Project Management: Politics of Transparency and Stakeholder Interests

Project Management and Project Controls often feel synonymous with politics. What do I mean? A lack of technical transparency is a serious issue, and achieving transparency can sometimes hurt certain interests.

As someone in the governance team, your role is to highlight potential risks and communicate them in a way that avoids personal bias from any political interests involved. Even something seemingly mundane, like the distribution list of a detailed report, can be critical.

Navigating these scenarios requires understanding whose interests are more important and the hierarchy of their priorities. For example, as an employee on SAIPEM's payroll, my obligation to SAIPEM's interests takes precedence over ASSET Owner, SPDC's in an EPC contractual relationship. This dynamic mirrors politics—where the people's interests outweigh those of any political godfather.

In Oil and Gas Management, stakeholder management includes contractual interfaces that must align with inter- and intra-country laws. Thus, the term "Project Interface Management" better captures the scope than "Project Stakeholders Management".

Best regards,

Engr. George Nwogu,

COO, BIZVILLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT Limited

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