Using Stakeholder Analysis in Software Project Management

While preparing a workshop stakeholder management, I came across an article I wrote four years ago.

Using Stakeholder Analysis in Software Project Management

“Every improvement you make with the goal of improving your ability to do projects better should involve how to handle the human element more effectively, as this is the area where we can realize the biggest gains.

Stakeholder analysis is one technique that can assist in this. To sharpen your knife you can improve your sensitivity in this area, create your own checklists and read up on the various models available to you. Finally, just being aware of stakes and their effects on your project in itself is a huge benefit to your software project management efforts.”

It even includes a Checklist Stakeholder Interests Wow. That’s a depressing list. Please, include some happy themes in your own list. If I ever create a second edition, I’ll give this part a more upbeat tone.

This article was used to promote my book “Surprise! Now You’re a Software Project Manager”

I realized that I removed the opportunity to download the first chapters of that book for free. Sorry about that. So here you go: a link to the pdf. Enjoy.