what is a stakeholder?
Individuals, groups or entities that have a vested interest in the
activities and outcomes of a project
Types of stakeholders - Organisational
trade unions shareholders competition groups social action groups political action groups
Types of stakeholders - project
customer sponsor project manager project team business analyst line managers testers user groups senior managers
What is an interesting dichotomy of stakeholders
their expectations may differ from their requirements
what PMs do to address the dichotomy of stakeholders
understand the influencing capabilities of each stakeholder and ensure that their wants relative to the projects outcome weighs equally when compared to what they really need