1) Stakeholders not only need to be clearly defined, but clearly trained. That training needs to happen in a local, relevant way. It cannot seem like a mandate from corporate on the other side of the world. The benefits to the organization need to be clear.
2) Hard cost savings needs to be measured. Programs and processes often add work, not reduce it. At best they may change it. However, if a hard cost savings, or even a risk avoidance value, can be captured then the project buy-in has a higher chance of success.
