Chapter Thirteen | Stakeholder Management Flashcards

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Project stakeholder management is the process to do you what

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Identify the people, groups, organizations that could impact or be impacted, or perceive themselves to be impacted by the project.

Analyze stakeholder expectations and their impact on the project.

Develop the right strategies for engaging stakeholders in project decisions and execution

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Stakeholders are the difference between project success or failure

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When does identifying stakeholders begin?

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After the project charter is signed. Project manager is assigned. And the team begins to form.

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13.1. Identify stakeholders

What information are you gathering and analyzing when you’re identifying stakeholders

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Interest 
influence 
involvement 
impact 
interdependencies
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13.1 T&T data analysis

Stakeholders “STAKES” may include a combination of what five things

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Interest 
Rights (Legal or moral)
ownership 
knowledge 
contribution
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13.1 T&T Stakeholder Mappings/Representation

This categorizes stakeholders using various methods common methods include what five

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Power/interest grid
stakeholder cube 
salience model 
prioritization 
direction of influence
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13.1 T&T Stakeholder Mappings/Representation

What do you look at in the power/interest grid?

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Power – the level of authority
interest - the concern about the outcome of the project
influence - the ability to influence the outcome of the project
impact - ability to cause changes to the project

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13.1 T&T Stakeholder Mappings/Representation

What is the stakeholder cube

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Refinement of the grade models, combines the grade elements into a three dimensional model to identify and engage stakeholder

Improves the depiction of the stakeholder community and assist with development of communications strategies

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13.1 T&T Stakeholder Mappings/Representation

What is the salience model

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A Venn diagram showing classes of stakeholders.
Power, leveled authority.
Urgency, need for immediate attention.
Legitimacy, involvement is appropriate.

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13.1 T&T Stakeholder Mappings/Representation

What does direction of influence

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Classify stakeholders according to their influence on the project work or project team.

Upward, senior management, the sponsor and steering committee.

Downward, project any more special is contributing knowledge or skills in a temporary capacity.

Outward, stakeholder groups and their representatives outside the project team.

Sideward, peers of the project manager, other PMs, middle managers

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13.2

What is plan stakeholder engagement

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Process of developing approaches to involve stakeholders based on their needs, expectations, interests, and potential impact on the project

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Note

Project stakeholder management is in the initiating phase when moved into planning phase a transition into stakeholder engagement

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13.2 T&T

Stakeholder engagement assessment matrix does what

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Assesses the stakeholders

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13.2 T&T

Stakeholder engagement assessment matrix has what five categories

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Unaware, of the project and potential impacts.

Resistant, aware of the project and potential impacts but resistant to any changes or outcomes of the project. The stakeholders is unsupportive.

Neutral aware of the project, either supportive nor unsupportive.

Supportive, supportive of the work and it’s outcomes.

Leading actively engaged in ensuring that the project is a success

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13.2 T&T

Stakeholder engagement assessments matrix compares what two things

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C current level

D desire level for success

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13.2 T&T

In your stakeholder engagement assessment matrix which category do you want all stakeholders current level to get to

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Supportive

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Note
Communication plan focuses on HOW to communicate

stakeholder plan focuses on WHAT WHEN & WHY we communicate

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13.3 Stakeholder influence is typically highest during what stage

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Typically highest during initial stages and progressively lower as project progresses