Stanley OranikaDirector Finance & Strategy| Virtus DeusF.C.T, Abuja, Nigeria
Can inanimate objects or living things, (not human) be classified as stakeholders in a project? Referring to a blog I read recently where frogs where given the status of stakeholders in a project. Saving Changes...
I would say depending on the nature of the project even living things such as animals can be considered "Key" stakeholders or stakeholders. For instance assuming a project that will directly affect animals in a forest, a reserve etc.
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1 reply by Stanley Oranika
Jun 04, 2018 1:00 AM
Stanley Oranika
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Should the creators of the policy protecting the forest or the reserve not be the key stakeholders? This more or less means that the trees can be stakeholders. Are they also enterprise environmental factors?
Certainly yes, In most of the projects we consider relocating native animals and plants. We do not do that because of Animal welfare organizations or environmental groups but because of actual awareness of the importance of the natural system. Effect, Affect and can perceive themselves will be affected. The representative of animals could be our conscious and awareness, not necessary the greens, environmental and animal welfare groups.
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Jun 04, 2018 1:01 AM
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This sheds more light. Thank you Kevin.
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Margaret LoveSenior Instructor| VelociteachGreenville, Sc, United States
If you ran a zoo, the animals would definitely be stakeholders. I don't think I would consider inanimate objects stakeholders, though. Say you have a historic building that must be protected during construction. I'd call that a constraint on the project, not a stakeholder of the project. Saving Changes...
Mahabubur RahmanProject Manager Structures-Bridges| Department of Infrastructure, Government of Nothwest TerritoriesYellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
I would like to bring an example: In road development project, we need to consider environmental impact assessment (animal, fisheries, birds and other species) and archaeological impact assessment.
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Jun 04, 2018 1:05 AM
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Thank you Mahabubur, it is obvious and also a pity that these non human stakeholders will not be able to read our project reports, and will have little or no influence over how our projects will be carried out. Only our conscience and the policy creators and the guardians of such environments will have the voice to put pressure or advice the route our processes shall take.
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Stanley OranikaDirector Finance & Strategy| Virtus DeusF.C.T, Abuja, Nigeria
Jun 03, 2018 3:08 PM
Replying to Tyhra Carolyn Kumasi
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I would say depending on the nature of the project even living things such as animals can be considered "Key" stakeholders or stakeholders. For instance assuming a project that will directly affect animals in a forest, a reserve etc.
Should the creators of the policy protecting the forest or the reserve not be the key stakeholders? This more or less means that the trees can be stakeholders. Are they also enterprise environmental factors? Saving Changes...
Stanley OranikaDirector Finance & Strategy| Virtus DeusF.C.T, Abuja, Nigeria
Jun 03, 2018 4:54 PM
Replying to Kevin Drake
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Certainly yes, In most of the projects we consider relocating native animals and plants. We do not do that because of Animal welfare organizations or environmental groups but because of actual awareness of the importance of the natural system. Effect, Affect and can perceive themselves will be affected. The representative of animals could be our conscious and awareness, not necessary the greens, environmental and animal welfare groups.
This sheds more light. Thank you Kevin. Saving Changes...
Stanley OranikaDirector Finance & Strategy| Virtus DeusF.C.T, Abuja, Nigeria
Jun 03, 2018 10:42 PM
Replying to Mahabubur Rahman
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I would like to bring an example: In road development project, we need to consider environmental impact assessment (animal, fisheries, birds and other species) and archaeological impact assessment.
Thank you Mahabubur, it is obvious and also a pity that these non human stakeholders will not be able to read our project reports, and will have little or no influence over how our projects will be carried out. Only our conscience and the policy creators and the guardians of such environments will have the voice to put pressure or advice the route our processes shall take. Saving Changes...
Sure, when AI robots start taking over the world, we will need to call them stakeholders too. Saving Changes...
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
If you take the definition of stakeholder inside the PMI´s Lexicon you have: "An individual, group, or organization that may affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by a decision, activity, or outcome of a project, program, or portfolio". So, there is not reference to human beings. But just not fall in the trap to do not understand what is relevant to your project/program/portfolio with taking into consideration your organziation as an open and adaptable system that interacts with the environment in order to create the needed solution for business needs that emerge when needs of changes emerges. Buth are totally diefferent things. As project manager you are in charge to all needed to create the defined product/service/result as a key component of a solution but you are not in charge to define.the solution so it has no sence to expand the stakeholder activties beyond human beings. That is in the field of business analysis or the name the role who is in charge to define the solution takes into your organization. In the actual world is too easy to loose the context and focus and that is the first step to fail. Saving Changes...
Daniel StantonAuthor| Supply Chain Management For Dummies + LinkedIn Learning (Lynda.com) coursesCharlotte, Nc, United States
