Chapter 3 Ideas (June 19-June 25)

Chapter 3 Ideas

1. I never thought the stakeholders are so important in a project. In this chapter, the stakeholders are called the heart of a successful project. However, it is true that stakeholder almost decide whether a project will be successful. They establish agreement and goals, they construct the strategies and they approve the budget! Can you image when you need more resources but your company is now having a serious financial issue?

2. The three management stakeholders that every project needs are: sponsorship, resources and decision authority. The one impressed me most is the role of sponsor. Actually, a sponsor has two sides. At one side he must supervise the project and ultimately responsible for the project, and the other side he must help the project team be successful. So as the project manager, you must learn how to identify and communicate with the sponsor so that the project can get more help and more successful. The sponsor will not only give the project team the basic instructions, but also assist the project manager in overcoming some obstacles, which are very hard to do for the manager.

3. Not to mention, the customer is always an important stakeholder. Customers establish requirements. They are called GOD, they are always right. Maybe it is a little exaggerated, but it is true that they judge the ultimate success. But one thing I learned from this chapter about customer is that the project manager must distinguish between the people with final authority over product requirements and those who simply need to be informed what the requirements are. Not all the customer know what they exactly need.