Project Stakeholder Management Terms

Question 1

Brain writing

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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.

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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

Pull communications

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This type of communication pulls information from a central repository. Pull communications allow stakeholders to retrieve information from a central source as needed.

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Push communications

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This type of communication happens when the sender pushes the same message to multiple people. Good examples of push communications are broadcast text messages, faxes, press releases, and group e-mails.

Question 11

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 12

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 13

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 14

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 15

Stakeholder management

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The project management knowledge area that focuses on the management and engagement of the project stakeholders. There are four processes in this knowledge area: identify stakeholders, plan stakeholder management, manage stakeholder engagement, and Monitor Stakeholder Engagement.

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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.

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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.