Stakeholders' roles in virtual project environment: A case study

Authors:
Shaligram Pokharel
Affiliations:
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar
Venue:
Journal of Engineering and Technology Management
Year:
2011

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Abstract

The rising cost of resources within an organization, increasing capability of information technology, the need to conduct project at different places and availability of competent and inexpensive manpower elsewhere have promoted many companies to adopt project development in a virtual environment. Large scale projects have several full fledged projects conducted by different organizations. Therefore, such projects are called the project of projects (PoPs) here. As PoPs are influenced by stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle, the integration of various projects becomes challenging due to the risks associated with misaligned perceptions, cost, schedule, quality, human resources and communication. This paper describes project context and influencing factors for a PoP's progress in virtual environment and they are explained in terms of two case projects conducted by the author. It is highlighted that communication is an important issue when projects are conducted in virtual environment with different work culture. The communication models and case examples provided here are expected to add knowledge to managing projects in virtual environment.