Communication must be designed - as complex as any project, just will not accidentally fall together. Requirements for virtual teaming. Trust over suspicion. Trust other stakeholders. They want the same results that you do.
Communication builds trust, which in turn builds more communication.
The job is not finished until everyone's work is done. Recognition and rewards are based on the results that the team produces, not on the activity level of any individual on the team. Every piece of the system must work for results to be achieved. Skill in working with the electronic tools of the trade and with virtual operations. Experience from similar situations from which the beliefs, knowledge and skills have developed.