Working with others in a team without being able to meet physically to discuss had advantages and disadvantages. Sometimes meetings can be time consuming and not productive if the agenda is unclear, and if there is too much discussion. The advantage of not meeting physically was that we were forced to be very specific in our communication.

We were able to establish roles efficiently which meant that members knew what the expectations were. It is clear from the process that you definitely need someone who brings everything together at the end to consolidate the work. As long as roles are clearly defined and everyone knows what is expected of them then the group has a greater chance of success.