Stakeholder Register
DE: Stakeholder-Register
A document listing all stakeholders with their interests and influence.
Detailed Explanation
The stakeholder register is a project document that includes identification, assessment, and classification of project stakeholders. It records their interests, involvement, interdependencies, and potential impact on the project.
For each stakeholder, the register typically contains: name and role, organization, contact information, key interests and expectations, influence level (high/medium/low), support level (supporter/neutral/resistor), and engagement strategy.
The stakeholder register informs the stakeholder engagement plan and the communications management plan. It should be treated as a sensitive document — stakeholder assessments (especially resistance levels) should not be shared broadly.
Key Points
- Lists all identified stakeholders with key attributes
- Records interests, influence, support level, and engagement needs
- Informs the engagement plan and communications plan
- Sensitive document — assessments should not be shared broadly
- Updated throughout the project as stakeholders change
- Created during stakeholder identification process
Practical Example
A project stakeholder register includes: Sarah (VP Marketing, high influence, supporter, wants monthly updates), Tom (IT Director, high influence, neutral, concerned about system integration), Lisa (End User Rep, medium influence, resistor, fears job changes). The PM uses this to create tailored engagement strategies for each person.
Tips for Learning and Applying
Update the register when new stakeholders are identified or roles change
Assess both influence AND attitude — high-influence resistors need priority attention
Keep stakeholder assessments confidential — they are sensitive
Use the register as input for the communications and engagement plans
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