CHAPTER 13

Managing Project Stakeholders

In this chapter, you will

Identify the project stakeholders

Plan for stakeholder management

Manage stakeholder engagement

Monitor stakeholder engagement

I’ve always said that the hardest part of the project isn’t execution, following processes or regulations, or even planning complex work. The hardest part of the project is dealing with people. People can be demanding, unreasonable, and rude; they can shift their priorities; and they can exhibit many other bad behaviors you’ve probably already experienced as a project manager. People can also be wonderful, kind, caring, and genuinely interested in the project. They can be reasonable, can understand how their demands don’t mesh with what they’ve ...

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