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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.…

Article Teams, Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement December 2010

PM Network

The peace process

By Hollingsworth, Chauncey Because projects are implemented by individuals, the process of realizing a project can lead to numerous differences of opinion that if not quickly addressed can rapidly escalate into major…

Conference Paper Teams, Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement 26 October 2004

Leadership

By Dimov, Peter I. This presentation addresses the vital needs project managers have to motivate teams, influence stakeholders and thrive in a changing environment. The audience will be engaged in interactive…

Conference Paper Teams, Leadership, Skill Development, Stakeholder Engagement 3 October 2002

Seminars & Symposium

Solving people problems

By Flannes, Steven W. | Flannes, Steven | Levin, Ginger When everything else is said and done, your biggest challenge as a project manager is dealing successfully with people. People problems can be messy, uncomfortable, and nasty, but there are methods…

Article Teams, Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement May 1997

PM Network

The fourth constraint: relationships

By Volckmann, Russ Relationships affect time, cost, and quality; any trade-off on the quality of relationships will eventually surface elsewhere in the project. Isn’t it time we gave this critical factor its due in…

Article Teams, Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement February 1997

PM Network

How to be a good mentor

By Knutson, Joan Continuing our series on the consultative role of a project manager, we explore how a project manager can best “mentor” team members. In order to be a successful mentor, the project manager must…

Article Decision Making, Teams, Leadership, Organizational Project Management, Skill Development, Stakeholder Engagement March 1977

Project Management Quarterly

A summary of major research findings regarding the human element in project management

By Baker, Bruce N. In only two decades, project management has matured into a widely utilized system for administering complex project activities. During the first decade, the research on project management focused on…