Maybe you manage a team made up of engineers you've never met in person.rnAfter all, engineering teams comprising members who work across the country and even across the world from one another are more common than not today.rnTo help far-flung team members bridge the distance and feel like part of a team while they hash out ideas, engineering managers must call upon a rich technological arsenal of collaborative tools, said Colleen Garton, president of Garton Consulting Group in San Diego, which specializes in helping people learn to manage virtual and global teams.rnSuch tools go well beyond regular conference calls, though those are helpful, she said. But managers may overlook technologies they think of as pedestrian, or as not for engineering use, and thus may not be fully exploiting all the collaborative software and hardware at their disposal.rnYes, product lifecycle management software has its time and place, but its use can't be relied upon fully in team-building efforts.
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