility.
I can highly recommend Box.net as a flexible and reliable collaboration tool. It's like having an online server. You can set up permissions for file posting and sharing. Apple's video iChat is great for 2- or 3-way conferences -- you can share work-in-progress via Keynote.
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The old adage that the ability to work effectively in a team is key still holds true - they even have online degrees that are exclusively focused on project management. This form of management science is crucial in ensuring that important company projects get finished on time, that resources are being utilized effectively, and that redundancies are reduced.
great article!
great article!