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Article Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement 1 August 2019

PM Network

Controlling Interest

PM Network queried the project management community about dealing with micromanaging sponsors.

Article Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement 1 May 2019

PM Network

Untested Authority

By Bishel, Ashley When one of her organizations launched a massive digital project to refresh a consumer-facing application, Jessica Janko, PMP, thought she had a firm grip on the expectations of both project…

Article Strategy, Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement 1 February 2018

Project Management Journal

Using a Social Capital Lens to Identify the Mechanisms of Top Management Commitment

By Amoako-Gyampah, Kwasi | Meredith, Jack R. | White Loyd, Kathy The implementation of large-scale technology projects is still fraught with failures resulting in tremendous costs to organizations. One of the factors that is widely recognized as critical for…

Article Decision Making, Leadership, Scope Management, Stakeholder Engagement 1 October 2017

PM Network

Fork in the Road

By Rockwood, Kate Scuffle, settle or surrender? That's the choice Farhan Shamim, PMP, faced last year while he oversaw a program to rebuild 26 schools affected by severe flooding in Pakistan. The program was going…

Article Quality Management, Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement, Government 1 March 2017

PM Network

Spotlight on Peru

By Elton, Catherine Peru is forging a different path forward. As one of the world's largest mineral exporters, the South American country's economy has long been at the mercy of volatile metal prices. High values…

Article Risk Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Leadership 1 December 2015

PM Network

Prepare for the worst

By Somani, Sheilina Bad things can happen on any project: Your major stakeholders fail to respond to project queries in a timely manner; a solution doesn't appear to be shaping up as you'd anticipated; a major decision…

Article Teams, Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement, Agile 1 August 2015

PM Network

Managing up

Practitioners share their insights on successfully engaging project sponsors, from tips on gaining their trust and confidence to working with these execs in an agile environment.

Conference Paper Teams, Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement 26 October 2014

How to secure 360 stakeholder buy-in and sustain it?

By Aziz, Emad E. Across all industries, organization types, and project sizes, success or failure is largely dependent on having the right levels of team commitment, stakeholder buy-in, and executive support.…

Conference Paper Ethics, Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement 5 May 2014

Driving project leadership through stakeholder values

By McCullough, Helen T. Are stakeholders respected, valued, and treated fairly? How can the ethical effectiveness of a leadership team be measured? A research study that examined leadership team behavior while managing a…

Conference Paper Change Management, Leadership, Skill Development, Stakeholder Engagement 5 May 2014

The times they are a-changin'

By Deguire, Manon This paper provides informative background and context to explain the evolution of trends in project management discourse and practice, starting with the current approach of enhancing stakeholder…