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Project Boards and Project Steering Groups: An Introduction

Rebel’s Guide to PM

These are all functions of a project board (or steering group). Strong leadership in projects is important for success, so getting your project board and/or project steering group set up as soon as you can is a good start. In other words, this is the group that takes the tough decisions. What is a project steering group?

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Enterprise Environmental Factors in Project Management

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These can influence the outcome of the project, program or portfolio so they must be managed. That’s why project managers and their teams need to take time to identify enterprise environmental factors that might influence their projects and figure out an action plan to mitigate or respond to them in a timely, effective manner.

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What Is a Stakeholder? Definitions, Types & Examples

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A stakeholder is either an individual, group or organization who is impacted by the outcome of a project or a business venture. Stakeholders are very important because they can have a positive or negative influence on the project with their decisions. Let’s take a look at both. External Stakeholders. Stakeholder Prioritization.

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Stakeholder Mapping 101: A Quick Guide to Stakeholder Maps

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A stakeholder map is a visual, four-quadrant influence-interest matrix used to identify stakeholders and categorize them in terms of their influence and interest in the project. There are four ways to manage your communication with stakeholders: Manage them closely, keep them satisfied, keep them informed or simply monitor them.

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Unlocking the power of paraverbal communication at work

Rebel’s Guide to PM

And you can control and influence how you say something by understanding paraverbal communication. Paraverbal communication involves the use of nonverbal cues such as tone and volume to influence how your message is received. You probably already know that how you say something is just as important as what you say.

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How Product Owners Can Maximize Value with Stakeholder Input

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They can also be customers, influencers, users, buyers, business partners or suppliers. The benefit of stakeholder engagement Stakeholders can provide early input and insights that can go a long way to help us, as the Product Owner, improve the product's value. (See They can be internal developers, leaders or customers.

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Achieving Stakeholder Management Success with the Power-Interest Grid

Project Pulse Journal

A clear, actionable framework that simplifies stakeholder prioritization and analysis and enhances your ability to engage effectively with each stakeholder according to their influence and interest would help address this dilemma. Identify Stakeholders - Determine who is affected by or can affect your project.