Managing Project Stakeholders

INTRODUCTION

This course’s overarching goal is to help participants identify project stakeholders and manage their expectations. Participants will learn how to create stakeholder management plans, stakeholder registers, and techniques for involving stakeholders successfully in project choices and implementation. The training also seeks to improve participants’ leadership, negotiation, communication, and conflict resolution skills in order to encourage proper stakeholder participation in project decisions and activities.

COURSE METHODOLOGY

This course is designed in the form of workshop which will includes a variety of learning tools to help participants function effectively and efficiently in a multifunctional environment through various methodologies including;

• Short lectures
• Brainstorming
• Case studies
• Group activities
• Role playing

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The attendees of this Certificate Program will be able to:

• Create a stakeholder management plan by categorizing project stakeholders.
• Examine the project stakeholders’ interest and influence.
• Set up stakeholder communication channels and deal with stakeholder disagreements.
• Select the best leadership style for each project stakeholder.
• Use win-win bargaining strategies with project stakeholders.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS COURSE?

• Members of project offices
• Project managers
• Project sponsors
• Functional managers
• Senior management
• Anyone who is interested in project stakeholder management

TARGETED SKILLS

• Managing projects
• Planning
• Leading
• Communicating
• Conflict resolving
• Negotiating