In project management, a stakeholder register is a document that lists a project's stakeholders as well as information about their involvement in the project. In the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), a stakeholder register is an output of the Identify Stakeholders process within the Project Stakeholder Management knowledge area. As a minimum, a … [Read more...]
It is surprisingly easy to forget about a minor project stakeholder who then exercises a disproportionately large influence on the project's success after they feel like they haven't been adequately consulted. It happens on countless projects every day. For this reason, project stakeholder management is used to obtain, or maintain, stakeholder support for the project. … [Read more...]
In 2005, when Airbus was in the development phase of the A380 Superjumbo, they announced a delay in the delivery of the first jet due to internal software issues. One year later, another delivery delay was announced. This time, however, several executives lost their jobs as the share price tumbled 26%. Could the delay have been avoided? Maybe, but this demonstrates … [Read more...]
Monitor Stakeholder Engagement is the 4th out of four processes within the Project Stakeholder Management knowledge area within the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). It occurs within the Monitoring & Controlling process group. The inputs, tools & techniques, and outputs are as follows: Monitor Stakeholder Engagement is the process … [Read more...]
A Stakeholder Engagement Plan is a formal strategy to communicate with project stakeholders to achieve their support for the project. It specifies the frequency and type of communications, media, contact persons, and locations of communication events. It is created at the beginning of the project and updated frequently as stakeholder communication needs … [Read more...]
All projects have stakeholders. Like any area of life, no projects exist inside of a bubble. Although some come close, every project must have a project sponsor (as a minimum) who created the project and expects some sort of deliverables. But most projects have so many stakeholders that they must maintain a list in order to manage them all properly. In … [Read more...]
In project management, a stakeholder is anyone who is affected by the project. This can be a real or perceived effect. Some are supportive and some are opposed to the project. Some have alot of influence and some have a little. Some are easy to persuade and some are not. But they all have a "stake" therefore project success and stakeholder … [Read more...]
All projects have stakeholders. As a minimum, the project sponsor who initiated the project is a stakeholder who expects a deliverable from the project. At first glance, the project's stakeholders might be obvious, for example a government approval, or an adjacent landowner that is affected by a construction project. But these main stakeholders are seldom the … [Read more...]
