Human Resource Issues in VLITP

The study of diffusion, adoption, and IT project implementation in popular literature relies on theories which do not address the question of why VLITP projects continue to experience delays and go over budget simply due to problems with human resources. This chapter considers that such situation is only bound to continue unless specific research work are dedicated to investigating human resource management issues involved when implementing VLITPs. It details that VLITP are likely to miss the schedule date as a result of underestimating the length of time or the amount of resources required for various tasks, but omitting a task by an incompetent member of the VLITP team could lead to an incomplete or unaccomplished outcome. Avoiding mistakes in the sequencing of project tasks can ensure VLITP meet schedule. It suggests that VLITP managers build the project schedule by orderly listing major tasks and dedicating adequate human resources that considers several different kinds of eventualities.