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Stakeholders Management

 

Introduction is extracted from https://www.mindtools.com/

Stakeholder management is the process of maintaining good relationships with the people who have most impact on your work. Communicating with each one in the right way can play a vital part in keeping them "on board."

This article is about how to communicate effectively with stakeholders. But first you need to know who those people are!

So, we recommend that you begin by reading our article, Stakeholder Analysis. It explains how to identify key stakeholders, and how to assess their power, influence and interest. When you've done so, read on.

Developing Your Stakeholder Management Strategy

It pays to remember the old saying, "No man is an island." Why? Because almost every project you work on involves other people. And, chances are, you'll depend on some of them for crucial support, investment and resources.

The way that you manage your stakeholders depends on:

• The size and complexity of your project. You could assess this by comparing it to past projects, by examining the project's milestones, by the amount of resources required, or by the time allocated to it, for example.
• The amount of help you need to achieve the results you want. This could include sponsorship, advice and expert input, physical resources, reviews of material to increase quality, and so on.
• The time you have available to communicate. You need to consider how to manage the time you expect to spend on communication, particularly if your project requires a lot of stakeholder input. It is often better to allocate more time to communicating with stakeholders, rather than trying to "get by" without all the help or input that you need.

Scope Management

 

Scope is the Topic with the Least Literature...!!

Scope management is the process whereby the outputs, outcomes and benefits are identified, defined and controlled. ‘Scope’ is the term used in the management of projects to refer to the totality of the outputs, outcomes and benefits and the work required to produce them.

Definition from APM Body of Knowledge 7th edition

Project scope

In defining project scope, it is important to be clear about the boundaries and interfaces with adjacent projects.

The way in which scope is managed depends upon the project life cycle. A high ­level scope is typically recorded in the business case in support of the chosen option and its investment appraisal.

Clearly defining what is in and out of scope prevents the risk of misunderstanding at a later point in the project that may lead to emerging issues and change requests.

During the scoping process, assumptions are documented to clarify the work that is part of the scope. And the detailed scope of work emerges from the decomposition of chosen option to meet the sponsors requirements.

Accounting vs. Sales

 

So let’s begin… Vusi is a disruptor. 

At 25 he ran a R400mn division in a R17bn multi-national and today is widely regarded as one of the most disruptive forces in venture capital in Africa. He was amongst the youngest directors of a listed company in South Africa and now serves on several boards.

Currently, he is the CEO of a boutique investment & advisory firm in Africa. Leading by example, his firm forces medium, large and listed businesses into much needed, often painful, always lucrative new directions. 

Having graced the covers of Entrepreneur Magazine, with features on Forbes and Inc500, his social media engagement often mirrors that of a Rockstar.

Vusi is a consummate speaking professional! On and off stage. He doesn’t just talk business – he lives it. For real, he walks, talks and breathes it! You see he does more than simply inspire revolution, he’s the guy that initiates it. 

He has been the catalyst for change in businesses across the globe through expertise in strategy, leadership and sales.

A staggering 21 global cities have experienced Vusi. Oh and add New York, London, Paris, Lagos, Jersey, Guernsey, Rio de Janeiro, Dar es Salaam, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Colombo, Nairobi, Kampala, San Francisco to the list.

That’s what you get when you talk about things that make perfect sense.

Creativity & Innovation

During 2014 and 2015, I had worked in RTA (Dubai's Roads and Transportation Authority); which had its own characters that no one knowns, unless work for it.. No wonder than many of its own staff they do not realize the gems within, nor utilize them..

I believe that RTA interprets many of Dubai's characteristics, which had made Dubai a global model for good governance and marvelous civic achievements..

I was fortunate enough to work for one of its distinguished Executive Directors, who had been rewarded for management and excellence.. This had enabled me to compile this presentation to assist the new generation of staff to grow ahead and handle the delivery of targets, objectives and serve the purposes..

Assigned; to run an Active Project..!!

If you are proud and confident of your project management skills, you have to verify your emotional and political skills to understand the Project Environment and to Deliver it..
Yet, this is not easy to handle or to sail through.. 

But the most sever case happens when, for any reason, you are assigned to take over and manage an Active Project.. 

This includes not only the legacy of the Precedent Project Manager; regardless how good or not..!! but also the allover surroundings; Client; Sponsor, Team, Stakeholders, etc...

It is tricky.. and requires intensive review and preparedness..

Evolution of Master Planning

Urban Planning is the incubation of all forms of built environment and evolution. Therefore; collaboration between the urban parameters and the operational strategies is critical to avoid redo or failed outcomes. Unfortunately, many cities choose the hard track.

What many people do not know; that Urban Planning is a purely democratic process. It is the concern of all the people; who are living in that City. It is their feeling, concepts and futuristic visions. It is their right to determine the way to live. It is not what the anti-democratic bureaucratic City Managers advocate; that they solely know better how the people should live. The more democratic Urban Planning is, the more livable our cities are, the more humane we are.

The actual dilemma is not the rapid and massive urbanization of the world, but typical mindset to make cities larger and wealthier. Only Japan, Scandinavia and North America have successfully transformed both functionality and likeliness of towns to be successful urban centers. However; Wealth may destruct more than Poverty. It misleads, accelerates and confuses the rational growth of knowledge. This is the dilemma of wealthy underdeveloped countries.

Typical Management Challenges

 

Monitoring & Evaluation M&E

 It is relatively new methodology; and growing fast to beat PMO in Public Service sector

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) is used to assess the performance of projects, institutions and programs set up by governments, international organizations and NGOs. Its goal is to improve current and future management of outputs, outcomes and impact. Monitoring is a continuous assessment of programs based on early detailed information on the progress or delay of the ongoing assessed activities. An evaluation is an examination concerning the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and impact of activities in the light of specified objectives. 

Monitoring and evaluation processes can be managed by the donors financing the assessed activities, by an independent branch of the implementing organization, by the project managers or implementing team themselves and/or by a private company. The credibility and objectivity of monitoring and evaluation reports depend very much on the independence of the evaluators. Their expertise and independence is of major importance for the process to be successful.

Many international organizations such as the United Nations, USAID, the World Bank group and the Organization of American States have been utilizing this process for many years. The process is also growing in popularity in the developing countries where the governments have created their own national M&E systems to assess the development projects, the resource management and the government activities or administration. The developed countries are using this process to assess their own development and cooperation agencies.