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Greatness, a Place beyond Stakeholders' Expectations
Managing stakeholder engagement calls upon something quite different from process groups and domains of knowledge, it calls upon the ability to create emotional responses such as enthusiasm, trust,…
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Overcoming stakeholder resistance through dialogue
One of the most common challenges project managers face is stakeholder resistance. The ability to influence others is at the heart of project management. However, it is not so much about persuading…
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Project sponsorship
Senior executives play a crucial role in sponsoring projects and ultimately in the success of their project management team and individual projects. This paper provides an overview of the senior…
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Who's on first?
The larger the program, the more stakeholders and customers there are and the greater the need for effective and consistent communication. With agile programs, the complexity is compounded by a…
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Using a "retreat" to manage change in a politically charged environment
Projects can easily be derailed or halted in politically charged environments. Citing the example of a medical school undergoing a curriculum change, this paper will demonstrate how a retreat is an…
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Getting to stakeholders' agreement
Relationship, agreement and risk leverage are attributes that have been used as a method of mapping stakeholders. In this paper, the author discusses suitable metrics to determine the level of…
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Increase your influence and impact through "change intelligent" stakeholder engagement
In order to enjoy career advancement and growth, project, program and portfolio managers must lead successful sustainable change and have the essential management skills to engage and influence key…
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Improving stakeholder management using change management tools
Project and program outcomes may be improved by more effectively identifying, planning for, and responding to common stakeholder change resistance challenges through the use of change management…
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My project is failing, it is not my fault
According to the Project Management Institute (PMI) Pulse of the Profession® (2013a) poor communication is the leading reason for project failure, citing poor communications as a contributing factor…
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The importance of what is at stake in megaprojects
This paper presents research about the most relevant characteristics of megaprojects around the world and the drivers of the megaproject boom we are witnessing. It tells the story of the Italian…
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