Back to the Future for tips on stakeholders and other puzzling influences!

In 1985 I left the British Army to start a new civilian career in a recession hit UK (I am known for taking a risk). I managed to get re-trained as a computer programmer (COBOL) and so began my second career in the IT world.  I moved quickly through up to leading teams and then to Project Management. I was fortunate enough to be introduced to the Open University (OU) to gain a civilian education (I joined the Army aged 16). 

In 1991 I enrolled on one of the best OU courses I ever undertook. It was titled "PT621 Introducing New Technology", it introduced me to the concept of change management and stakeholders / Influences on the project / programme of change.

In this blog entry I want to look to back to remind myself, and present to you of some of those ideas around identifying stakeholders and other influences on the project environment that are still relevant in this the future.