What is a Stakeholder in Project Management?

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.....

Stakeholder Identification Techniques

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,....

What is a Rough Cost Estimate?

A Rough Cost Estimate is an initial estimate that uses prior experience and other non-project data to estimate the cost of a project. It is also called a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimate, or a Conceptual Estimate. The Rough Cost Estimate is used for project screening, or deciding which....

3 Types of Stakeholder Matrix

A stakeholder matrix is a project management tool used to analyze a project stakeholder to determine the actions which are necessary to align their goals with the project.  There are several different types of stakeholder matrices: Power Interest matrix Stakeholder analysis matrix Stakeholder Engagement Assessment matrix Power-Interest Matrix In a....

How to Perform a Stakeholder Analysis

Stakeholders are to a project like players are to a team.  Having the best players is one of the easiest ways to win the game, but strategy and tactics led by the coach (project manager) can go a long ways. Thus, successful projects know who their stakeholders are and what....

The Risk Management Approach in PRINCE2

Risk is defined as an uncertain event or condition that, if it occurs, has a positive or negative effect on a project's objectives.  Simply put, it is the possibility of losing something of value. Projects have objectives, that is, a product or service that it needs to be produced, or....

Guide to Stakeholder Management

All projects have stakeholders.  As a minimum, the project sponsor who initiated the project expects some type of deliverable.  In addition, customers and end users are anxiously awaiting the completion of the product, and the project team is eager to use their skills to produce it. Hence, project success is....

12 Project Stakeholders (And What They Want)

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....

Guide to Project Document Control

Document control, in project management, is a function that involves the tracking of project documents to ensure confidence in their use. Projects of all sizes use document control to track the important technical documents that the project depends on the accomplish its objectives. Although we focus more on the project's....

The Parts of a Stakeholder Register

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.....