Communications Management in Partially Distributed Teams

This paper discusses the management of communications within Partially Distributed Teams (PDTs). One of the key issues for a PDT is the avoidance of negative effects on team performance caused by in-group dynamics. This paper reviews a selection of literature on virtual teams, in-group dynamics and project communications management. A discussion on two main points, the project communications management plan and in-group dynamics leads to some recommendations for communications management in PDTs, and some examples of communication tools that could be adopted for use.