Assignment: IT Support for Virtual Teams

Write a two to three page paper in which you:

1. Examine five issues that the IT department is likely to face when it comes to supporting virtual teams.

2. Create an architectural diagram that shows how the virtual teams would collaborate and access common repositories for documents, software, development, and testing facilities. Use Visio or an equivalent such as Dia. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.

3. Describe five advantages and five disadvantages of using virtual teams for the organizations described in the scenario.

4. Describe challenges imposed by:

a. IT / IS national standards and propose how they could be handled or resolved.
b. Protocols and propose how they could be handled or resolved.
c. Procedures on virtual teams and propose how they could be handled or resolved.

5. Compare and contrast virtual teams and traditional teams with respect to communications, technology use, and team diversity.

6. Use at least three quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

• Include charts or diagrams created in Visio or an equivalent such as Dia. The completed diagrams / charts must be imported into the Word document before the paper is submitted.