Using Social Media to Build Your Virtual Project Management Team (part 4)

This is the final post in a series about virtual project management teams. Read the rest of the articles: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

As a project manager with almost 15 years of experience, one of the important things that I have learned is that project management tools are very important to the success of a project. I have used Microsoft Project, Zoho Project and tested many others but have found for my business that Zoho Projects is best to use (checkout the Software Review: Zoho Projects). I can integrate it with Zoho’s other products which makes managing my clients, projects and team much easier.

Special Tips for new virtual project managers:

• Remember to C.A.S.T. your projects in order to streamline them better. What to learn more about C.A.S.T. then checkout the article series “Project Management and the New Year, part 1“.
• Have a mentor who will help you understand how to manage the ROI (Return-On-Invest) for your projects successfully. For more details checkout “Project Management and ROI: What’s in it For You?“.
• Documentation, processes, and teambuilding can be the best way to create a strong and synergized team.
• Always remember to allow for buy-in from your team members and clients so that each part can have a sense of ownership for the projects that you manage.

Now on to the feedback from the resources for this series. They have great information to provide.

Question 7: Are there other project management tools that you use on your #VirtualTeam projects?

Question 8: What pointers would you share with some who is just starting to build their #VirtualTeam?

Each of the resources above have been using virtual teams to not only grow their business but also to streamline processes. This is the last in a four-part series answering questions about building a virtual team.

Images are screenshot of the actual Twitter conversation provided by Kim Beasley