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Project Teams: A Structured Development Approach is a seven-chapter book published by Business Expert Press in 2016 and written by Vittal S. Anantatmula, professor at the College of Business at Western Carolina University. The author provides a model of successful teams, examining a key aspect of the model in each chapter. He explores how the development, process, and management of teams works. He compares traditional teams with virtual global teams. He considers the attributes of productive team members and suggests traits of high-performance teams. Each chapter begins with objectives and a preview of concepts covered. Each chapter contains discussion questions. Chapter 5, Productive Global Project Teams (23 pages), explores virtual global teams. The author explains the risks of such teams, including challenges such as diversity, lack of informal communication, and conflict management. He explores how the global nature of the team affects the project structure. He also highlights potential obstacles for knowledge sharing in a global team setting. He outlines success factors for global teams, such as communications, culture, and leadership. He summarizes the relationship between culture and leadership in a Global Project Success Model. The chapter ends by comparing elements of success for traditional and virtual teams.

• Managing conflicts
• Leading teams
• Corporate strategy
• Leadership
• Global teams
• Project management