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5 Reasons Project Stakeholders Run Out of Steam
Stakeholder engagement can sometimes stall. There are many reasons this disconnect may happen, but most of them can be at least partially addressed by your project management team. Before you can...
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Sneaky Ways Project Participants Sit on the Fence
It’s usually easy to tell when champions, end users, collaborators, or even other project management team members are stalling. But occasionally, more subtle tactics come up that are a bit harder to...
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3 Signs Your Project Has a Stalled Stakeholder
Stakeholders, even those with a lot invested in a project, sometimes run out of steam. But before you can determine why their energy is flagging and get them re-engaged, you need to identify if this is...
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Restarting a Stalled Stakeholder
We’ve looked at why stakeholders sometimes lose their enthusiasm for a project and how to tell if you have a stakeholder that’s run out of steam. But how can you get a stalled stakeholder going again?...
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4 WAYS TO MAKE THE MOST OF SATISFIED STAKEHOLDERS
One primary objective in project management is to create happy stakeholders. Whether it’s helping users do their jobs more efficiently or enabling the leadership team to increase the organization’s...
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NEW STAKEHOLDERS, NEW STRATEGIES
A large number of project offices have groups of stakeholders they support on a recurring basis. These regular customers often know how the process works, from purchase approval requirements to the...
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How Project Management Teams Can Survive Bad Feedback
Processing feedback is a crucial aspect of project management, one that can have a measurable impact on a team’s ability to achieve repeatable success. But soliciting and analyzing the comments from...
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The Pitfalls Of Project Transparency
Transparency: it’s what every stakeholder wants and what every PMP strives to provide. But for all the benefits that come from improved productivity, PMPs are often surprised to find there are...
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The Value Of Informed Stakeholders
The myriad demands placed on a PMO’s time don’t always leave a lot of room for hosting informational sessions. Savvy PMPs, however, know how important it is to ensure that a project’s stakeholders are...
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Sharing A Vision Of Project Success
Just as PMPs help stakeholders envision the benefits a project will bring, they must also work to build a common vision for project success within the PMO. Beyond the achievables that are so visible to...
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Project Customers Are Not Created Equal
Project teams must have strong customer service skills no matter which internal or external groups they’re serving. That doesn’t mean, though, that just one type of customer experience can or should be...
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Shielding Stakeholders From Project Pains
As they work to cultivate engaged sponsors and end users, some PMPs find there are aspects of project planning and execution where stakeholders actually prefer not to be involved. These activities are...
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Project Advocacy Is Not This
Project offices are increasingly finding value in embracing the advocacy function. The benefits span a wide scope. A broader range of stakeholders become engaged with and committed to the project. As a...
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7 Tips For Process Change Success
Making changes to internal processes can be extraordinarily difficult. Most processes—though they’re often linear in design—have branches that connect with other process, that impact other groups, and...
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Can Webinars Replace Stakeholder Meetings?
Webinars have become an increasingly popular platform for all sorts of educational events, from competency training to new product launches. But can they really replace live meetings—whether...
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Keep Project Personalities In Check
Project teams are comprised of a huge range of personalities, some assertive, others more subtle. This diversity provides significant benefit to the PMO, as different perspectives and talents make for...
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4 Surprising Ways To Upset The Leadership Team
While PMPs already know the importance of adhering to budgets and keeping end users happy, there are some other, less obvious missteps that might spark the ire of the executives. If your project team...
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How much is lack of adequate training hurting your organization?
It’s not surprising to learn that lack of adequate project management training for team members can have a devastating impact on your project timelines and budget. See how a trained versus untrained...
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Costs And Benefits Of Working With An Outside Consultancy
Worried you can’t afford the support of an external project partner? You aren’t alone. Project teams often recognize the need for—and usefulness of—outside consultancy firms, but many harbor concerns...
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Boost Project Budget Adherence With An Outside Consultant
There are many reasons to partner with an outside consulting firm. Some PMOs need the help of an expert with a neutral perspective, for example, while others are looking for guidance in a specific...
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