April | 2014
In my earlier post, I talked of Governance - the first essential of IO program management. But who are the stakeholders of an IO program? Understanding the complicated stakeholder landscape—and the stakeholder landscape is inevitably complicated—and managing it effectively is critical to successful program implementation.
Stakeholder management is a high-priority component on complex IO programs. The solutions that comprise the larger program impact many stakeholder groups. Proactive stakeholder focus is essential from the very beginning of program design.
What Could Go Wrong?
Even if there is focus on stakeholders from the beginning, challenges can arise if there is failure to attend to key factors. In our experience, there are three primary factors that can turn stakeholders into “program accelerators” or turn them into “program inhibitors.”
Happy Stakeholders = Happy IO
There are many ways to engage stakeholders in each phase of an IO program, and the ways you choose to do so will depend on your own situation. Make sure the three key factors are covered, and then design initiatives that will work well in the organization. Successful stakeholder engagement will go a long way toward a successful IO program.
In my next post, I’ll discuss the third essential, management processes.
Mr. Bart Stafford leads the Wipro oil & gas upstream solution group focused on Production Optimization & Integrated Operations. He previously led SAIC's global digital oilfield solution until the Wipro acquisition of SAIC's oil & gas practice.
As a part of his responsibilities at SAIC and Wipro, he has worked directly with the Digital Oilfield/Integrated Operations programs at Chevron, ZADCO, Shell, PTTEP and Qatar Petroleum. In addition he has been an active participant in industry discussions and conferences focused on these topics. He has also worked with joint industry/academic initiatives focused on providing an educational foundation for college graduates who wish to pursue careers in this domain.
Prior to joining SAIC, he was vice president of product marketing and sales for upstream oil & gas software companies OpenSpirit and Petris Technologies. As account director at CSC Mr. Stafford managed a large outsourcing engagement for a U.S. based oil & gas major as well as delivering management consulting projects for oilfield services clients.
Mr. Stafford started his professional career with Mobil Oil and later moved to Burlington Resources where he progressed through technology management roles. Bart holds a degree in business data processing from Stephen F. Austin State University and a management certificate in energy from Rice University. Bart is a member of the SPE where he is a frequent speaker and conference committee participant.
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