Comment Section for Steps to Identify and Prioritize Stakeholders | PMI

The webpage from the Project Management Institute (PMI) discusses various strategies for identifying and prioritizing stakeholders at the start of a project. The content is a compilation of advice from experienced project management professionals. Jason Orloske suggests creating a list of all impacted areas or departments and adding stakeholders as they are identified. He also recommends using a digital app to store information about each stakeholder to facilitate engagement. Chris Schleich advises reading the project's scope document to understand who the main stakeholders will be and emphasizes the need for an intentional mindset to reliably identify stakeholders. Jan Schiller views stakeholder identification as a journey of discovery, using structured questions to reveal various aspects of a project. She also points out the importance of stakeholder analysis in establishing solid relationships, trust, and buy-in. Sergio Luis Conte uses an enterprise architecture to identify stakeholders. He classifies and prioritizes stakeholders based on their influence and impact on the project, placing them in categories such as "Keep satisfied", "Manage closely", "Monitor", and "Keep informed". Afshin Montazami starts with documentation to identify key stakeholders, with the business case, benefits management plan, and communications management plan being major sources. Heather Vickers mentions the use of governance forums for stakeholder identification and validation. This process also helps the organization learn who to include in the future. The webpage also highlights the increasing need for organizations to ensure strong engagement with a widening range of stakeholders.