An IT Project Management Framework for Assessing the Dynamism of Culture under Globalization: Evidence from Zimbabwe

Sam Takavarasha, Gilford Hapanyengwi, Donald Chimanikire and Gabriel Kabanda
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Sam Takavarasha: Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Gilford Hapanyengwi: Department of Computer Science, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Donald Chimanikire: Institute of Development Studies, Department of Social Studies, Faculty of Social Studies, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
Gabriel Kabanda: Zimbabwe Open University, Harare, Zimbabwe

International Journal of Information Technology Project Management (IJITPM), 2013, vol. 4, issue 4, 66-81

Abstract: Culture has been analysed in information systems (IS) projects as one of the soft issues that cause project failure. Increased outsourcing and collaboration call for an understanding of the dynamism of cultures in the wake of global influences as a first step towards managing cross cultural Information Technology (IT) projects. In this study, the authors propose a way of assessing cultural dynamics in the context of trans-national collaboration in IT projects. Using a mixed methods approach consisting of survey and semi-structured interviews for collecting evidence in Zimbabwe, a framework for assessing the current state of communalist culture is proposed. The study showed that in spite of the inroads of Westernization and Commercialization, a culture of sharing prevails although it is affected by sensitivity to cost burden and inroads of individualism.

Date: 2013
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