Project stakeholder management is one of the ten PMI knowledge management areas. It is important to ensure that the outcome(s) of the project are acceptable to the stakeholders. As part of this, the stakeholders should be identified and their concerns addressed.
The processes in stakeholder management are
- identify stakeholders
- plan stakeholder management
- manage stakeholder engagement
- control stakeholder engagement
PMI's ten knowledge areas: Integration management, Scope management, Schedule management, Cost management, Quality management, Resource management, Communications management, Risk management, Procurement management, Stakeholder management
Related: relationship management, stakeholder, stakeholder register, stakeholder management plan, stakeholders engagement assessment matrix, stakeholder analysis