Comments on: Key Project Stakeholders http://www.pmhut.com/key-project-stakeholders Wed, 23 May 2012 11:16:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Project Communication Plan - PM Hut http://www.pmhut.com/key-project-stakeholders/comment-page-1#comment-15735 Project Communication Plan - PM Hut Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:08:24 +0000 http://www.pmhut.com/key-project-stakeholders#comment-15735 [...] all who are involved. This is especially needed between the assigned project manager and the key stakeholders to whom the project manager reports. Below is a simplified example of what the communication plan [...] [...] all who are involved. This is especially needed between the assigned project manager and the key stakeholders to whom the project manager reports. Below is a simplified example of what the communication plan [...]

]]> By: Key Steps to Starting a Project - PM Hut http://www.pmhut.com/key-project-stakeholders/comment-page-1#comment-1046 Key Steps to Starting a Project - PM Hut Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:26:15 +0000 http://www.pmhut.com/key-project-stakeholders#comment-1046 [...] must identify the key stakeholders, so that their voice is heard in the beginning of the project and more importantly you gain the [...] [...] must identify the key stakeholders, so that their voice is heard in the beginning of the project and more importantly you gain the [...]

]]> By: Patrick Weaver http://www.pmhut.com/key-project-stakeholders/comment-page-1#comment-1045 Patrick Weaver Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:03:34 +0000 http://www.pmhut.com/key-project-stakeholders#comment-1045 There seem to be a whole range of definitions pertaining to stakeholders. I would suggest the following are 'best': - Organisation’s Stakeholder: Stakeholders are individuals or groups who will be impacted by, or can influence the success or failure of an organisation’s activities. - Project’s Stakeholder: Stakeholders are individuals or groups who will be impacted by, or can influence the success or failure of the project’s work and/or its deliverables. - Important Stakeholder: A stakeholder who has been identified as important, using an appropriate prioritisation methodology (such as the Stakeholder Circle®), for the purpose of allocating scarce resources to ensure effective communication and to focus other stakeholder management initiatives. - Key Stakeholder: A stakeholder who has to power to prevent the project from achieving its full set of objectives and potentially may cause the project to fail. Note: By these definitions, key stakeholders are always likely to be a potential risk to the project (opportunity and/or threat) but may not be particularly important ‘at this point in time’ if the relationship is working well (ie, they may not need high priority communication at this point in time). What do others think?? There seem to be a whole range of definitions pertaining to stakeholders. I would suggest the following are ‘best’:

- Organisation’s Stakeholder: Stakeholders are individuals or groups who will be impacted by, or can influence the success or failure of an organisation’s activities.

- Project’s Stakeholder: Stakeholders are individuals or groups who will be impacted by, or can influence the success or failure of the project’s work and/or its deliverables.

- Important Stakeholder: A stakeholder who has been identified as important, using an appropriate prioritisation methodology (such as the Stakeholder Circle®), for the purpose of allocating scarce resources to ensure effective communication and to focus other stakeholder management initiatives.

- Key Stakeholder: A stakeholder who has to power to prevent the project from achieving its full set of objectives and potentially may cause the project to fail.

Note: By these definitions, key stakeholders are always likely to be a potential risk to the project (opportunity and/or threat) but may not be particularly important ‘at this point in time’ if the relationship is working well (ie, they may not need high priority communication at this point in time).

What do others think??

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