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How to identify hidden stakeholders?

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Farhan Liaquat
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Senior Consultant| Flicanada.com Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
We know who is involved and engaged, how to identify those who influence projects?
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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
This is the process of identifying stakeholders ... If you go through the PMBOK (Stakeholders Management KA), it will guide you through all those techniques.
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Sergio Luis Conte Helping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based Organizations Buenos Aires, Argentina
I have the opportunity to work a short article that was published by the PMI and the IIBA and considered as "best practice". Perhaps it helps you: http://www.projectmanagement.com/blog-post...th-stakeholders
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Najeeb Kamalabai Infosys Plainsboro, Nj, United States
There will be multiple people who influence the projects.
-Project Sponsor
-Core Architect
-Business Lead etc
Different interactions which happens during the project kick-off meeting, stakeholder meets, customer review meets etc should help to identify influencers to an extend
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Denise Canty Agile Coach, Life Coach, Author, Senior Project-Program Manager| Cenden Company Washington, Dc, United States
Although its possible for stakeholders to be "hidden", those that have influence on a project are typically "visible". There are exceptions but I have not encountered a situation where an influential stakeholder is out of sight.
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Mustafa Hafizoglu Program Director| SDT Space And Defence Technologies Ankara, Türkiye
The best way to tackle with hidden stakeholders is effective risk management. If you're not aware of some stakeholders and their possible effects then this means you're dealing with uncertainty. So take this as a risk item and monitor it through the project life cycle.
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1 reply by Denise Canty
Sep 03, 2016 12:08 PM
Denise Canty
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My question would then be: "Why would you think that there are hidden stakeholders"? It has to be based on something. I don't feel that this is a risk because there is no basis for dealing with something that is "hidden".

What is the rationale for thinking that there are hidden stakeholders? It has to be based on something? How would you attach a risk rating to something that has no real basis?
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Denise Canty Agile Coach, Life Coach, Author, Senior Project-Program Manager| Cenden Company Washington, Dc, United States
Sep 03, 2016 10:56 AM
Replying to Mustafa Hafizoglu
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The best way to tackle with hidden stakeholders is effective risk management. If you're not aware of some stakeholders and their possible effects then this means you're dealing with uncertainty. So take this as a risk item and monitor it through the project life cycle.
My question would then be: "Why would you think that there are hidden stakeholders"? It has to be based on something. I don't feel that this is a risk because there is no basis for dealing with something that is "hidden".

What is the rationale for thinking that there are hidden stakeholders? It has to be based on something? How would you attach a risk rating to something that has no real basis?
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Vincent Guerard Coach - Trainer - Speaker - Advisor| Freelance Mont-Royal, Quebec, Canada
What do you call hidden stakeholders?
Those behind an organization that influence, having an hidden agenda!
Most often to me an hidden stakeholder is a group that organize itself when learning of the project. You need to be attentive and present in the community.
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Sep 03, 2016 9:56 PM
Denise Canty
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Having a hidden agenda is not the same as a hidden stakeholder.

Many have hidden agenda but that does not necessarily mean the same thing as a hidden stakeholder. If a stakeholder does not want you to know "his hidden agenda", that would mean you have a visible stakeholder with a hidden agenda.

I'm not sure that hidden stakeholder is the right description for a person that has a hidden agenda.
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Denise Canty Agile Coach, Life Coach, Author, Senior Project-Program Manager| Cenden Company Washington, Dc, United States
Sep 03, 2016 5:06 PM
Replying to Vincent Guerard
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What do you call hidden stakeholders?
Those behind an organization that influence, having an hidden agenda!
Most often to me an hidden stakeholder is a group that organize itself when learning of the project. You need to be attentive and present in the community.
Having a hidden agenda is not the same as a hidden stakeholder.

Many have hidden agenda but that does not necessarily mean the same thing as a hidden stakeholder. If a stakeholder does not want you to know "his hidden agenda", that would mean you have a visible stakeholder with a hidden agenda.

I'm not sure that hidden stakeholder is the right description for a person that has a hidden agenda.
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Anupam India
These links may answer your question -

http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/identifyin...t-stakeholders/

http://www.maxwideman.com/papers/looking/hidden.htm

http://www.aceproject.com/blog/2008/11/12/...n-your-project/
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1 reply by Denise Canty
Sep 03, 2016 11:59 PM
Denise Canty
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But this is all about identifying stakeholders. If you conduct this process as the "links" indicate, there are no hidden stakeholders.

So we've answered the question, "how do we identify hidden stakeholders?".

Is there still the question of identifying "hidden agendas"?
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Denise Canty Agile Coach, Life Coach, Author, Senior Project-Program Manager| Cenden Company Washington, Dc, United States
But this is all about identifying stakeholders. If you conduct this process as the "links" indicate, there are no hidden stakeholders.

So we've answered the question, "how do we identify hidden stakeholders?".

Is there still the question of identifying "hidden agendas"?
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1 reply by Anupam
Sep 04, 2016 12:29 AM
Anupam
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Yes, this is identifying stakeholders. Stakeholders not included/missed.

There are no such things like hidden agenda in project, if it exists - it’s not a best practice.
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