You are managing a virtual IT project with a remote team. A team member says they may not finish on time because they don't know other team members’ progress. What can you do to resolve this?

The team member's concern about not knowing others' progress indicates a communication gap, which is common in remote teams. Hosting weekly meetings with the entire team directly addresses this by providing a regular forum for team members to share updates, discuss progress, identify dependencies, and resolve issues collaboratively. This fosters transparency and ensures everyone is aware of the overall project status. Communicating by email for task assignment is a basic function but doesn't solve the problem of understanding others' progress. Asking the team to follow the project plan is dismissive and doesn't address the underlying communication issue. Scheduling weekly one-on-one meetings is time-consuming for the project manager and doesn't facilitate direct team-wide communication and collaboration that builds a shared understanding of progress.