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Managing Virtual and Distributed Project Teams

Project teams are increasingly spread across cities, borders and time zones, and the habits that worked in one room do not carry over automatically. This course helps project managers keep distributed teams aligned, accountable and motivated when face to face contact is rare. It reflects the reality of pan African projects where team members, clients and suppliers may sit in several countries at once.

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What you will be able to do

  • Set up communication rhythms that keep distributed teams aligned across time zones.
  • Build trust and accountability without relying on physical presence.
  • Choose collaboration tools that match the way the team actually works.
  • Run effective virtual meetings, planning sessions and reviews.
  • Spot and address disengagement early in remote team members.
  • Manage performance and hand offs when work crosses locations and cultures.

Course outline

  1. 01Challenges of distributed delivery
  2. 02Communication rhythms across time zones
  3. 03Building trust and accountability remotely
  4. 04Choosing and using collaboration tools
  5. 05Running effective virtual meetings
  6. 06Managing engagement and wellbeing
  7. 07Cross cultural collaboration on African projects
  8. 08Performance and hand offs across locations

Who should attend

Project managers, team leads and coordinators who run projects with team members, clients or suppliers in more than one location. It suits anyone moving from co located to distributed delivery.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 29 Sep 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Closed
29 to 30 Sep 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
30 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Oct 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Oct 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
6 to 7 Oct 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Oct 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Oct 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Oct 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
13 to 14 Oct 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
15 to 16 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Oct 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Online2US$900Register
9 to 10 Dec 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
10 to 11 Dec 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
14 to 15 Dec 2026Durban2R10,000Register
17 to 18 Dec 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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