How to satisfy your stakeholders without the stress

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Industrial and Manufacturing in the Modern World

Yo! My name is Ira. Welcome to my cool new blog. The articles on this blog will address the subject of industrial and manufacturing in the modern world. This is a subject I am very familiar with, despite the fact that I have never worked in the industry. I grew up in a household in which my dad and my older brother both worked in the industrial and manufacturing sector. As a child, I learnt all kinds of very cool things while talking to my dad and accompanying him on 'take your kid to work' days. In adulthood, I have maintained a keen interest in the sector.

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How to satisfy your stakeholders without the stress

20 July 2018
 Categories: Industrial & Manufacturing, Blog


Running a business is hard work. You must juggle a seemingly never ending stream of demands from customers, suppliers, and your own staff. If the day-to-day responsibilities of business management can be tough then when it is time to introduce a new project things can quickly become overwhelming. Whether you are overseeing the the transfer of your operations to a new location or or just introducing a new product line adding the project challenges to your existing workload is far too much for most people.

What's the solution?

If managing all the disparate aspects of the project and keeping the many stakeholders happy is too much work then what can you do? You could try distributing all of the tasks around different members of your management team but that frequently creates tension and communication issues between team members, as your busy staff struggle to keep up with the additional workload.

Alternatively you could hire in people to manage the project but that is rarely a great solution. You have to go through the entire hiring process and you still have no way of being certain that your choices will be the right people or that they will work well together as a team. Personality conflicts developing in the middle of project could create serious problems as you find yourself dragged off from your normal role to try and smooth over conflicts that are delaying the project.

Instead of trying to manage everything in-house there is a better option. Choosing turnkey project management services gives you access to an experienced, committed team that can manage every aspect of your project and bring it to a successful conclusion on your behalf.

What does turnkey project management involve?

Outsourcing turnkey projects doesn't mean that you lose control of them. Turnkey projects are still your projects, and they are still fulfilled to specifications you set. At the beginning of the project you will meet with the project management team and explain exactly what you need. You will outline the full scope of the project and explain in detail what the desired outcomes will be. Once the team understand what is needed they will be able to leverage their expertise in all the relevant areas to move the project along. They will develop turnkey engineering solutions to deal with the problems that they meet along the way and liaise with all of the stakeholders at every stage to ensure that everyone is happy with the progress of the project.

Successful turnkey project management is a collaboration between you and the management team. They will work to specifications you set and satisfy the stakeholders, while you are free to continue with you existing responsibilities.