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4 ways to proactively manage stakeholders

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Eskerod and Jepsen suggest trying to reduce the amount of power a stakeholder has over your project, although I think that would be very difficult, especially if the person you are trying to influence is your sponsor. This book review first appeared on the website in 2013 and has been lightly updated to keep it relevant.

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9 Essential Project Management Competencies

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Soft skills include: Communication Leadership Self-awareness Confidence Resilience Teamwork Business acumen Influencing and negotiating Networking Stakeholder engagement. One in five projects is unsuccessful due to ineffective communication, according to research by PMI (The Essential Role of Communications, 2013). Networking.

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The unbreakable bond: How outstanding service = brand loyalty

Rebel’s Guide to PM

This overwhelming majority demonstrates that service excellence transcends other considerations and has a big influence on brand views. A massive 96% of consumers say that exceptional service is critical in their choice to stay loyal to a business [i]. In addition, 89% of consumers moved to rivals after having a bad customer experience [ii].

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In-Depth: The Evidence-Based Business Case For Agile

Scrum.org

Another approach is to track many organizations over time as they adopt Agile methodologies, while also measuring anything else that could influence their results other than agility itself. 2013, June). But how can one feasibly do that? It would be wonderful to have such data! Fortunately, we don’t need to put the bar that high.

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What Makes A Good Product Owner?

Scrum.org

Van Waardenburg & Van Vliet (2013) offer a case study in a large organization and conclude that “The Project Manager focuses on the ’how’ of a project, the Product Owner focuses on the ’what’”. Product Owners perform a wide range of challenging activities which require experience and high-status in order to be able to exert influence.”.

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Working Remotely? This Will Hit You Next!

Scrum.org

During the Ebola outbreak 2013-2016, people exhibited anxiety-invoked behavior to a large extent. Individual actions are influenced by the actions of other individuals. Mass actions are influenced by the actions of the masses. The Role of Fear-Related Behaviors in the 2013–2016 West Africa Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak.

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9 HR Challenges That Will Be Prevalent In The Digital Age

Proofhub

In fact, a 2013 Gallup study found that poor leaders are the number one reason why people quit. Leaders help teams do their job, make improvements, and develop their skills. But many employees leave their jobs because of a poor relationship with their leaders.

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