Stakeholder Management
50 Ways That You Can Become Brilliant at Project Stakeholder Management, or How to Engage, Inspire and Manage Even Dif

Are you struggling to engage your key stakeholders?

• Do you lose sleep the night before important meetings because you are worried about how things will turn out?
• Have you failed to complete an important project on time because you didn't know how to get people to stick to their commitments?
• Do you wish you had a straightforward guide to making relationship-building easy?

If you would like to become better at influencing and persuasion, but don't know where to begin, then start here

Stakeholder Management: 50 Quick and Easy Ways That you can Become Brilliant at Project Stakeholder Management explains the essential steps to successful stakeholder management, using a step-by-step approach
You will learn:

• How to easily identify all of your key stakeholder groups
• How to quickly build enthusiasm and motivation
• How to get people to commit to your delivery dates
• How to create an army of advocates who support your project from start to finish
• When to turn on the charm and when to turn up the heat
• When to say no to difficult stakeholders

This is a no-nonsense, tips based book intended to be used to boost results:

• The book supports the entire stakeholder management process and includes tips aimed at both beginners and more seasoned practitioners
• It can be read from cover to cover but is better off being used as a reference guide that you can dip into as and when you need help
• You can master the essential stakeholder management skills in as little as 30 days.

Who is this book for? Those who stand to benefit most from this book include:

• Project management professionals, including Project Managers, Program Managers, Project Directors, Portfolio Managers and Project Management Office (PMO) Managers;
• Consultants, researchers and analysts including Management Consultants, Business Consultants, Business Analysts, Requirements Managers, Independent Consultants and Business Owners;
• Those responsible for managing resources, including Practice Managers, Line Managers and Resource Managers;
• Business Managers and leaders, including Executive Management, Line Managers / Operations Managers with project responsibilities;
• Those responsible for project funding and benefits management, including Project Sponsors, Finance Directors, Project Directors, Account Managers, Account Directors;
• New and aspiring managers looking to develop and progress their careers and needing to learn how to cultivate and develop business relationships

Table of Contents:

• How to get the most from this book
• The Problem With Projects
• Stakeholder Management 101
• Stakeholder Management mistakes you need to avoid
• Stakeholder Identification tips
• Stakeholder Analysis tips
• Stakeholder Communication tips
• Stakeholder Management tips
• Stakeholder Relationship tips
• Frequently Asked Questions about Stakeholder Management
• Process Visuals
• References
• Further Reading