5.1 Stakeholder Management/ 5.2 Identify Stakeholders

Data Analysis

Stakeholder Analysis: This refers to analysis of project roles, position in the organization, interest, expectations, and contribution (among others). This analysis can be used to prioritize stakeholders. Document Analysis: Reviewing documents such as prior project files, regulatory requirements, and industry standards can help identify stakeholders on your project.

Data Representation

Stakeholder Grid (Power & Interest , Power & Influence, Impact & Influence) Salience Model Stakeholder Cube

Stakeholder

An individual, group or organization that may affect, be affected, or perceive itself to be affected by a decision, activity, or outcome of a project, program or portfolio.

Meeting

As a project manager, you might feel you spend half your time in meetings. That is just the nature of the role, but any meeting you are in may identify stakeholders on your project

Data Gathering

Questionnaires and Surveys: You may send out questionnaires or surveys with some standard questions to determine stakeholders' involvement, interest, and influence on the project. Brainstorming: This technique is used to gather as many ideas as possible.

Expert Judgement

Your own knowledge and experience will identify some stakeholders in your project, along with knowledge and experience of other team members, subject matter experts, and in fact, other stakeholders themselves.

Stakeholder Grid

a type of classification model that a project manager may use to prioritize stakeholders and determine a management approach to stakeholders based on their power or level of interest, influence, or impact on the project.

Interest

refers to the level and frequency of information the stakeholder needs about your project.

Power

refers to the level of authority a stakeholder has on the project.