Stakeholder Management Flashcards
What is a stakeholder?
Anyone that can affect or be affected by what you are trying to achieve
Who are the stakeholders on your project?
Describe some stakeholder engagement activities
All the things we might do with stakeholders
Consult
Listen
Understand
Communication
Influence
Negotiate
with the objectives of
satisfying their needs
gaining approval abd support
minimising their opposition/obstruction
What RICS best practise information is there available in relation to Stakeholder Management Competency?
RICS guidance note on Stakeholder Engagement 1st Edn. 2014
At what stage in the project could stakeholder engagement be seen as most important?
During the initial phases when objectives and success criteria are being established
What are the key principles of stakeholder engagement (according to RICS)
10 Principles
- Communicate
- Consult early and often
- Remember they’re only human
- Plan it
- Relationships are key
- Simple, but not easy
- Just part of managing risk
- Compromise
- Understand what success is
- Take responsibility
Who are typical stakeholders?
Individuals and groups performing the work
Individuals and groups affected by the work e.g neighbours
Owners, shareholders and customers
Statutory and Regulatory bodies e.g planning authorities
What is stakeholder management?
The systematic indentification, analysis, planning and implementation of actins designed to engage with stakeholders
What are techniques for Stakeholder management?
RICS identifies 4 main techniques to harness the positive influence and minimise the effect of negative influences:
- Identify stakeholders
- Assess their interest and influence e.g ask for their objectives and why they want that information
- Develop communication management plan and determine preferred method of communication
- Engage and influence stakeholders through the projects duration
What is the value of Stakeholder Management?
Ensures project creates sucessful outcome for all stakeholders
Reduces risk from stakeholder action/influence
Helps build collaborative partnerships that can generate value
What is stakeholder engagement?
The practise of interacting with, and influencing project stakeholders to the overal benefit of the project
Project sucess can depend on stakeholders perception
Explain Stakeholder Management v Stakeholder Engagement
Stakeholder Management: the systematic identification, analysis, planning and implementation of actions designed to engage with stakeholders.
Stakeholder Engagement: the practice of influencing a variety of outcomes through consultation, communication, negotiation, compromise and relationship building
What are some stakeholder management tools
- Stakeholder Management Plan
- Influence/Interest Matrix
- Influence/Dynamism Matrix
- Iceberg Model
What is a Stakeholder Management Plan?
- Plan to establish lines and methods of communication. This should provide stakeholders with the information relevant to their project interest.
- Adopt feedback strategies
- Monitor stakeholders and changes
How do you develop a Stakeholder Management Plan?
- List your stakeholders. These are usually internal or external
- Prioritize your stakeholders. Also note at which stage their influence becomes lesser or greater
- Interview your stakeholders. Does the stakeholder feel positively or negatively about the project? What are their expectations? What are their deliverables?
- Develop a matrix. Use a influence/interest matrix.
- Set & Manage expectation. Clearly note which stakeholders will be involved at which stage and timelines in which their feedback is needed. Be realistic and hones