"Ideal Virtual Collaboration Model- The Key to remote team challenges"

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic has brought along with it various new work-related challenges which if not tackled efficiently can create lots of problem throwing the entire organization worldwide into a pool of uncertainty. These challenges should be addressed efficiently through practical solutions which can help the organizations worldwide to fight the economic uncertainty in a much better way. The most obvious challenge faced by every organization worldwide is remote work environment. Considering the present COVID-19 situation worldwide it is but necessary willingly or unwillingly to work remotely. Remote work environment concept is not new. Many companies who had branches in several countries in different time zones used to follow the remote work so that employees were able to deliver. Due to the surge in COVID-19 and social distancing being the new norm, most organizations worldwide are allowing their employees to work remotely. Remote work has its own sets of challenges. The most obvious challenge is virtual collaboration. Many jobs cannot be done solo it needs to involve team. Team involvement virtually is in itself a big challenge due to no physical presence. This paper talks about the various challenges faced by the organizations due to remote work and team collaboration.  In this paper the readers would also have a glimpse of a unique model which will provide practical solution in the form of Virtual collaboration and would practically prove that “Virtual collaboration- The key to remote team challenges”.