Providing a Model for Virtual Project Management with an Emphasis on IT Projects

Providing a Model for Virtual Project Management with an Emphasis on IT Projects

Hamed Nozari, Seyed Esmaeil Najafi, Meisam Jafari-Eskandari, Alireza Aliahmadi
ISBN13: 9781522501961|ISBN10: 1522501967|EISBN13: 9781522501978
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0196-1.ch023
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Nozari, Hamed, et al. "Providing a Model for Virtual Project Management with an Emphasis on IT Projects." Project Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2016, pp. 476-496. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0196-1.ch023

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Nozari, H., Najafi, S. E., Jafari-Eskandari, M., & Aliahmadi, A. (2016). Providing a Model for Virtual Project Management with an Emphasis on IT Projects. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Project Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 476-496). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0196-1.ch023

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Nozari, Hamed, et al. "Providing a Model for Virtual Project Management with an Emphasis on IT Projects." In Project Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 476-496. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0196-1.ch023

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Abstract

With globalization of economy and increase of global competition to acquire rare resources, the organizations have moved towards geographical distribution to achieve competitive advantage. Users and project teams at various places within various countries with different national and local cultures throughout the world work on projects at the environment concerning geographical distribution. On the other hand, with increase of advancements in communication, the distributed project teams have been witnessed with more expansion, known with “virtual teams”. When members of virtual project team from various organizations and time zones attend in the projects, they will be more likely affiliated to electronic media such as email. With regard to virtualization of IT projects, the present study aims to develop a model for virtual project management with an emphasis on information technology projects, including several elements in geographically distributed environments. The final model of virtual project management of information technology projects was represented.

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