Today, we will discuss stakeholder engagement in project management. Until the fifth edition of the PMBOK Guide, the PMI was referring to the topic as stakeholder management, but in the sixth edition, they replaced the term “management” with “engagement.” The institute found that the word “engage” is more appropriate than “manage.” Stakeholder engagement is a…

Today, we will discuss stakeholder mapping. A map is a visual representation that shows patterns and connections. Remember back to your school days; you were either told to draw the map on paper or find the right places. In project management, we need to map stakeholders to group them for proper analysis. Afterward, the project…

Today we will discuss stakeholder analysis. A stakeholder is defined as an individual or group that can impact or be impacted by the project. A project causes a change in an environment of individuals, regulators, customers, sponsors, and more. All these stakeholders are affected by the outcome, and they have the potential to impact a…