9. Your team is a weak matrix one, and given travel restrictions, you will not have any face-to-face meetings during this two-year project.

During this two-year period, you do not want to lose any project members to either other projects or their functional work. To be successful in this environment, you need to:

A. Get commitments in writing that the functional manager will allocate the team member to your project for two years B. Encourage the project team to collaborate/problem-solve to build consensus and commitment C. Give certificates of appreciation to the functional team members at key milestone points to influence them to stay on the project D. Have each team member sign a letter of intent stating that he or she will stay on the project until completion