Stakeholder alignment can make or break the project's success; stakeholders need to align with project goals and objectives to turn them from unaware to supporting or leading to drive project objectives to success. It is important to first identify stakeholders thoroughly, map stakeholder interest to goals and objectives, and communicate project WBS to define how project tasks and activities map to the outlined goals.   It is also important to review the project scope constantly with stakeholders to keep a tab on alignment and progress and avoid scope creep or late discovery of requirements or stakeholder interests. Having an open and well-planned communication strategy helps the constant alignment of stakeholder interests to the project activities.