According to Moran (1998, p.39), plans fall into
one of the two categories: vision without
substance and a budget without vision. The
identified problems of vision without substance
are vagueness of future vision, lack of institutional
vision, current position and time. Identified issues
of budget without vision are questions as to what
problem is being solved, what are the priorities
and definition of the roles and responsibilities.
With ICT projects being advocated for and
financed by donors, budget without vision is likely
to be the project plan. Maciaszek (2001, p.10) has
suggested some planning models and methods
for ICT implementation. Further, Aineruhanga
(2004) observes that planning as a tool can help
in reducing waste by identifying the pre-requites
conditions for successful ICT implementation
rather than “rushing into a complex e-Government
strategy without having first finalized a national
ICT policy”.