Stakeholder
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Definition
An individual, group, or organization that may affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by a decision, activity, or outcome of a project.
Stakeholder in plain English
Projects fail socially before they fail technically: the wrong person finds out late, two owners both think the other is writing the email, or a quiet influencer kills the plan in a side chat. Stakeholder is a people-map tool — it forces you to see influence and information paths, not just org-chart boxes. Hold onto this precise job description: An individual, group, or organization that may affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by a decision, activity, or outcome of a project. On a stem, name whether Stakeholder is about timing, ownership, measurement, or delivery style — then eliminate the answer that borrows a cousin concept from the wrong phase.
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