Tunde Ajia Examines the Human and Political Challenges Behind Africa’s Megaprojects.
Yet the delivery of these projects can be complicated by competing interests, political pressures, institutional challenges, and the expectations of communities.
In Stakeholder Management: The Africa Problem, author Tunde Ajia examines these challenges and the role stakeholder management plays in determining project outcomes.
The book makes a clear case for looking beyond the technical side of infrastructure development to understand the people, relationships, and decisions that influence progress.
The Challenge Behind Projects Large infrastructure projects bring together a wide range of stakeholders. Government bodies may focus on national priorities, investors on financial returns, contractors on delivery obligations, and local communities on how a development will affect their lives. When expectations are misunderstood or communication breaks down, disagreements can complicate implementation and threaten the value a project is intended to deliver. Tunde explores how project managers can navigate these competing demands.
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