Husky Air Assignment 4 – Chapter 4

Developing a Stakeholder Analysis

To become more familiar with the project environment, you will conduct a stakeholder analysis. Use the following grid and information about each stakeholder to complete your analysis.

Stakeholder / Interest / Influence / Potential Conflicts / Role / Objective / Strategy

1. Come up with a list of project stakeholders. The following will provide a basis for your analysis.

  • L.T. Scully is the president and CEO of Husky Air. He hired Global Technology Services (GTS), the consulting firm, to work on the Pilot Angels project. He believes that this project will allow Husky Air to increase the number of charitable flights significantly but in a cost-effective manner. L.T. has the authority to authorize all payments for the project.
  • Tim Williams is the project manager and one of the co-owners of GTS. Aside from contributing to bottom line of GTS, this project, if successful, can lead to additional projects with Husky Air.
  • Sitaraman, Yan, and Pat are employed by GTS and members of the project team who will be involved in design, development, and delivery of the new Pilot Angels system. Sitaraman and Yan are experienced and knowledgeable systems analysts who have the requisite database and programming skills. Pat is a network specialist who has several technical certifications.
  • Other Stakeholders – as defined in the case you are working on.
  1. Complete the analysis:
  • Determine each stakeholder’s interest in the project. For example, you could represent a positive interest with (+1), a negative interest with (-1), or neutral interest with (0).
  • Define each stakeholder’s degree of influence. Use a scale of 0 (no influence) to 5 (high influence).
  • Describe any potential conflicts with other stakeholders
  • Develop a metaphor for each stakeholder to reflect his or her role in the project (e.g., project champion, leader, ally, etc.).
  • Identify an objective for each stakeholder that will make best use of the stakeholder if he or she has a positive interest in the project’s outcome, help to overcome any potential conflicts with other stakeholders, or gain the acceptance or approval of any stakeholders who may have a negative interest in the project’s success.
  • Develop a strategy that outlines how each stakeholder may be involved in the project. This should focus on attaining the objective you set for each stakeholder.