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Activity:

Manage Stakeholder Involvement (CMMI Level 3 : IPM 2.1 )

Participating Roles

Responsible:

Project Manager

Accountable:

Project Manager

Consult:

Any

IPM Officer

Overview

Entry Criteria

  • A report of the team list from Visual Studio Team System.

Sub-Activities

1

Update list of stakeholders

  • Optional
  • If any changes in personnel have occurred since the last stakeholder review, update the list of stakeholders.
  • Query Team System for project team members.

2

Review Issue Log

  • Look through the list of open issues for the project. Are any of them citing lack of stakeholder involvement as a symptom or a root cause?

3

Random Review of Work Items

  • Make a random selection to get a representative set of project work items. Audit each work item, list the required stakeholders. Make enquiries and examine the logs from the data warehouse. Did each stakeholder take an active part in the resolution of the work item?

4

Report stakeholder involvement issues

  • Report to senior management and the IPM office any lack of stakeholder involvement. Escalate immediate risks and issues blocking active work items.

Exit Criteria

A document describing the level of engagement for all stakeholders on the project.

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