The Art of Stakeholder Management
These 5 steps will help you engage your stakeholders and manage the varying (and competing) expectations of the people interested in your project. Find out why communication is the best thing you can do.
Stakeholders
Learn how to engage people on projects and manage stakeholder relationships at work. Get things done, even when your colleagues have different priorities!
6 Barriers to customer centricity
This is an edited extract from Customer-Centric Project Management by Elizabeth Harrin and Phil Peplow (Gower/Routledge, 2012). It would be great to think that project-based organizations and PMOs would jump at the opportunity to improve stakeholder engagement and project communication by demonstrating customer centricity (not sure what that is in the context of project management?…
The Cost of Workplace Bullying
Workplace bullying costs: not just in terms of self-esteem and confidence for the victims, but also in financial terms. Paul Pelletier sets out the business case for eliminating workplace bullying and explains why everyone should be on the look out for this destructive behaviour. Your projects will be more successful in an environment where bullying does not exist.
12 Days of a Project Manager’s Christmas
I’ve rewritten the 12 Days of Christmas with a project management focus. I hope that you enjoy it!
10 Things I Love About Managing Projects
Sharing the ten things that I love about managing projects.
Just Got A New Boss? Here Are 7 Things To Do When Your Boss Changes
You’ve just got a new boss? Here are 7 simple but powerful things to do to start your new relationship in the best way.
5 Tips for Working With the IT Helpdesk
These 5 tips will help you involve the IT helpdesk (a crucial stakeholder in any project with an IT element) in the planning and delivery of your project. Find out why you should include them in the early stages when their tasks won’t happen until the end and how they can take the lead on some of the project’s activities.
8 Must Read Books on Stakeholder Management
I’ve hand-picked my top picks for stakeholder management books. These must-read books will help you manage teams more effectively on your projects.
The 5-Step Expert Guide To Choosing Project Management Software
Maxime Villeger stops by to share this handy guide for all project managers on choosing collaboration tools. Follow this step by step guide on your next project.
How to Manage Expectations on Your Projects
This is a guest article by Grace Windsor from BrightWork. Have you ever delivered a project on time and within budget only to discover that your client is unhappy with the final result? This often stems from mismatched expectations, and is quite unpleasant for both parties. I still remember feeling deflated and frustrated following a…
Why you need to engage stakeholders (and how to do it well)
Learn why you need to engage stakeholders and how to do so effectively as well as 5 easy engagement ideas.
How to Build Successful Relationships at Work
Michael Tanner of Credible Leaders joined me in the Project Management Club on Clubhouse to discuss how to build successful relationships at work. These notes from the conversation share the key takeaways.