IT Support for Virtual Teams

Global
organizations have branches that are located in multiple countries.
Some of these organizations develop software and take advantage of the
global talent pool of software developers while others have global
technical support teams, customer service, and so on. Virtual teams are
created when two or more people work together from different locations,
organizations, times zone, and / or time shifts. Global organizations
use virtual teams in order to provide global support, reduce travel
costs, reduce training costs, and take advantage of local cultural
knowledge that may impact the organization’s operations.

Write a seven to ten (7-10) page paper in which you:

1. Examine seven (7) 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
   seven (7) advantages and seven (7) disadvantages of using virtual teams
   for the organizations described in the scenario.
4. Describe challenges imposed by:

1. 1. IT / IS national standards and propose how they could be handled or resolved.
   2. Protocols and propose how they could be handled or resolved.
   3. Procedures on virtual teams and propose how they could be handled or resolved.

1. Compare and contrast virtual teams and traditional teams with respect to communications, technology use, and team diversity.
2. Use at least six (6) 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