Managing communication through Network mapping
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A stakeholder is defined in the ISO standard 21500 from 2013 as ''person,group or organization that has interests in, or can affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by, ant aspect of the project'' <ref> Dansk Standart. (2013). Vejledning i projektledelse Guidance on project management </ref> | A stakeholder is defined in the ISO standard 21500 from 2013 as ''person,group or organization that has interests in, or can affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by, ant aspect of the project'' <ref> Dansk Standart. (2013). Vejledning i projektledelse Guidance on project management </ref> | ||
By that definition the stakeholders will include many people, organizations and some of them whit more or else degree of uncertainty and interest. | By that definition the stakeholders will include many people, organizations and some of them whit more or else degree of uncertainty and interest. | ||
| − | Since there is so many stakeholders possibly involved in a project stakeholder management and mapping is essential in order to keep every | + | Since there is so many stakeholders possibly involved in a project stakeholder management and mapping is essential in order to keep every stakeholder within the project satisfied. |
| + | Because it is never an option to give every stakeholder the same amount of attention it is important to categorise whether the stakeholder is important by looking into the amount of power and the interest the stakeholder have in the project. | ||
| + | This can be done by an power interest diagram | ||
| − | ===Power/ | + | ===Power/Interest diagram=== |
| + | The power interest diagram is an simple tool that gives the project manager the overview of the power and interest of an stakeholder. | ||
| + | The diagram is designed so that the power of an stakeholder is indicated at the x axcel and the interest is indicated at the y axcel. | ||
| + | Then by putting in the power and the interest of an stakeholder the diagram indicate in the stakeholder should be | ||
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==Introduction to Network diagram== | ==Introduction to Network diagram== | ||
===Central connector=== | ===Central connector=== | ||
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===Boundary spanner=== | ===Boundary spanner=== | ||
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===Information broker=== | ===Information broker=== | ||
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===Peripheral specialist=== | ===Peripheral specialist=== | ||
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==Stakeholder Network== | ==Stakeholder Network== | ||
Revision as of 14:30, 11 September 2016
A stakeholder is a person or organization of interest for or whom are interested in the project on hand. It is therefore important for the project manager to manage and be sure what the stakeholders opinion is to the topic at hand. One way of looking at the stakeholder is through a network perspective where every stakeholder I connected to the project but some of the stakeholders might also be connected to one and another. By identifying the power that each and every stakeholder have and the link between the different stakeholders it is possible to observe what dangers there might be in a less powerful stakeholder might have of possibilities if they are close connected to a powerful stakeholder. By looking into the Stakeholder connections it might be possible to gain a better understanding on why stakeholders act the way they do and thereby be better at giving them the right amount of interest in order to keep them satisfied.
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Introduction to stakeholder
A stakeholder is defined in the ISO standard 21500 from 2013 as person,group or organization that has interests in, or can affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by, ant aspect of the project [1] By that definition the stakeholders will include many people, organizations and some of them whit more or else degree of uncertainty and interest. Since there is so many stakeholders possibly involved in a project stakeholder management and mapping is essential in order to keep every stakeholder within the project satisfied. Because it is never an option to give every stakeholder the same amount of attention it is important to categorise whether the stakeholder is important by looking into the amount of power and the interest the stakeholder have in the project. This can be done by an power interest diagram
Power/Interest diagram
The power interest diagram is an simple tool that gives the project manager the overview of the power and interest of an stakeholder. The diagram is designed so that the power of an stakeholder is indicated at the x axcel and the interest is indicated at the y axcel. Then by putting in the power and the interest of an stakeholder the diagram indicate in the stakeholder should be
Introduction to Network diagram
Central connector
Boundary spanner
Information broker
Peripheral specialist
Stakeholder Network
Conclusion
References
- ↑ Dansk Standart. (2013). Vejledning i projektledelse Guidance on project management
