Project Stakeholder Management Terms

Question 1

Brain writing

Answer 1

A data gathering technique that’s similar to brainstorming, but provides brainstorming meeting participants with the questions and topics for brainstorming before the stakeholder identification meeting.

Question 2

Key stakeholder

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Stakeholders—such as management, the project manager, program manager, or customers—that have the authority to make decisions in the project.

Question 3

Leading stakeholder status

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Part of stakeholder analysis classification. A leading stakeholder is aware of your project, they want your project to be successful, and the stakeholder is working to make certain the project is a success.

Question 4

Negative stakeholder

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A stakeholder who does not want the project to exist and is opposed to the project.

Question 5

Neutral stakeholder

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A stakeholder who has neither a positive nor negative attitude about the project’s existence.

Question 6

Neutral stakeholder status

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Part of stakeholder analysis classification. A neutral stakeholder is aware of your project and is not concerned if the project succeeds or fails.

Question 7

Positive stakeholder

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A stakeholder who sees the benefits of the project and is in favor of the change the project is to bring about.

Question 8

Profile analysis meeting

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This is an analysis meeting to examine and document the roles in the project. The role’s interests, concerns, influence, project knowledge, and attitude are documented.

Question 9

Resistant stakeholder status

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Part of stakeholder analysis classification. A resistant stakeholder is aware of your project, but they do support the changes your project will create.

Question 10

Stakeholder

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Anyone who is affected by the existence of the project or who can affect the project’s existence. Stakeholders can enter and exit the project as conditions change within the project

Question 11

Stakeholder analysis

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An activity that ranks stakeholders based on their influence, interests, and expectations of the project. Stakeholders are identified and ranked, and then their needs and expectations are documented and addressed.

Question 12

Stakeholder classification models

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These are charts and diagrams that help the project manager determine the influence of stakeholders in relation to their interest in the project. Common classification models include the power/interest grid, the power/influence grid, the influence/impact grid, and the salience model.

Question 13

Stakeholder engagement

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The project manager works to keep the project stakeholders interested, involved, and supportive of the project. Through communication, management skills, and interpersonal skills, the project manager can work to keep the project stakeholders engaged and interested in the project.

Question 14

Stakeholder register

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A documentation of each stakeholder’s contact information, position, concerns, interests, and attitude toward the project. The project manager updates the register as new stakeholders are identified and when stakeholders leave the project.

Question 15

Supportive stakeholder status

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This is part of stakeholder analysis classification. A supportive stakeholder is aware of your project and is supportive and hopeful that the project will be successful.

Question 16

Unaware stakeholder status

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Part of stakeholder analysis classification. An unaware status means the stakeholder doesn’t know about the project and the effect the project may create on the stakeholder.