The impact of stakeholder management on reducing time and cost in the implementation stages of mega projects

Abstract

Stakeholder management continues to be the most important part affecting project duration and cost. The time and cost of the most important problems of megaprojects. In this study, interviews were conducted to assess the impact of stakeholder management on project delays and cost overruns. Interviews were conducted with project managers and engineers, in addition to a simple questionnaire to know the impact of stakeholder management in megaprojects. The interviews showed the importance of stakeholder management in the different project stages, which start from site preparation, licenses, and paperwork, through the various implementation stages to the project delivery stage. It has been shown in this research the importance of stakeholder management before, during, and after the project's completion and delivery.