Bala S DuvvuriProject Manager| ShellBangalore, Karnataka, India
As per my understanding it is the project manager who is responsible and accountable and business analyst can be consulted. Saving Changes...
Hooi Nee SauIT Project Manager| ,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Project manager to identify the stakeholder in project committee/management level.
Business analyst shall responsible to identify the stakeholder (business user/end user) who will impact by the initiative.
PM or BA alone might not able to identify all stakeholder, especially in big size project. It should be combination efforts between this 2 roles.
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1 reply by Rameshwar Prasad
Apr 15, 2016 2:37 AM
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PM, project Sponsored are responsible to identify the stakeholders.
Thanks for your input. From business analysis perspective, stakeholder identification and analysis starts very early before the business case is created and project charter (which is where the PM is mentioned) . . . Will the PM continue from where the BA stopped or both will update the list and manage the stakeholders collectively? Saving Changes...
Darren KosaPlanning & Controls ContractorHampshire, United Kingdom
Hi Michael,
It would depend on what stage the PM is assigned.
If they are not involved with creating the Project Charter, then probably the Project Sponsor would be responsible.
As the identification of stakeholders in an ongoing process, once a PM is on board then they would ultimately be responsible.
Anybody at any time can identify stakeholders, so I don’t think Business Analysts would necessarily assume overall responsibility. In much the same way that they wouldn’t expect to have responsibility for identifying risks, or changes.
Regards,
Darren Kosa Saving Changes...
saurabh mahajanPMP, ITIL, PRINCE2| vodafonePune, Maharashtra, India
Stakeholder management is PM responsibility. So identifying them is also PM responsibility. However he may consult the BA in this case. But bottom line its PM responsibility, because if any escalation or problem future in the project with regards to stakeholder, a PM cannot blame BA that he/she did not told me that Mr.X is also a stakeholder. Saving Changes...
Chad HarrisProject Manager III, PMP, MPM, MBA, CLSSGB| Memorial Health SystemSpringfield, Il, United States
I absolutely agree with Saurabh that stakeholder management is ultimately the responsibility of the PM. All team members participate in identifying stakeholders but responsibility falls upon the PM.
Thank you,
Chad Harris
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1 reply by Safi ullah Mohammed
May 09, 2016 9:53 AM
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Hi Chad,
please correct me, Stakeholder management process begins once the project starts, but identifying the stakeholders should be sought out before the project starts.
THE ENTIRE PROJECT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PM. The PM must own the project from the time they are assigned until the project achieves closure.
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1 reply by Patrick Dicey
May 04, 2016 3:12 PM
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I agree with you John. The PM is responsible for all scope/processes (including stakeholder management). Responsibilities can certainly be delegated to a BA, as appropriate, if one exists on the project team.
Whoever starts the Stakeholder Identification process and creates the initial list, I believe the whole project team needs to provide input to ensure all parties are covered...
The PM should be the primary coordination point for Stakeholder Management Saving Changes...
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
I would say it is definitely one of the core responsibilities of a project manager to identify stakeholders and keep doing this throughout the project cycle. However, a BA could assist in this. Saving Changes...
Definitely the PM, in the context of the project everything is responsibility of the PM. Obviously the PM can be help in any task by a member of the PMT, that include the BA. Saving Changes...
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