Management Bug

Here is your weekly dose of Human Management with some more food for thought to leverage your growth.

Since we believe the Management Bugs are common and typical, every description is created and adapted from articles, blog posts, and definitions from other sources and authors.

A MngtBug is a problem, cause, or impact in a human manager’s decision, which produces an incorrect or unexpected result. Every other week we share a little bit of our knowledge base on social media and our newsletter. This week’s MngtBug is…

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By definition, stakeholder involvement in Project Definition means sharing a common understanding and involvement in the project’s decision-making process. Participation by stakeholders leads to empowerment and to joint ownership of the project. The project should start with a consultation process that moves to negotiations to increase participation and ends with joint decisions. (1)

Stakeholder involvement is used to develop understanding and agreement around solutions. Stakeholder provides opportunities to further align business practices with societal needs and expectations. (2)

Failure to identify stakeholders, understand stakeholder needs, and meet their needs can result in spectacular project failures.