Stakeholders In The Project
The first influence of the stakeholders on the project is usually the most influential. And it's at the start of the project. The demands and constraints issued on the process and the products they produce sets the stage for the entire duration of the software project. The primary task of the project managers should be to reassure the stakeholders that their stakes are taken care of, that what they said, is heard. For the entire project the project managers task consists of giving the feedback to the stakeholders of the state their requirements are in.
Feedback could take the following form:
- Tests
- Test results
- Prototypes
- Reports
- Evaluations
- Plans
- Benchmarks
This part is essential, but easily forgotten. If the project manager does not keep giving feedback, the slightest hint (or rumor) of not sticking to the stakes, may set a stakeholder on the war path against the once so happy project.
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