Part 32: Knowledge Areas: Project Stakeholder Management
Project Stakeholder Management
- Process to identify people, groups, and organizations that impact or could be impacted by the project
- A Stakeholder can impact the project or be impacted by the project
- A Stakeholder may have a large influence or a small influence
- A project manager should consider how diverse the set of stakeholders is, how complex the stakeholder relationships are, and the available technology to communicate with stakeholders
- Every project has stakeholders
- A project may fail if stakeholders cannot be identified
- Stakeholder Management
- Identify stakeholders early in the project
- Make sure stakeholders are satisfied
- Constantly communicate with stakeholders to understand their expectations and manage their interests