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    Assessment of stakeholder engagement practices of it projects: A case study of GCB Bank Limited Ghana
    (2021-06-17) Odum, Aba Esuon;
    Stakeholder engagement is the process by which an organization involves people who may be affected by the decisions it makes or can influence the implementation of its decisions. Engaging stakeholders on projects is very crucial. Information Technology (IT) projects have become increasingly crucial to every organization wishing to achieve operational excellence (Badewi, 2016). In the Ghanaian banking industry, most heads of internal IT units as well as projects managers tend to focus more on the success criteria in terms of cost, schedule and quality of projects, neglecting the needs and expectations of stakeholders in the organization. Managers lack the right strategies for engaging the right stakeholders in IT projects. This study adopts standard stakeholder engagement practices that are mostly used by organizations especially in IT projects to analyze the strength of GCB Bank Limited in this regard. The purpose of this research is to explore the stakeholder engagement practices prevalent at GCB Bank Limited as well as analyze the effectiveness of same.This study adopted a quantitative approach, employing the use of questionnaires as the main tool for data collection. Staff and related parties with knowledge and experience in IT projects were sampled for this study. These included top managers, project managers, project team members, internal customers and vendor of GCB Bank Limited. Analysis of research data revealed that GCB Bank Limited has been progressive and effectual in its stakeholder engagement practices. It was recommended that project managers should pay close attention to the expectations of their stakeholders and more efforts should be put into conflicts resolution. Effective stakeholder engagement should be given priority right from project initiation.  
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    An assessment of stakeholder involvement in the implementation of re-afforestation projects in Ghana
    (2021-06-15) Sarfo, Christiana;
    This study had investigated the nature of stakeholder involvement in the inplementation with regards to re-afforestation projects of the Forestry Commission in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The study utilized mixed method research approach. Two hundred (200) participants were selected for the study. Primary data was the main source of information for the study. The study used structured questionnaire to obtain the primary data. SPSS version 23 was used to analyze the data. The study found that institutional policy management, technical drivers and socio-economic drivers have strong influence on stakeholder’s involvement that is 67.3% variability in stakeholder’s involvement are explained by institutional policy management, technical drivers and socio-economic drivers. Secondly, the study found that stakeholder’s involvement has very strong predictive influence on sustainability of re-afforestation projects. The study found that 70.6% variability in sustainability of re-afforestation projects are explained by stakeholder’s involvement. Again, the study found that, participants were involved in the budgetary process of their organization including the control process. Respondents also indicated that they were always informed about the project wished to be undertaken in their organization during coordination process while others also showed that they were involved in the monitoring and evaluation procedure undertaken by the organization. This shows the participation of stakeholders in organizational activities. This research concludes that institutional policy management, technical drivers and socio-economic drivers have strong influence on stakeholder’s involvement. Also, the study found that stakeholder’s involvement has very strong predictive influence on sustainability of re-afforestation projects. The study recommends the need for strong stakeholder involvement in order to enhance re-afforestation project success and sustainability.