Title :
Managing globally distributed engineering teams: A case study on virtual industrial engineering
Author :
Domschke, M. ; Bog, A. ; Uflacker, M. ; Zeier, A.
Author_Institution :
Hasso Plattner Inst., Univ. of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Abstract :
Globally distributed engineering teams face particular challenges regarding collaboration and communication. Spatial, temporal and cultural distances force a virtual cooperation that must adequately enable idea mediation and decision making within engineering teams. Thus, the engineering management plays a central role and therefore has to react to support and govern those teams. On this perspective, this contribution shares fundamental insights, results, challenges, and implications derived from a nine-month engineering project between students from Stanford University and Hasso Plattner Institute, their focus user group, and their client principal-a leading German engineering enterprise conglomerate.
Keywords :
industrial engineering; project engineering; project management; cultural distance; engineering management; globally distributed engineering team; spatial distance; temporal distance; virtual industrial engineering; Computer industry; Consumer electronics; Electronics industry; Engineering management; Industrial control; Industrial engineering; Keyboards; Mice; Prototypes; Research and development management; Engineering Management; Global Virtual Teams; Industrial Engineering; Media Richness;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 2009. IE&EM '09. 16th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3671-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3672-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICIEEM.2009.5344524