The Sudan E-passport project

Name: Steven Joeng ID: 1000819856

Q1, Based on the article, there was a group of external stakeholders (related to the politics) involved in the Sudan e-Passport project. How did their needs and expectations affect the overall project management success?

Answer:
The group of external stakeholders was the Ministry of Interior of Sudan also known as MOI of Sudan, which 100% own the Kushite Integrated Co. Ltd.
To reach the goal they want and fulfill their needs and expectations, the MOI and Kushite took care about the internal work packages and supported by HJP consulting, so that it affect the overall project management success. The internal work packages such as:
- Business process re-engineering
- Site security management systems
- Logistics
- Personnel
- Quality assurance processes
-procurement contract

In conclusions, Intensive involvement of the Senior Executives of Kushite and Senior Officers of the MOI was affecting the overall project goal and success.

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Q3, Analyze which project management process groups were affected to cause the conclusions listed in lessons learnt. Elaborate your reasons.

Answer:
There were five project management process groups, from those five, only two that applicable and affecting the project, so that the conclusions are formed to learn from the past.

First is project initiation that covers on this lesson.
- Internal work packages and supply chain activities must be coordinated by a single project management. The important point is by choosing the right project manager, because only one project manager can be work at a project. To initiate a project, someone must define the business need for the project, someone must sponsor the project, and someone must be a project manager roles to coordinates the project.

Second is project planning that covers on these lessons.
- Qualification plans for components must be agreed between issuer and supplier in a very early stage.
- A formal change management process must be installed right from the beginning. These meant to avoid the mistake that occur when the project was on the executing processes, so that they won’t to redo the project, or precede the project with an error within. Project planning divided into scope management, schedule management, cost management, procurement management and so on, which is defining each knowledge area as it relates to the project.