Challenges of virtual project management in developing countries

Abstract

Multi-cultural virtual teams are important due to the increasing globalization of organizations and proliferation of new network technologies. Global Virtual Teams rarely meet in a face-to-face context and thus encounter challenging problems not associated with traditional co-located teams. To understand the complex issues in a virtual project environment in developing countries, we conducted a research study encompassing these aspects in various software houses in Pakistan. The research study explores and identifies the major cultural challenges and operational and technical complexities faced by virtual project management. We propose a model showing positive reinforcing relationship between various factors of virtual project management thus resulting in effective virtual project management.