A social networking tool NING for virtual (offshore) teams management

Managing is difficult, right mix of supervising and leading.
Managing a software developer team is difficult as they
are elite knowledge workers. Needless to say managing
remote team, a team of virtual men (at a site in different
premise, in different time zone, culture) will be difficult.

A useful remote manager's tool for managing : coordinating,
communicating, controlling and coaching) leading a virtual
(offshore) developer team was created using NING, Web 2.0
social networking tool.

See below

http://virtoffteamlead.ning.com/

The site is private and so only invited NING users can see and
modify contents. NING provide tools and will see how to use.

Am I trying to emulate the outsourcing sites such as oDesk?

http://www.odesk.com/w/

No, what I have tried to do is to begin crafting own free tools.

Mrs. Kitty almost got an attack from Master Soon

Today, "Dilbert For Manager" (D4M) read an old news about
how Ms. Kitty almost got an under belly attack from Mr. Soon.

I am referring to news about a Chinese Soon class submarine
submerged close to the USS Kitty Hawk, US aircraft carrier
by passing the security blanket provided by a dozen ships in
the close battle formation.

In war, generals do not show off their forces and weapons,
in business executives do not let opponents (rival firms) know
product plans and projects going on or personnel plan to hire.

Unless you want to deter the opponent's threats, or bound
their moves, why should you pull off carpet under his feet.

No wonder Chinese had learned Sun Tsu well.

Source:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-492804/The-uninvited-guest-Chinese-sub-pops-middle-U-S-Navy-exercise-leaving-military-chiefs-red-faced.html