Iyana Lester

Hi Ami,

Your experience shows a great example of how stakeholder needs drives benefit realization. While the project had its clear economic benefits, these set of stakeholders (the community members) had a different outlook of the value it would create for the community. This goes to show t is important to consider the needs of all stakeholders…[Read more]

You bring up some interesting risks that I had not originally thought off. IT and Marketing projects are typically run very differently. Ideally the two groups will use their varying experiences to come up with a unique approach to the solution. The marketing goals will definitely align with the organization’s goal of growth.

I think these are all important risks to consider and showcase the potential effects of not conducting stakeholder analysis and a communication plan. An important technique for dealing these risk will be effective delegation. Jim will have to work with the team to really understand their key strengths and assign tasks accordingly.

Hi Pascal,

This is an interesting point. The key team members are usually selected specifically based on stakeholder interest. In terms of dealing with the hands that are dealt, this will turkey be a test of Jim’s stakeholder management skills. He will have to identify the relevant information for each persons role and their expectations u…[Read more]

Hi Ami,

You bring up a some great points especially in regards to the risk of the SME chosen. In addition to Juanita Lopez’s store representing an anomaly, the team will need SME(s) who are readily available for questions and to review proposed ideas during the project. With Juanita’s limited availability and biased sample representation they…[Read more]

Outsourcing creates unique risk as it often causes organizations to relinquish control of their central processes. Two risks specific to outsourcing include:

The risk of security breaches. While this is an existing risk present even with in house operations, the opportunity for security breaches is augmented as organizations lose some control…[Read more]