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Article Communications Management, Decision Making, Stakeholder Engagement 1 March 2018

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Open Doors

By Craig, Andrew R. Projects move at the speed of decisions. But sound decision making can occur only with an open, honest flow of information — meaning successful projects require transparency. Project managers should…

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

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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 Decision Making, PMO, Risk Management, Stakeholder Engagement January 2014

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Neutrality check

By Mustafa, Abid Often when stakeholder conflict arises, the project management office (PMO) remains neutral. But when cross departmental stakeholders are involved, disagreements are unavoidable, and PMOs must step…

Conference Paper Decision Making, Communications Management, Stakeholder Engagement 29 October 2013

Adjust your communication style for effective sponsor engagement

By Hayashi, Shawn Kent | Neckowicz, Kristy Tan As a project manager, your ability to effectively engage your sponsor in decision making in the initiation and execution stages can influence project success. How do you adjust your strategies and…

Article Decision Making, Stakeholder Engagement, Information Technology September 2011

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Mind the gap

By Limond, Bill Government projects tend to have a lot of stakeholders--all with their own opinions. These differing opinions don't have to be a bad thing. This article features the CIO for the city of London,…

Conference Paper Leadership, Decision Making, Stakeholder Engagement 12 October 2010

Negotiating with my sponsor

By Englund, Randall L. Much has been written about the crucial project role played by project sponsors. And many of these studies have focused on recommending techniques that can help project managers engage their…

Conference Paper Stakeholder Engagement, Decision Making, Leadership 24 February 2010

Running with scissors

By Semeniuk, Monica Project success is often gauged by how well a project meets a stakeholder's expectations. But since projects usually involve more than one stakeholder, and thus accommodate multiple--sometimes…

Article Decision Making, Stakeholder Engagement September 2009

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Tough sell

By Kent, Simon More than ever before, executives are keeping a close eye on project investments and only lending an ear to those considered business critical or those expected to yield immediate returns and…

Article Scheduling, Decision Making, Stakeholder Engagement, Construction March 2007

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Heavy metal

By Liao, Janet Building a large manufacturing facility in a small town that values its tourist culture and its natural setting could easily become a project fiercely contested by the local community. But when…

Article Decision Making, Stakeholder Engagement August 2006

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Executive identity

By Thiry, Michel Recent studies have confirmed that project managers and executives use different approaches to making decisions: Project managers employ rational, risk-based tools to evaluate data; executive rely…