The Business Needs Are Diverse In Each Country For The Project

While the project may benefit the company or organization overall, there should be local benefits as well. Each location has its own business needs and concerns. If a project does not address or even acknowledge these needs, then the project will often be seen as negative since it robs resources from dealing with local needs. The project is perceived as an unwelcome diversion. Each location has its own needs. You should not generalize based on one location.

Impact

Ignoring local needs sets the stage for trouble in the project. It will be more difficult to obtain resources. Management in the location will be resistant to the project. They and their employees see the project as just another example of headquarters bullying around the offices. While you cannot have true democracy, you can at least acknowledge local needs.

Prevention

If you want to get people on your side, then you should determine the needs and issues of each location in which the project will be undertaken. Try to map these needs into the project. It may be necessary politically to carry out other projects that provide benefits for specific locations. This will certainly gain more support.

Action

You find that this problem often arises when people are removed from the project. They are pulled off to deal with local problems. Management often reacts by coming down hard on the managers in the location. This is counterproductive and just raises hostility. Instead, you must work to understand the local issues and see how the project can minimize the impact of the project on them.