| Every program is dependent on people and | | | | competitors, or private citizens affected by the |
| organizations for funding and acceptance, for | | | | delivered system |
| requirement acquisitions, for supplying resources, | | | | The first process under this knowledge area is plan |
| expertise and experience to the program, for taking | | | | program stakeholder management. This process falls |
| over the responsibility for the program outcome, and | | | | under the planning process group and is performed by |
| the experiences made, etc. | | | | the program manager, program sponsor, governance |
| Program stakeholders comprise all individuals and | | | | board and other primary entities |
| organizations involved in or affected by the program | | | | Connecting the phase, process group and the process, |
| or its outcome. Successful program completion relies | | | | the plan program stakeholder management process |
| on how well the program manager cooperates and | | | | falls under the planning process group, in the program |
| communicates with these stakeholders | | | | set-up phase and belongs to stakeholder Management |
| Program stakeholders are individuals or organizations, | | | | knowledge area. |
| internal or external to the organization, actively | | | | The primary focus of this process is to document how |
| contributing in the project or only affected by the | | | | stakeholders will be identified and managed, which |
| project or its outcome. They may have a positive or | | | | tools will be used and who will be involved in |
| negative attitude to the program | | | | stakeholder management. |
| External entities that may have an influence on the | | | | This process is all about planning for stakeholder |
| program or be affected by the program or its | | | | management. This includes documenting the guidelines |
| outcome could be the end users, as well as authorities | | | | for stakeholder management both at the program |
| responsible for standards and regulations, partners or | | | | level and the project level. |