ThePMBOK Guidedefines virtual teams as "groups of people with a shared goal who fulfill their roles with little or no time spent meeting face to face" (PMI, 2017, p. 725).

1. The latest edition of thePMBOK Guidedescribes "virtual teams/distributed teams" as one of the trends and emerging practices in project resource management for optimizing resource utilization (PMI, 2017, p. 310).

Explain how theIncrease in productivity in virtual teams impacts a group. Cite thePMBOK Guide.

2) Assume John global company is forming a new team, and several members with unique expertise for the team's designated project are in different countries. John's travel budget provides for one face-to-face meeting per year. After this first meeting, John must establish the "communications management plan" for this culturally diverse group. Identify three elements in his plan that would be different from those in a "communications management plan" for a team composed of members who are all co-located in his project management office (PMO).