Project Manager's Notes

 The Salience Model, developed by Mitchell, Agle, and Wood in 1997, is a framework used in stakeholder management to analyze and categorize stakeholders based on their salience, which refers to the importance or significance of stakeholders to an organization or project. The model helps organizations identify and prioritize stakeholders based on three dimensions of salience: power, legitimacy, and urgency. Power: Power refers to the ability of stakeholders to influence the organization or project. It can be derived from various sources, such as position, expertise, resources, or relationships. Stakeholders with high power can exert significant influence on decision-making processes and outcomes. Legitimacy: Legitimacy refers to the perceived validity or appropriateness of stakeholders' involvement in the organization or project. It is based on societal norms, cultural expectations, and stakeholders' rights or claims. Legitimate stakeholders are those who have a valid and recogn...

 The impact/Influence grid can also be read as influence over impact grid or influence over interest grid, it is a tool used in stakeholder analysis and management to understand and categorize stakeholders based on their level of influence and their interest or impact on a project initiative. This grid helps identify stakeholders that are critical and non-critical for the project and create appropriate strategies to communicate or engage with them. The impact/Influence grid is a usual 4 quadrant grid created based on two aspects i.e. impact and influence as shown in the below grid.  High Influence, High Impact/Interest: Stakeholders in this quadrant have significant influence or power and are highly impacted by or interested in the project. They are considered key stakeholders and require active engagement and close management. Their needs, concerns, and perspectives should be given high priority. The appropriate strategy to be adopted is to 'Manage them Closely'. High Influen...