The Stakeholder Identification List provides the capability to identify the people that could affect or be affected by any project, to analyze stakeholder's expectations and their impact on the project, and to develop specific strategies and tactics for effectively engaging stakeholders to reflect the stakeholder's interest and involvement in the project.

Stakeholder identification includes the processes required to identify the people, groups and organizations that could affect or be affected by the project, to analyze stakeholder expectations and their impact on the project, and to develop appropriate strategies and tactics for effectively engaging stakeholders.

Creating an effective plan for managing stakeholders, stakeholders need to be clearly identified and assessed. Stakeholders are identified by performing a stakeholder analysis in which potential stakeholders and relevant information (interests, involvement, influence, and potential impact on project success) are gathered, documented and analyzed.

The Stakeholder Identification List helps ensure that stakeholders are effectively involved in project decisions and execution throughout the lifecycle of the project, by:

	Identifying who the stakeholders are by name, title, potential role, level of knowledge and level of commitment to the project.
	Determining the power and interest of each stakeholder and their impact on the project.
	Managing and controlling the stakeholders continually throughout the project.

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