Question

You are managing a new office relocation project. During planning, you identify a regional director who has significant authority to redirect funding and could halt the project, but who has shown little day-to-day interest in the effort so far. According to stakeholder management best practices, how should you handle this stakeholder?

Accepted Answer

Keep the director satisfied by managing them closely and proactively addressing concerns, given their high power and current low interest

Answer

Monitor the director with minimal effort, since they have shown little interest in the project

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Add the director to the daily standup distribution list along with the core project team

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Remove the director from the stakeholder register because they are not actively involved in project work