You are the project manager for the AQA Project. You would like to include several of the customers in the project planning sessions. Your project leader would like to know why the stakeholders should be involved since your project team will be determining the best method to reach the project objectives. You should include the stakeholders because _____________.

A. It generates goodwill between the project team and the stakeholders.

B. It allows the stakeholders to see the project manager as the authority of the project.

C. It allows the project team to meet the stakeholders and express their concerns regarding project constraints.

D. It allows the project team to leverage the skills and knowledge of the stakeholders to develop the project plan.