Stakeholder Analysis

A method for deliberately collecting and evaluating both numeric and descriptive data to identify whose interests, influence, and needs must be considered throughout the project life cycle.

Key Points

  • Collects quantitative and qualitative information about people and groups affected by the project.
  • Assesses power, interest, influence, impact, and support or resistance levels.
  • Prioritizes stakeholders and guides tailored engagement and communication strategies.
  • Is iterative and updated as the project context and stakeholder positions change.

Example

A project manager launching a new CRM interviews department heads, surveys end users, and reviews org charts. The team maps stakeholders on a power-interest grid, flags the sales VP as high power-high interest, and creates a targeted engagement plan to secure sponsorship and timely decisions.

PMP Example Question

Which tool should a project manager use to identify all affected parties, assess their power and interest, and plan tailored engagement strategies?

  1. Stakeholder analysis
  2. Stakeholder register
  3. Communications management plan
  4. RACI matrix

Correct Answer: A — Stakeholder analysis

Explanation: Stakeholder analysis evaluates stakeholders using quantitative and qualitative data to determine influence, interest, and engagement needs. The register documents the results; the plan outlines communications; a RACI clarifies roles.

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Most AI pilots in project management do not fail on the model. They fail because somebody pointed the thing at a decision instead of at a task. This course is built around that distinction, and around the work that follows once you get it right.

Eight teaching sections, taught against one running project from the first lecture to the last. You watch a system get built, then you build the same one against your own sprint. Nothing here is a demo that works only on the example.

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Seventy-six working files ship with it, across four sections, so every system is built against real sprint data rather than material invented for a slide. Four sprints of retrospectives, board exports, standup notes, backlog and risk data.

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