Often we look within project boundary for cause and effect analysis but we tend to forget the forgotten stakeholders (Your family, Spouse, Kids) they play big impact on your project failure or success.
Imagine yourself with no inner peace from inside then how you would face the stress of the project your family stress will divert you from focusing on the right decision and leads to disaster failure of the project. any project may be your own project which will cost you a great financial loss.
Your family could be two edged sword, don't get me wrong I'm very family oriented and a strong advocate for family values but analyzing many friends in the field looking at their miserable troublesome life and how impacted the result of their project.
keep in mind that Counseling did not help them out. Saving Changes...
A good PM will definitely consider these hidden stakeholders when thinking about their team - the personal impact to team members from any unreasonable demands made by the project need to be considered.
Good call out!
Kiron
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1 reply by Riyadh Salih
Jun 29, 2018 7:03 PM
Riyadh Salih
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Thanks Kiron for the your valued feedback.
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Tamer Zeyad SadiqAssistant Cost Manager| Turner & TownsendRiyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
Riyadh,
That's why the most problems and issues for the project is not all stakeholder were identified!!! Identify stakeholder is very important to increase project success!!!
Tamer
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Jun 29, 2018 7:05 PM
Riyadh Salih
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Tamer you are right identifying all stakeholders is a key.
Anyone affecting or affected by the project is a stakeholder, so in varying degrees, this could also include family members of the project team.
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Jun 29, 2018 7:06 PM
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Sante, I am glad that you made it clear for some colleagues, some might not consider as stakeholders.
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Joshua RenderProduct Owner| CognizantHarrisville, Ny, United States
If someone is having outside issues, any stakeholder involved, it could impact the project some. Death in the family and having to miss days, maybe an important meeting that they weren't brought fully up to speed on when they returned. Even positive events, like the birth of a new child, can impact a project.
My brother is coming next week to visit from out of state, I am taking two days off and one of those days I have to move a meeting for a high visibility project as we work to nail down requirements. External factors have caused this weekly meeting to be impacted 3 times in the past 6 weeks -it's the reason I am not taking the other 2 days off (we have July 4th off already).
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Jun 29, 2018 7:08 PM
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Joshua, those death sickness birth etc are really big events but even like daily noise from home would impact negatively on your professional outcome
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Dinah YoungProject Manager / Software Asset Manager| Prince William CountySpringfield, Va, United States
I would add these type of issues to the Risk Register.
For example, I was working on a project and my main stakeholder was pregnant. The risk was that if we did not deliver before her maternity leave, then the project would be delayed by 2 months.
Or if you have a team member that is dealing with a family illness, the risk register will need to identify the fact that they may need to take additional time off, accept the risk and develop a contingency plan.
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Jun 29, 2018 7:09 PM
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Dinah very good example thanks for sharing and comment
A good PM will definitely consider these hidden stakeholders when thinking about their team - the personal impact to team members from any unreasonable demands made by the project need to be considered.
Good call out!
Kiron
Thanks Kiron for the your valued feedback. Saving Changes...
That's why the most problems and issues for the project is not all stakeholder were identified!!! Identify stakeholder is very important to increase project success!!!
Tamer
Tamer you are right identifying all stakeholders is a key. Saving Changes...
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