create a Stakeholders Register and use the Blake & Mouton Decision Matrix to help manage stakeholder expectations and make decisions during the project.

Part 1: Create a Stakeholders Register

Create a Stakeholders Register for the software development project. Your Stakeholders Register should include the following information:

• Stakeholder name
• Stakeholder role (e.g. project sponsor, project team member, end user, vendor)
• Stakeholder contact information (e.g. phone number, email address)
• Stakeholder expectations (e.g. what they expect to get out of the project, what they expect from the project team)
• Stakeholder influence (e.g. high, medium, low)
• Stakeholder interest (e.g. high, medium, low)

Part 2: Use the Blake & Mouton Decision Matrix

Using the Blake & Mouton Decision Matrix, evaluate a decision you need to make for the project. The decision could be related to project scope, budget, schedule, or quality. Follow these steps:

1. Identify the decision you need to make.
2. Evaluate the decision using the Blake & Mouton Decision Matrix. Consider the following factors:
   • Concern for production (i.e. achieving the project goals)
   • Concern for people (i.e. managing stakeholder expectations and relationships)
3. Based on your evaluation, make a decision and explain your rationale.

Deliverables

Submit a Stakeholders Register and a brief write-up of the decision you evaluated using the Blake & Mouton Decision Matrix. Your write-up should include the following:

• The decision you evaluated
• The factors you considered when evaluating the decision
• The decision you made and your rationale for making that decision

Grading Criteria

Your assignment will be graded on the following criteria:

• Completeness and accuracy of the Stakeholders Register
• Thoughtfulness and thoroughness of the evaluation using the Blake & Mouton Decision Matrix
• Clarity and coherence of the write-up