9 tips for project stakeholder management
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Tips to Improve YourRelationship with
Project Stakeholders9
Stakeholder management has always been a tricky business.
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Your job starts the day a project begins, and doesn’t end until after the post-project reflection meetings.
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Your job starts the day a project begins, and doesn’t end until after the post-project reflection meetings.
And you have to keep your stakeholders happy & engaged the entire time.
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…In other words, you need superpowers.
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We spoke to project managers from around the world to hear their best advice on stakeholder
management.
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Read on to see what tips they shared⤑
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Don’t forget any stakeholders!Bring in team members, project sponsors, and ANYONE
who has an interest in the project outcome.
Tip 1
Which stakeholders are most often neglected?
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The people impacted by your
project —
like your customers and users!
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Tip 2
Build a good relationship with stakeholders before you need it.
Tip 3
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Communicate with people in the way that best suits their style,
not your style: face-to-face, phone calls,
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Tip 4
Good managers are behavioral scientists. Learn what makes people tick and use it to
motivate them. (Candy, anyone?)
Tip 5
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Get stakeholder input and feedback early. Use this interaction to get them to really care about
the project outcome.
Tip 6
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When new requests come in, highlight the impact on your project schedule.
Tip 7
Give consistent project updates geared toward different stakeholder interests.Tip 8
Always include real numbers and real results.Photo: https://flic.kr/p/5sgPYY
When there is good news or press, point the spotlight
at your stakeholders instead of yourself.
Tip 9
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Want more advice on stakeholder management?
Read more advice from experienced managers
on the Wrike blog.
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