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if a stakeholder is found to be deliberately working against your project, how best can they be handled?

careful selection of stakeholders is very pertinent if a project is to not be disturbed.

is a stakeholder agreement supposed to be legally binding?

is there a limit as to how many stakeholders you can have?

hoe best does one carter for stakeholders who were not considered in planning and they pop up at the end, and they are very critical? e.g. evaluators of a project, 3rd party auditors, standards boards, etc.)

is there a limit as to how many times you can engage a given stakeholder?

what if a stakeholder who has so much power does not want to work with you?

is there a need to have a number of stakeholder agreements running at the same time?

My engagement goal was to achieve women rights through feminist movement so women are able to get their rights At home and work place , get equal pay and promotion opportunities. To overcome from physical and verbal abuse. The metrics was to cal, our women for peaceful protest .

The obstacles were that there were fewer women

My engagement goal was to sensitize and encourage the community members to enroll their children in schools, but however the expected number of the participant for the community sensitization meeting was low, and few parents were reluctant to send their girl child to school due to cultural norms and religious misconceptions they belief that the girl child is more valuable in the community been trained in household chores and married off instead of having education and pursuing their dreams.

To overcome this obstacles we engage the traditional leaders and enlightened them on how the girl child education can be a great asset to their community for example a pregnant lady will be much more comfortable been checked by a fellow lady than a man.

Also, we conduct a round-table discussion with religious leaders to educate their community members about the right of the girl child to education from the religious perspective and how a community will progress if majority of the females are educated.

and this solution proves very effective.

The stakeholders need and interest is the main factor to choose engagement method. There is no one best engagement method for specific groups

My achieved engagement goal was 45% against 70%. The goal was not achieved because of poor level of language understanding. Engagement review shows that the HSE terminologies are too high for their level. My plan to overcome this obstacle is to speak the language at their level.

20% behavioural change was achieved as against 50% target simply because students find it difficult to deviate from their cultural believes. Next engagement will address relationship between cultural believes and behavioural change.

Only 7 technical schools were reached as against 20. This was because the road was bad, especially during the rainy season. Next engagement planning will put into consideration the weather conditions.

The target of 65% student reporting unsafe acts and conditions was achieved as against 75%.
This was a good one though it can be improved.
This achievement was possible because the technicians related unsafe acts to themselves as the beneficiary. Next engagement will focus more on letting the students know what they are to gain in reporting.

Training on HSE was not well thought in schools because they feel it's not part of syllabus contents approved by the government! We will need to collaborate more with government to help schools in contributing to their syllabus

I will engage more on CSR to convince more schools.

My engagement goal was to educate 500 students on sex education and safe sex practices. However i failed to reach my target, only 380 students joined SE class. My engagement review is that some of the students were reluctant to join because their parents had refused them because such classes were deemed unethical and they said these classes are teaching the children to be having sex as opposed to protecting them from the sex. My plan to overcome this obstacle is to have meetings and seminars also for the parents and the community to also educate them on the importance of sex education.

My goal was to increase the sales in online store. % i aimed for was too optimistic, so it failed. I reached increase in half of the estimated % within the defined period of time.

“My engagement goal was to ensure no issues raised by residents were escalated as official complaints - by me meeting with residents to understand and wherever possible resolve issues raised. However, I failed to achieve my goal because there were a number of issues that were not drawn to my attention by construction crew members who tried but failed to resolve issues. My engagement review is I need to convince the project manager that the process for bringing issues to my attention is to be mandated by the project manager as a must-do for all construction crew members. My plan to overcome this obstacle is ensure the project manager understands that if issues become official complaints we may not win new contracts from the organization for whom we are working - so there is a financial risk to the business as the result of official complaints.”

My engagement goal was to train and retrain 200 teachers on how to utilise instructional materials to reduce the underperformance of students in mathematics as a subject. However, I failed to achieve my goal because my engagement implementation was faulty as I didn't facilitate the engagement properly and didn't give the stakeholder room to speak their mind. My engagement review is that I assessed my performance from my perspective and also sought the opinions of my colleagues. My plan to overcome this obstacle is to implement another means through which I can directly engage with stakeholder as regards hearing their opinions

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“My engagement goal was to get 9 students to clear their 10th Board Exams in English. However, I failed to achieve my goal because I agreed to teach students who did not even have knowledge of the language fit for 5th Standard. My engagement review is that I should make sure the students have capability to grasp the level of knowledge required for 10th Boards. My plan to overcome this obstacle is to take baseline tests for students before embarking on teaching the curriculum.

The obstacles that I faces on my engagement goal is the poor attendance and turn out for immunization by parent . My engagement review is to try to visit them an to sensitise them and probably tak the testing exercose to them as what was the main reason. And to overcome all this to is go down to their level and play from where they are to the level that we wanted

The obstacles that I faces on my engagement goal is the poor attendance and turn out of the participants. My engagement review is to try to visit them an to collect information as what was the main reason. And to overcome all this to is go down to their level and play from where they are to the level that we wanted

my engagement goal is to seek collaboration with the government in constructing and providing NFI to displaced persons, but i failed to achieve the goal of providing the beneficiaries with the NFI due to lack of support from the government.

The obstacles that I faces on my engagement goal is the poor attendance and turn out of the participants. My engagement review is to try to visit them an to collect information as what was the main reason. And to overcome all this to is go down to their level and play from where they are to the level that we wanted

My engagement goal was to get project earmarked beneficiaries share in the project risks and contribute 15% towards total project cost. However, I failed to achieve my goal because the mindset and misconception of believing in a 100% sponsorship did not easily go away. My engagement review is that a more inclusive participatory approach is to be embarked on to educate people and counter myths. My plan to overcome this obstacle is to make the needed greater effort to explain to project earmarked beneficiaries the necessity of this more proactive approach is sponsorship is to be secured more easily as a counterpart participation convinces faster potential donors.

My engagement goal was to recruit 200 public teachers to join our fellowship. However, I failed to achieve this goal because recruitment was limited to one Local government area which reduced the number of applications we received. My engagement review is that I reflected on my performance and choices and were I felt short. My plan is to open our recruitment to teachers in all Local Government Areas in the State in order to overcome this obstacle.

My Engagement goal was to have SMART alignment with a Government Institution on Medical Insurance in order to address both the Private and pubic sectors misconceptions.
I failed to achieve my goal due to poor attendance from the other party.
My review is that a draft agenda should be sent to the other group prior the engagement meeting is held.

I have from this module that, when ever you try or attempt something for the first time you failed, don't relent keep on trying you will succeed.

The lessons from failure was that, the stakeholders engagement plan was not well understood and the metrix of the project.

The lessons from failure was that, the stakeholders engagement plan was not well understood and the metrix of the project.

My engagement goal was to reach out to stakeholders to have their staff participate in our training modules. However I failed to achieve my goal because my email list was not up to date and therefore I missed out on having them attend. My engagement review is that I will engage in a process to evaluate and update all stakeholder contact information. And that is my plan to overcome this and do better next time.

SMART?
Able to measure both the short-term and long-term impact of your engagement?
Easy to measure or collect?
Able to show you changes or warning signs that your engagement may be in trouble?
Able to allow you to analyze trends over time?
Going to produce data that is comparable to baseline data?
Able to measure what you would consider to be an unsuccessful engagement?

SMART?
Able to measure both the short-term and long-term impact of your engagement?
Easy to measure or collect?
Able to show you changes or warning signs that your engagement may be in trouble?
Able to allow you to analyze trends over time?
Going to produce data that is comparable to baseline data?
Able to measure what you would consider to be an unsuccessful engagement?

My engagement experienced failure because 10% of participants were more interested in the financial gain from the training while 20 percent were not bold enough to share the knowledge gained from the training. Only 5% of participants were able to transfer the knowledge which was below expectations of 50%

My engagement goal was to reduce the time other government agencies take to approve of extractive activity sites to 20 days. However, I failed to achieve my goal because the other government agencies took more than 30 days to approve the extractive activity sites. My engagement review is that Paper applications take a long time to reach other government agencies by mail, as well as their internal review and resend the response . My plan to overcome this obstacle is Building an electronic platform that enables other government agencies to review and approve applications electronically.

My engagement goal was increase the amount of domestic waste sorted by eachhousehold. However, I failed to achieve my goal because they doesnt know how many waste types that should be sorted. My engagement review is that to try in depth interview and home visit to give one on one education. My plan to overcome this obstacle is to invite the neighborhood for weekly meeting to educate them on waste sorting and monitoring the progress by home visit

My engagement goal was to get the district leadership involved in the supervision of the community projects.
However, we failed to achieve this goal because we started engaging the district personnel after the community projects had been started.
The engagement review is that we were not successful with the initial engagement as we met uncooperative district personnel.
Our plan to overcome this obstacle is to have various individual engagements with the different personnel at the the district that we need to supervise by explaining their role and contribution to these community projects.

Example: “My engagement goal was to mobilise youth to attend the business skills training.
However, I failed to achieve my goal because there was the expected Mobilisation was not done by the national youth council. My engagement review is that the stakeholder didn't prioritise our program because they had many other engaging activities that crash with my program activities. My plan to overcome this obstacle is to harmonise our programs and if need incorporate our mobilisation drive into the stakeholders activities and they be included in their workplan.

Failure is the mother of all Failures

@Qiovula said in Module 5: Lessons from Failure:

The obstacles that I faces on my engagement goal is the poor attendance and turn out of the participants. My engagement review is to try to visit them an to collect information as what was the main reason. And to overcome all this to is go down to their level and play from where they are to the level that we wanted

That's a good idea and I believe that will help to solve the obstacles.

failure is the greatest teacher

The obstacles that I faces on my engagement goal is the poor attendance and turn out of the participants. My engagement review is to try to visit them an to collect information as what was the main reason. And to overcome all this to is go down to their level and play from where they are to the level that we wanted

That's a good idea and I believe that will help to solve the obstacles.

That's a good idea and I believe that will help to solve the obstacles.

That's a good idea and I believe that will help to solve the obstacles.

if an objective is not very clear it can become an obstacle toward achieving goal

failure is indicators which is leading conflicts in stakeholders engagement

Are there sufficient stakeholder to take part in your review?

My commitment objective was to select 200 public instructors to join our partnership. Nonetheless, I neglected to accomplish this objective since enlistment was restricted to one Local government region which diminished the quantity of uses we got. My commitment audit is that I thought about my exhibition and decisions and were I felt short. I will probably open our enlistment to instructors in all Local Government Areas in the State to defeat this hindrance

My engagement goal was to train staff from Federal Government of Somalia ministries on how to use geo-information data. However, I failed to achieve my goal because Somalia Central Bureau of Statistics that is the custodian of Somalia data declined to approve those trainings unless they are engaged first. My engagement review is that it is important to involve Somalia Central Bureau of Statistics. My plan to overcome this obstacle is to engage Somalia Central Bureau of Statistics and get their approval on the trainings to be conducted.

My engagement goal was to Increase community resilience over natural disaster posed by drought and Flood hazards at Kishapu District. However, I failed to achieve my goal because very few stakeholders were involved to scaled up our efforts and there was no 5 SMART short and long term metric goals. My engagement review is that: we managed to deliver the skills and knowledge on Disaster Risk reduction to grass root leaders and Disaster management committees which was the minority of the beneficiaries. We did not succeed to reach the majority of beneficiaries who we intended to create/increase community resilience over natural Disasters due to the limited specified time period. My plan to overcome this obstacles are to assess and review our performance, set 5 SMART Metric and develop proper mechanisms to receive and provide feedback and complaints from our stakeholders.

”My engagement goal was to start a family that will support me. However, I did not succeed in achieving my goal, because I have not yet been able to find myself a worthy husband, I already have 37. but naturally I can do it this year. opens up. My plan to overcome this obstacle is that everything in this life is achievable with God's help.

My goal was to have about 100 people apply through us for jobs. However due to lack of trust we only got 60. As such we need to work on improving our education classes to the public on what we offer.

Advantages could include:

When she joins forces with the public authority and they settle on the terms for coordinated effort, she would have the option to grow her compass and further develop her image notoriety.
Banding together with the public authority will permit her to make bigger surges of promotion the nation over with regards to her association and the significance of conceptive wellbeing.
New ideas or thoughts could arise about extension and improving mindfulness, when she collaborates with the public authority. Residents might treat her NGO more in a serious way whenever she has fostered an essential association with the public authority.

The obstacles that I faced during the engagement was first the travel difficulties due to the geography. Talking to the local leaders was also a challenge and explaining them our motive. The turnout of participants was low in the beginning but slowly the people started talking. To address the issues I made a chart and and jotted down all the problems we were facing. Since we had already developed a risk chart in the beginning it was easier to tackle it.

My engagement is to eradicate foodless on my country, so my project is not start yet but in coming time hope to share with you, how things actually work

thank you

Failed
Perfomance: while the engagement was correct the goal was rather vague in terms of roles and responsibilities such that the whole purpose was defeated

Metrics
Very reaction with no tangible metrics set

Feedback

• whole engagement process was confrontantional

My engagement goal was to convince 120 communities to register on pump service agreement with our company. The engangement did not go well because there is reluctance among traditional leaders which demotivated communities from signing thr the agreements. My engagement review is that, the tradition leaders behaved so because they were not properly engaged which means the strategy we used didn't materialize. My plan to overcome this obstacle is to meet them one-on-one to find out where we didn't plan well and to modify it to meet their needs .

My engagement goal was to teach young females the importance of menstrual hygiene.

I could not achieve my goal due to a lack of funds to procure more sanitary pads.

My engagement review us that they went back to using materials since it was not accessible.
I plan to involve more funders as well as government functionaries. If possible, work with companies producing pads to sell at discount rates to students within their school territories .

My goal was to recruit 10 entrepreneurs in the Avocado agroprocessing cluster. However, I failed to achieve my goal because I didn't map out early entrepreneurs for engagement. My engagement review is that I need to approach organizations that may help refer the entrepreneurs. My plan to overcome this obstacle is to approach cooperative societies that work with Avocado agroprocessors.

My engagement goal was to train 200 commercial fish farmers within 2 months. However I failed because the farmers were so conservative to share other information with me with the hope that I would share their ideas with their own competitive agencies in the same business.
My engagement review is to sit down with them and we design everything again so that they understand my move.

Performance
Metrics
Feedback
The primary obstacle I often face in engagement is that there are always a few people that have not heard about our agency. To be a relevant service provider, the community we serve, MUST know who we are and the services we offer. We try to use social media and email to reach a broader community. It has failed.
I knew that using a variety of formats for outreach is beneficial for all generations that make up the community. I know that social media and emails are a GREAT opportunity, if done well. I decided that being a casual user does not produce my goal. My next steps require an investment of time and research.
My engagement goal was using virtual outreach to make a broad impact. However, I failed to achieve my goal because there are MANY elements that contribute to a successful social media and email campaign. My engagement review is that my methods are subpar. My plan to overcome this obstacle is to develop new methods; researching algorithms, successful marketing strategies, and engaging different generations into the implementation process.

• What went well? What didn’t go so well?
• How was your performance in running or overseeing the engagement? (For example: were you fully prepared? Were you a good facilitator?)
• Did you make the right choices for the engagement?
• What would you do differently next time?
Next, gather reflections from your colleagues to see if their perspectives align with or differ from yours. Are they able to assess the engagement in areas that you might have missed, or are less experienced in? For example, they might be able to help you assess the impacts of the engagement on your organization’s relationships, reputation, or risk management. Use their perspectives to help you build a more holistic assessment of your engagement.

Engagement Goal
What do you hope to achieve?
Metrics
How will you measure if you succeeded or not?
Targets
What is your target for reaching your goal?
Actual
What are your actual results?
Progress
What are you next steps? Is there a gap between your target and actual metrics you need to address?

Ask and collect feedback from your stakeholders for your engagement, using surveys, interviews, etc:
• Analyze stakeholder feedback
• Compare to previous stakeholder inputs
Start by analyzing feedback to measure satisfaction from your engagement. Did your stakeholders feel they were included and heard, and given the opportunity to provide input or voice their concerns? What would they like to see changed or improved?
Next, compare this current feedback to any previous inputs you have. How have stakeholder behaviors, perspectives, and approaches changed from previous steps within the engagement to this one? What are they telling you about any changes or adjustments you might need to make in order to improve your future engagements?

The obstacle was that there is a failure on giving feedback to the stakeholders that have helped the organisation in navigating their communities to find potential targeted participants for the studies

The obstacles that i faced was the limit of resources, lack of commitment from the internal stake holder and other political factors.

In my previous engagement I failed to give my stakeholders a proper feedback about their input and and contribution of the engagement however I have just realised the importance of a retained engagement with the stakeholkders and ongoing communication and updates

My engagement was to educate youth on sex education in schools, I failed because my communication with stakeholders was too low.

My engagement is goal is to train 50 nurses to sensitize community members. I failed to achieve my goal because some nurses left at some points. My engagement review is that My plan to overcome this obstacle .my plan to overcome this problem is to train anothwe batch in of nurses

My engagement goal was to onboard 50 employers and learning institutions to my program. However, I failed to achieve my goal because many of them were not willing to give up their normal schedules.My engagement review is that I need to reform my engagement strategy to times when I can reach more youth conveniently. My plan to overcome this obstacle is to gather data from youths on their preferred means of engagement.

my engagement goal was to train 1000 youths. and it went well because i was properly prepared for the engagement.t

Obstacles face are that they prefer the way they're working and don't see the value in changing. Issues in office politics the Business Analyst may be unaware of. Experience of previous projects failing resulting in stakeholders not wanting to spend more effort on another project that may also fail

Failures are the baby steps which lead to the highest peak of the success.

the challenges i face during my project is:-
the data is not organized on all parts.
the stakeholder interest of power.

the gap of skilled man power

the lake of network

My engagement goal was to ensure no issues raised by residents were escalated as official complaints - by me meeting with residents to understand and wherever possible resolve issues raised. However, I failed to achieve my goal because there were a number of issues that were not drawn to my attention by construction crew members who tried but failed to resolve issues. My engagement review is I need to convince the project manager that the process for bringing issues to my attention is to be mandated by the project manager as a must-do for all construction crew members. My plan to overcome this obstacle is ensure the project manager understands that if issues become official complaints we may not win new contracts from the organization for whom we are working - so there is a financial risk to the business as the result of official complaints.”

The obstacles that I faces on my engagement goal is the poor attendance and turn out of the participants. My engagement review is to try to visit them an to collect information as what was the main reason.

My engagement goal was to link 3000 farmers to output markets. However, I failed to achieve my goal because some farmers quality of produce where not marketable due to lack of training. My engagement review is that the engagement improved our reputation among smallholder farmers and the ministry of agriculture, the trainings on crop quality were made in aggregation centers very farm from farm households. My plan to overcome this obstacle is conduct tracings using a lead farmer approach where lead farmers will later train other farmers.

My engagement goal was to travel to get a master's degree in quality management. However, I did not achieve my goal because my finances took a hit. My commitment assessment is as follows: I am still here, employed at an agency without a contract. My plan to overcome this obstacle is to continue working to save as much money as possible to achieve my goal.

My engagement goal was to improve the relationship with an employee. However, I failed to achieve my goal because didnt give them a chance to talk and it was rushed. My engagement review is that my nerves got the better of me and I failed. My plan to overcome this obstacle is to learn better stress coping strategies and become more confident in feedback giving

My engagement goal was to assure all the 250 Small Medium Enterprises in the village that they will be considered fairly for subcontracting opportunities. However, I failed to achieve my goal because we did not invite all of them to every tender opportunities. My engagement review is that around 240 of them expressed mistrust of our tendering process since they had not been invited to bid for these tenders. My plan to overcome this obstacle is categorise them into different trades and skills first. Then to display the database list on our notice board for their knowledge and information. I will then ensure that future work packages are published on the same notice board according to the trades. Thereafter we will request responses to be placed in a tender box with a specified closing date. On this date we will invite the responders to an official opening of the box where we will announce the names of responders and their bid price.

The obstacle i encountered was the less contribution that the attendants brought to the conversation. The engagement review was to send them a survey on how the engagement went and what they would like to be done to better the next conversation. To overcome this challenge is to see the feedback from the survey and take from there, to insure that no one is left behind. Creating more conducive spaces would also be a way to overcome the unconfortableness of participants.

My engagement goal was thwarted by poor performance. However, I did not meet my goal because the metrics and feedback indicate that this area is a success. My engagement review indicates that one of the challenges I encountered was negligence among both graduate students and high school students. My plan to overcome this obstacle is that the graduated students do not have the financial means to be there and teach them, and the GS's attitude is also lacking. Decided to give them pocket money and teach them to be disciplined.

My engagement goals was to trained teachers about CP at project supporting schools but one principle incorporate to organize at her school because she think it is not useful and take the extra times of teachers during schools opening season. We reviewed the plan and made new engagement with principle and explained the timeline that we got approval from DBE for the training and made time adjustment.

My failure from lessons is that are have a poor attendance at the workshop and the participants performance was so bad.

My engagement goal was to make efficient users of the la
port digital software. However, I fell short of my goal because the majority of the users were not digitally literate. My engagement review is to review the existing digital literacy of the port officials. My plan to overcome this obstacle in the short term.

The primary goals I have faced is less team work and different strategies used while the project was in effect .

My engagement goal was to ensure 1% of the women in a stated country participate actively in politics. However, I failed to achieve my goal because the structures I erected were not favorable to my target audience instead it was cost effective for me. My engagement review is that although I didn't achieve my targeted percentage, the mindset of women towards politics is changing fast. My plan to overcome this obstacle is work with structure that are more appealing to the women.”

My engagement goal was TO REHABILITATE 150 CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES . However, I failed to achieve my goal because 15% OF THE NON EFFECTIVENESS OF SPECIAL EDUCATORS & PARENTS . My engagement review is that KAP IS INCREASED 85% AGAINST 60%. My plan to overcome this obstacle is TO MAKE ALL THE TEACHERS & PARENTS TO BE EFFECTIVE AS DISABILITY AFFECTS FAMILY & COMMUNITY. ”

The project was goal was to reduce school absenteeism among girls in public schools in Molo sub-county in Kenya. This was achieved through making and distribution of washable sanitary towels (hygiene kits) to the girls. The performance was good since the short term goal was achieved as our target of 3000 beneficiaries was met since we were able to distribute more than 5000 packages of hygiene kits. However the project was not a success because despite the fact that the beneficiaries carried the hygiene kits home, they did not use them as expected. Some used the liners as handkerchiefs, others sold them to the local women and as a result, the level of absenteeism did not reduce among school going girls.
Through the stakeholder feedback we were able to identify the reasons why the hygiene kits did not help address the issue of absenteeism as we had hoped. The girls felt that it was very cumbersome to wash soiled kits and also carrying them to school was bulky and embarrassing. As a result our intended goal was not achieved.
My plan to overcome this problem I to talk to the parents on the importance of the hygiene kits especially for poor communities and also educate the girls of easier way of washing the sanitary towels after use.

My goal was to engage 20 maternity staff in Foumbot Health Area to sensitize Pregnant and Lactating mothers about ABC Children Centre's Breastfeeding Support Service during their regular routine services in line with our organisation's vision of fostering optimal infant and young child feeding for all.
However, i failed to achieve my goal because many of my targets who signed up did not sensitize the women. My engagement review is that the hesitant maternity staff expected motivations for the extra work. My plan to overcome this obstacle is to offer financial incentives to the staff as a function of the number of Pregnant and Lactating mothers sensitized

My engagement goal was to transition 50% of hyper-subsistence category to resilient category. However, only 30% of smallholder farmers were transitioned. My engagement review is to do an accelerated program implementation to cover the remaining 20% or more of farmers

My engagement goal was too ambitious . However, I failed to achieve my goal because I failed to note the bureaucratic process in government . My engagement review is that I should always have proper research and analysis of my stakeholders . My plan to overcome this obstacle is to have a research plan and engagement strategy to engage policy officials as each is different and all need different engagement plans

My engagement goal was to reduce police brutality among young Nigerians However, I failed to achieve my goal because of the low interest among the law enforcement agencies. My engagement review is that I need to review my engagement strategy. My plan to overcome this obstacle is to talk to the DPOs