Discuss the role of stakeholders within the project.

The ability to manage a project requires the project manager to utilize a collection of tools and techniques selected for the specific insight, guidance, and usefulness of each project. Thus, a project manager’s toolbox may contain numerous tools, some used on every project, and others used only under particular circumstances.

The options available in this discussion have ethical considerations that are important to consider as a project manager. This discussion requires you to identify how specific project management tools are applied and make important decisions about a project from the data derived.

In the first three modules, you examined the need for change and the possibilities for innovation, and the disruptive aspects of Information Technology change. Using SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats), analyze your project or organization’s position with the SWOT context. Consider the following based upon your SWOT analysis:

• Discuss the role of stakeholders within the project.
• Examine the reporting and advocacy roles of the Project Manager in this context.
• Is the project “disruptive” in terms of new technology, or is it part of an established change process for technology currently in place?