{"id":16442,"date":"2023-07-25T09:39:49","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T09:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mydesk.io\/glossary\/distributed-team\/"},"modified":"2023-07-25T09:39:49","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T09:39:49","slug":"distributed-team","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/mydesk.io\/en\/glossary\/distributed-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Distributed team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A <span class=\"\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>distributed team<\/span> is a group of individuals working together towards a common goal, but located in different geographical locations or time zones. 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