Identifying the stakeholder's process

Much like it sounds, this process is designed to not only identify who is involved in the project and to what level – it is also about gathering information on their interests, involvement, interdependencies, and influences, and then analyzing and documenting all the relevant information. This includes any relevant information that can hinder or impact project success. Sounds exhausting, right? That is why, once you have your process flow down early on, it is easier to perform as needed throughout the project. In Chapter 3, Pre-Project Initiation, we reviewed several key stakeholders, including the PMO, CCB, and the sponsor, but there could be many more players in the game to identify. Since this is an iterative process, it's easy to see that, during planning, execution, and monitoring and controlling, you will be vigilant (yes, vigilant) with communications management and stakeholder engagement. This is why some of the inputs...