IDG Contributor Network: Why remote project teams work

I have long been a proponent of virtual teams and remote project management. It has always worked well for me however it does not come easy or with out some adjustment period.At first it was easy to push remote project management and virtual teams under the guise of "green IT", "green project management", and "environmental sustainability." From what I've seen many of these types of catch phrase terms have gone the way of the the latest personal empowerment video or corporate continuous improvem