Stakeholder management is one of the key knowledge areas for project managers to consider. It is an iterative, everyday interaction with a variety of different roles, responsibilities, and requirements. Some stakeholders will be on the project from the second it begins until they sign off on its completion. Others may come and go as project needs dictate.
When a business case is created, there are already multiple key stakeholders involved. Once the project request has begun, it is typical for the project manager to begin to identify the project stakeholders and begin crafting a plan to engage, communicate, and work on the requirements necessary for the project to be successful.
At this point in the project, there may only be a business case completed and a project selected, so the list of stakeholders may include the project...