IT Project Management Report: Stakeholder Influence Analysis

This report provides an in-depth analysis of IT project management, with a specific focus on the influence of stakeholders on project outcomes. It begins with an introduction to stakeholders and their significance, followed by a case study of the Minnesota HealthMatch project, which serves as an example of IT project failure. The report examines the various factors contributing to the project's failure, including shifting requirements, poor communication, and inadequate management. It then explores the impact of both internal and external stakeholders, such as senior management, strategic partners, and regulatory bodies, on project success and failure. The report concludes by emphasizing the crucial role of positive stakeholder engagement in ensuring effective project development and achieving fruitful outcomes. References to relevant academic sources are also included.

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Table of Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................3
Minnesota IT project:.................................................................................................................3
Stakeholder’s influences:...........................................................................................................4
Conclusions:...............................................................................................................................5
References:.................................................................................................................................6

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Introduction:
Stakeholders are the group of person who gains or losses from the result of any
project or programme or from a well-planned process. They mainly deal with the business
performance as well as ensures that the performance will remain at the acceptable level.
Stakeholder does not perform any operation in the organization management yet he or she
influence a lot in the organizational management. The report mainly focuses on the influence
of stakeholders in the project outcome. The report briefly describes about the failure of
Minnesota IT project and Stockholder’s influence on the business
Minnesota IT project:
Many projects fail because of shifting requirements, poor communication, inattentive
management, lousy business, poor decisions (Krigsman, 2019). HealthMatch was the
automated process implemented to go with residents of Minnesota by well health programs
but the eligibility rules of 16,000 force the project to become a failure. The main reasons of
such kind of failure are (Shahi et al., 2014):
 The DHS received was free. The vendors refuse to assign the project with Fox
Systems soon after HealthMatch began the contract.
 The decision taken for recommendation to use the @Vantage rules in assessing the
continuation options was unanimous. The recommendation carried high risks
regarding the @Vintage systems.
 The staffing and the position descriptions of HealthMatch were inadequate or fail to
meet the requirements of the business and their timelines.

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Stakeholder’s influences:
Stakeholder should not be ignored by any organization because it can cost in huge
amount for the organization as it impacts the project in a negative manner such as delivery
delays (Lawrence and Weber, 2014). Some of the Stake holders influence are (Evans et al.,
2017):
Internal stakeholders External Stakeholders
Hierarchy of formal power, for example
senior position and authority
Control on Strategic resources, for example
labor, materials and money
Leadership style Involvement in the Strategy
Implementation for example strategic
partners by distribution channels
Control the strategic resources for example
responsibility of strategic products
Possession of skills and knowledge, for
example subcontractors and cooperation
partners
Possession of skills and knowledge for
example expert knowledge which generate
the competence core of the project.
Internal links for example networking
Control the Environment for example
negotiation as well as relationship network
to the external stakeholders.
Involvement in the process of strategy
implementation for example change in
agent or responsibility of strategic projects.

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The Stakeholders are the key people for any organization or project as they help in voting or
fast decision making, management, investing, Social and environmental operations.
Conclusions:
Therefore, from the report it can be concluded that every organization and project
should have positive stakeholders who can develop the business effectively and efficiently.
An IT project failure of Minnesota HealthMatch was a great example of a project which had a
negative feedback due to some organizational issues. The Stakeholder’s influence in every
business leads to output a fruitful outcome which helps to develop the business or can give a
positive feedback to the project. Stakeholders play a crucial role in an organization.

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References:
Evans, S., Vladimirova, D., Holgado, M., Van Fossen, K., Yang, M., Silva, E. A., & Barlow,
C. Y. (2017). Business model innovation for sustainability: Towards a unified
perspective for creation of sustainable business models. Business Strategy and the
Environment, 26(5), 597-608.
Krigsman, M. (2019). Minnesota HealthMatch: A perfect storm for IT failure | ZDNet.
Lawrence, A. T., & Weber, J. (2014). Business and society: Stakeholders, ethics, public
policy. Tata McGraw-Hill Education.
Shahi, V., Alikhan, A., Vazquez, B. G., Weaver, A. L., & Davis, M. D. (2014). Prevalence of
hidradenitis suppurativa: a population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
Dermatology, 229(2), 154-158.