Who are Project Stakeholders?

Project stakeholders are those entities within or without an organization which:

• Sponsor a project or,
• Have an interest or a gain upon a successful completion of a project.

Examples of project stakeholders include the customer, the user group, the project manager, the development team, the testers, etc.

Stakeholders are anyone who has an interest in the project. Project stakeholders are individuals and organizations that are actively involved in the project, or whose interests may be affected as a result of project execution or project completion. They may also exert influence over the project’s objectives and outcomes. The project management team must identify the stakeholders, determine their requirements and expectations, and, to the extent possible, manage their influence in relation to the requirements to ensure a successful project

The following are examples of project stakeholders:

• Project leader
• Project team members
• Upper management
• Project customer
• Resource Managers
• Line Managers
• Product user group
• Project testers