In terms of stakeholder agreement, which of the following does NOT increase the complexity of a project?

A) An increase in the number of stakeholders
B) The inability of stakeholders to influence project outcomes
C) The emotional investment of the stakeholders in the project
D) The ability of the stakeholders to influence the project execution approach
E) The degree to which the project stakeholders disagree

If stakeholders are unable to influence project outcomes, it may actually decrease complexity as there are fewer conflicting opinions and competing interests to manage. However, all of the other options (increased number of stakeholders, emotional investment, ability to influence project execution approach, and degree of disagreement) can increase the complexity of a project by adding more perspectives to consider and potentially increasing the difficulty of reaching agreement and alignment.