On most projects, we do not have the time to convert our enemies into allies. This being the case, we will invest our resources where we can expect a return. Step 4 Monitor All the Stakeholders Monitor all the stakeholders, revise our plans as appropriate and then execute those plans. We continually need to monitor the stakeholders as priorities will change over time. It is imperative that the stakeholder management plan developed by the team be integrated into the project plan.
Projects are a combination of both hard skills and soft skills.
The hard skills can be called the business IQ of the individuals. These hard skills include network diagramming, estimating, risk-planning, etc. The soft skills are the interpersonal skills. I do not think many projects fail because people are unable to read a Gantt chart or are unable to determine the delta on a budget hard skills issues. Rather, projects usually run into trouble due to the interpersonal issues the soft skills.