Question

What are the differences in requirements and expectations among STAKEHOLDER groups?

Answer 1

Stakeholders are specific people or grouops who have a stake or an intrest in the outcome of the project. Stakeholder analysis will help you determine the various stakeholders groups, their needs,and how will you satisfy their needs.

Identify Stakeholders :- Start by identifying all possible stakeholders.

Determine the importance of each stakeholder. Look at each stakeholder and determine how important he or she is to the success of your project. You might categorize each stakeholder in terms of high/medium/low importance. This evaluation is important because sometimes you spend too much time and effort working with stakeholders that are of low importance to your project, while short-changing the time you spend on stakeholders that are very important.

Identify the interest of the project for each stakeholder. This is where the analysis starts. Stakeholders have a stake or interest in your project. In some cases the stakeholder might need something from your project team. In other cases, you may need something from them.

Determine :- How you will engage each stakeholder. For each stakeholder, you should identify a set of activities or even an overall approach for getting them engaged. You should identify activities that help you to achieve your interest while also recognizing the relative importance of each stakeholder group.

Gain agreement when necessary. In some cases, stakeholders want things from your project. However, in other instances you need something from them. If you need something from the stakeholder or stakeholder group, make sure that they understand what your expectations are and make sure that they agree to provide what you need.

Move the activities to the workplan. You don’t want to keep a separate stakeholder activity spreadsheet. After you identify the activities to engage the stakeholder groups, place all of the activities in the project workplan, along with who is responsible, the timeframe, estimated etc.

The stakeholder community should also be evaluated periodically to ensure that the stakeholders are being engaged successfully .This will help you to determine the differences in requirements and expectations among stakeholder groups.