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The Stakeholder Salience Model and How to Use It

Rebel’s Guide to PM

They define salience as: the degree to which managers give priority to competing stakeholder claims. This is a measure of how much influence they have over actions and outcomes. Together, an assessment of these three elements can tell you how engaged a stakeholder is or will be in the work and how they could influence the project.

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PMOs Shifting from Watchdogs to Strategic Enablers

Project Risk Coach

Third, some PMO managers lack authority and relational influence in the organization. Based on the SWOT analysis, define clear, results-oriented goals. Additionally, define the roles of the PMO. For instance, strategic risk management can help you invest your precious time, money, resources and energy where it counts most.

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Why you need to engage stakeholders (and how to do it well)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We define it like this: The systematic identification, analysis, planning and implementation of actions designed to influence stakeholders. Where stakeholders feel negatively about projects and changes, engagement helps understand their position and influence their perception. Beyond the interest and influence grid.

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The Influencer (A Preferred Product Owner Stance)

Scrum.org

What is an Influencer? These gentlemen are in all the top-10 lists of being the ‘the best’ Politician, Influencer, world changer, etc. So before diving into the Product Owner taking an Influencer stance, let’s first inspect what an Influencer is. The Influencer is also referred to as the Politician.

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How to navigate accountability without control as a Scrum Master

Scrum.org

This behaviorbehaviour can significantly affect team dynamics and chips away at our ability to influence others positively. . Our energy is contagious. From knowing and controlling to influence and impact. It poses six questions to ask yourself to optimize your influence and impact on your team. #1 Paralysis .

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How to take over an existing project [Free checklist]

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Projects should have objectives that result in clearly defined outputs and benefits. Action if they aren’t clear: Ask the project sponsor to hold a workshop on defining this and providing ultimate clarity for everyone. The company culture has a lot of influence over what is done and what is ignored not followed up.

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Define Your Personality Type: Tips for Introverted Project Managers

Epicflow Blog

This opinion is behind the times, and your personality type can’t define your social role and lifestyle. Let’s list only the qualities that may significantly influence the way people work and interact with others: Extroverts more enthusiastically deal with group tasks rather than individual assignments.