Main challenges during project planning when working with virtual teams

•There are no significant studies about the influence of VTs in the project plan.•Virtual teams are key in requirements collection and scope management processes.•fsQCA is a key methodological contribution to show hidden impacts of virtual team in project planning processes.•Triggers to identify the...

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Published in:Technological forecasting & social change 2021-01, Vol.162, p.120353, Article 120353
Main Authors: Gallego, J.S., Ortiz-Marcos, I., Romero Ruiz, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Communication
Comparative analysis
fsQCA
Fuzzy sets
Human resources
Integration planning
Literature reviews
Planning
Project management
Project planning
Qualitative analysis
Resource management
Risk communication
Teams
Virtual organization
Virtual teams
Work groups
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Summary:•There are no significant studies about the influence of VTs in the project plan.•Virtual teams are key in requirements collection and scope management processes.•fsQCA is a key methodological contribution to show hidden impacts of virtual team in project planning processes.•Triggers to identify the need of improving the project plan when virtual teams are present. This study confirms the need to correctly plan human resources, risk and communication management when virtual teams are included in a project team, as indicated in the literature review. his study extends the current literature in the field, in a way not previously identified by other authors, by identifying the importance of virtual teams in the requirements collection and scope management processes during project planning. It is demonstrated that project managers should consider the impact of virtual teams on integration and scope planning and not simply on resources, communication and cost planning. In this study, the use of fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) is a key methodological contribution to indicate hidden or unknown impacts of virtual teams in certain key project planning processes.
ISSN:0040-1625
1873-5509
DOI:10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120353