Effective resource and skill utilization. This is true of unique projects as well as large software development corporations operating out of multiple sites. Reduced costs in the absence of travel and related overheads. This section covers some of the critical factors affecting virtual teams. The project owner plays a key role in assembling the virtual team.
Interested parties visit the project site and gather information.
Designing a set of bidding protocols for the electronic marketplace. Once the virtual team is assembled, the next step is to design and instantiate a workflow that models the integrated, multi-organizational project. A software development workflow is instantiated on an Internet-enabled workflow server. The workflow ensures the logical progression of work across the multiple participants and can be monitored and visualized using tools, both by the owner and participants. This introduces the concept of privacy.