Exploring effectiveness of team communication: Balancing synchronous and asynchronous communication in design teams : Balancing synchronous and asynchronous communication in design teams

Effective teams use a balance of synchronous and asynchronous communication. Team communication is dependent on the communication acts of team members and the ability of managers to facilitate, stimulate and motivate them. Team members from organizations using different information systems tend to have different understanding, opinions, and rates of adoption and skills levels regarding specific IT tools.

The purpose of this paper is to explore the effective use of tools for communication in design teams and the strategies for the use of specific tools.