There’s some good principles here that applied to all teams. From Adaptive Path: Fifteen Tips for Remote Collaboration [ed: updated link]. “It will always be easier to rally a group of people who work in the same building, but you can accomplish just as much (or more) with a motivated remote team. Getting team members motivated in the first place and holding their interest are your goals. Here are fifteen quick and useful tips to get you started.” Linked from Tomalak’s Realm