Virtual Team Best Practice- Supplemental Resource 

ONLY PREPARE THE INTRODUCTION AND RECOMMENDATIONS. 

See below sections distribution.

In this work, you will be working in a virtual team. Reading the following study will be helpful to the success of your team. It can help you in resolving issues or problems you may encounter on a virtual team. This 2008 study, conducted by the authors, involves 48 virtual teams in 16 organizations spanning several industries. As a result, the book is linked to research, and appropriate for graduate studies. At the same time, the authors have attempted to write the book for practitioners. It is written to be a go-to guide for managers and leaders. Each chapter stands alone. You can turn directly to a chapter that addresses an immediate need or interest. Note in the Introduction on page xxvii that there is a quick reference guide for using the book. You can find a challenge or question of interest and turn directly to that chapter. 

 
Reference: 

Lipsinger, R., & DeRosa, D. (2010). Virtual team success: A practical guide for working and leading from a distance. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

This Final Team Assignment is focused on applying key executing and monitoring and controlling processes to a healthcare situation. Please note that your team has the latitude to use the appropriate plans and tools to meet the requirements, even if it means creating your templates, matrices, and documents. Make sure you use your creative skills to do this work. The bottom line is to ensure the project is delivered on time, within budget, and to the customer’s specifications. The Board is impressed with the work your team has completed to date, including the scope baseline, work breakdown structure (WBS), schedule baseline, milestones, and subsidiary plans (i.e., cost, quality, and procurement). At the recent Phase Gate review, the key stakeholders gave the “Go” decision for this project. 

Review Best Case Health (BCH) scenario: You were recently hired as a project manager by Best Care Health (BCH). You impressed the hiring committee because of your experience managing HIPAA-related projects. The leaders at BCH are progressive, and they are committed to being pioneers in the field of telemedicine, which pertains to the diagnosis and treatment of patients by using telecommunications technology. BCH operates 43 hospital campuses across the United States, and all these facilities are in rural areas. To make care more accessible to its patients, BCH wants to launch the telemedicine option as soon as possible. 

Mission Statement: Best Care Health (BCH) is to provide quality, innovative, and accessible medical care to individuals residing in the areas that we service. 

Vision Statement: We are committed to becoming the hospital of choice for the communities we serve, and we embrace innovative technologies that enhance the health care services we provide. 

As a team, please provide the following deliverables: 

(a) Provide clear details regarding your project scope control system. What is included? How do you plan to measure performance? Please include a discussion regarding the roles and responsibilities. 

(b) Apply the estimating techniques to your budgeting process, such as expert judgment, analogous, parametric, bottom-up, and three-point. Please note that your team is creating the budget for your project. The requirement is to ensure you have a process by which estimating is done, and this is where the techniques are used. 

(c) You will make assumptions regarding performance, which means the project is in the execution phase. Please use earned value management (EVM) techniques to show your project in the following situations: (a) performing poorly, (b) on target, (c) performing better than expected. Please use at least eight EVM calculations to present these different scenarios. Along with the calculations, please provide a short explanation regarding the result, and explain future actions that you might take given where you stand. 

(d) Create a resource assignment matrix (RAM) and determine how you plan to manage conflict for each resource. Please include a discussion regarding the appropriate interpersonal skills that can help you with resource management. Please note this is an action-document that is designed to help the team be prepared for contingencies that impact the project. 

Components 

● Title page formatted in APA 6th edition style with the following information: Title of the paper, your name, course number and section number, and date. 

● A table of contents using the following headers: Executive Summary, Introduction (3–5 sentences including thesis statement), Project Scope Control System, Estimating Techniques for Budgeting Process, Earned Value Management (EVM) Techniques, Resource Assignment Matrix (RAM), Recommendations, Conclusion, and References. 

● A minimum of three scholarly journal and textbook source references cited and credited according to APA 6th edition formatting style using a minimum of six in-text citations. 

● The paper should be focused and to the point, containing between 1,500–2,000-words specific to the table of content items, excluding references.
 

Final: Project Execution with Monitoring and Control Content (0-120 points) 

Points Possible Points Earned Provided a clear and concise executive summary. 20 points 

Provided details in the project scope control system, including how to measure performance, and roles and responsibilities. 50 points 

Applied estimating techniques for the budgeting process. 50 points

Applied eight earned value management (EVM) techniques to: (a) performing poorly, (b) on target, (c) performing better than expected. Provided calculations, a short explanation regarding the result, and explained future actions that you might take given where you stand. 50 points

Created a resource assignment matrix (RAM) and determined how you plan to manage conflict for each resource. Included a discussion regarding the appropriate interpersonal skills that can help you with resource management. 50 points 

Analysis (0-65 points) Response exhibits strong higher-order critical thinking and analysis (e.g., evaluation). Submission shows original thought. 15 points 

Analysis includes proper classifications, explanations, comparisons, and inferences. 15 points 

Critical thinking includes appropriate judgments, conclusions, and assessment based on evaluation and synthesis of information. 15points 

Writing (0-15 points) Grammatical skills are strong with typically less than one error per page. Correct use of APA 6th edition. 5points

Appropriate to the Assignment, fresh (interesting to read), accurate, (no far-fetched, unsupported comments), precise (say what you mean), clear introduction and conclusion, and concise (not wordy). 5 points 

Paper is in 12-point font, and double-spaced with a double space between. Paper is free of serious errors; grammar, punctuation, and spelling help to clarify the meaning by following accepted conventions. At least three scholarly journal and textbook sources are cited and referenced in APA 6th edition format. Content is between 1,500–2,000 words specific to the table of content items (excluding references). 5points

Total 280

Section breakdowns:

Executive Summary – (Taken)

Introduction – (Mine)

Project Scope Control System – (Taken)

Estimating Techniques for Budgeting Process – (Taken)

Earned Value Management Techniques – (Taken)

Resource Assignment Matrix – (Taken)

Recommendations – (Mine)

Conclusion – (Taken)