1 Foundations of Stakeholder Management Free Online FlashCards

What is a project stakeholder?

A person or group with an interest in, a role in, or an impact from a project—or the ability to affect its work or outcomes.

Where can project stakeholders come from?

Stakeholders may be inside or outside the organization, including sponsors, team members, customers, service users, suppliers, regulators, and community groups.

Why is stakeholder management ongoing?

People, priorities, and project impacts can change, so teams revisit stakeholder analysis and communication as work progresses.

Why understand stakeholder needs early?

Understanding stakeholder needs early helps teams make informed decisions, explain trade-offs, identify risks, and address concerns before they become obstacles.

What can give a stakeholder influence?

Influence may come from formal authority, specialist knowledge, control of resources, or the ability to affect other people's views.

How might a team engage a stakeholder with high influence and interest?

A stakeholder with high influence and strong interest may need frequent, direct discussion.

What may a stakeholder with less influence still need?

Even stakeholders with less influence may need clear information or a way to raise concerns.

How should a team identify stakeholders?

List people and groups who may be affected, have a role, or be able to affect project outcomes. Ask team members and initial stakeholders who else to include.

What belongs in stakeholder analysis?

Record interests, needs, concerns, likely impact, and influence. Treat early assessments as hypotheses to check, not fixed facts.

What should an engagement and communication plan specify?

Decide what involvement is useful and what information each stakeholder needs, when they need it, and how best to share it.

What makes stakeholder communication two-way?

Communication is two-way: listen, invite questions, and respond to feedback.

What should a stakeholder review check?

Check whether stakeholders, expectations, influence, or project impacts have changed, then update the register and adjust engagement.