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Rethink! Project Stakeholder Management

Name: Rethink! Project Stakeholder Management
ISBN: 9781628251128

by Martina Huemann, Pernille Eskerod, Claudia Ringhofer

February 2016

Beginner

213 pages

6h 25m

English

Project Management Institute

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Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Executive Summary
Introduction
1.1 - The Purpose of this Book1.2 - Relevance of the Research StudyConsideration of Sustainable Development as Contemporary Context for ProjectsConsideration of Recent Developments in Stakeholder TheoryConsideration of Systemic Methods1.3 - Research Project: Rethink! Project Stakeholder Management1.4 - Structure of the Monograph1.5 - Acknowledgments
Research Approach
2.1 - Introduction2.2 - Research Questions2.3 - Research ParadigmsRadical Constructivism: Creating KnowledgeSocial Systems Theory: Projects as Social SystemsSummary of Consequences of a Systemic-Constructivist Research Approach2.4 - Research Approach and ProcessOverview Research ProcessSpecific Features of the Research Process to Allow for Knowledge Co-Creation2.5 - Research MethodsLiterature AnalysisFocus Group WorkshopsCase Study ApproachPractice Case StudiesDemonstration Case StudiesResearch Workshops2.6 - Viability and Limitations of Research Results
Stakeholder Theory and Stakeholder Management
3.1 - Introduction3.2 - Stakeholder Concept and Definitions3.3 - Stakeholder Theory and ApproachesManagement of StakeholdersManagement for StakeholdersComparing Limitations of the Two Approaches3.4 - Corporate Stakeholder Management3.5 - Project Stakeholder ManagementStakeholder Management for Project SuccessProject Stakeholder Management: Practices and ToolsProject Stakeholder Management: Processes and Methods3.6 - Sustainable Development and Project Stakeholder ManagementA Sustainable Development Perspective on Stakeholder ManagementA Sustainable Development Perspective on Project Stakeholder Management3.7 - What is Present and what is Missing in Project Stakeholder Management?Managing of Stakeholders is PrevailingManaging for Project Stakeholders is NeededMethods to Better Deal with Complexity

Systemic Constellation Methods
4.1 - Introduction4.2 - History and Characteristics of Systemic Constellation MethodsThe Origins: Family Constellations and PredecessorsOrganizational Constellations, According to WeberSystemic Structural Constellations, According to Varga von Kibéd and Sparrer4.3 - Systemic ConstellationsSystemic Board ConstellationsSystemic Constellations with External RepresentativesManagement ConstellationsEmotions in Constellations4.4 - Theoretical BackgroundRepresentative PerceptionSystem Theory and ConstructivismLogic-Philosophical Origins4.5 - Process, Roles, and Applications of Systemic ConstellationsProcess for Systemic ConstellationsRoles in Systemic ConstellationsApplications of Systemic Constellations4.6 - Benefits and Limits of Systemic Constellations4.7 - Documentation of Systemic ConstellationsDocumentation of a Systemic Board ConstellationDocumentation of a Systemic Constellation with Representatives
Description of Case Study Projects
5.1 - Introduction5.2 - Overview of Case Study Projects5.3 - Project: Branding Slagelse StrategyOrganization Conducting the Project: Slagelse MunicipalityDescription of the Project: Branding Slagelse StrategyCase Study Process: Project Branding Slagelse Strategy5.4 - Project: Internal IT System ImplementationOrganization Conducting the Project: Industrial Group (Anonymous)Description of the Project: Internal IT System ImplementationCase Study Process of the Project: Internal IT System Implementation5.5 - Project: Planning the West LinkOrganization Conducting the Project: TrafikverketDescription: Project Planning the West LinkCase Study Process5.6 - Project: Establishing WU New CampusOrganization Conducting the Project: WU ViennaDescription: Project Establishing WU's New CampusCase Study Process: Project Establishing WU New Campus
Stakeholder Management Practices
6.1 - Introduction6.2 - Stakeholder Management Practices: Project Branding Slagelse StrategyDescription of Project Stakeholder Management PracticesAnalysis of Stakeholder Management Practices6.3 - Stakeholder Management Practices: Project Planning the West LinkDescription of Stakeholder Management PracticesAnalysis of Stakeholder Management Practices6.4 - Stakeholder Management Practices: Establishing WU's New CampusDescription of Stakeholder Management PracticesAnalysis of Stakeholder Management Practices6.5 - Comparison of Practice Case Studies
Demonstration Case Study for the Branding Slagelse Strategy Project
7.1 - Introduction7.2 - Type of Constellation, Purpose, and SettingType of ConstellationObjectives and RolesOverview Process7.3 - Description of Systemic Constellation Process ExperiencesWarm-Up, Systemic Interview, and Selection of RepresentativesInitial ConstellationIntermediate ConstellationsFinal ConstellationDebriefing of CaseFollow-Up Dialogue7.4 - Evaluation and Reflections
Demonstration Case Study for the IT System Implementation Project
8.1 - Introduction8.2 - Type of Constellation, Purpose, and SettingType of Constellation: Systemic ConstellationObjectives and RolesOverview Process8.3 - Description of Systemic Constellation Process ExperiencesWarm-Up, Systemic Interview, and Selection of RepresentativesInitial ConstellationIntermediate ConstellationFinal ConstellationConcerning Debriefing of Case8.4 - Evaluation and Reflections
Demonstration Case Study for the Planning the West Link Project
9.1 - Introduction9.2 - Types of Constellations, Purpose, and Workshop SettingWorkshop and Types of ConstellationsObjectives and Roles9.3 - Systemic Board Constellation for Stakeholder AnalysisObjectives, Setting, Roles, and ProcessStakeholder Analysis in the PresentNear Future: The NonphaseFuture: Construction PhaseSystemic Board Constellation: Results and Reflections9.4 - Management Constellation 1: Stakeholder AnalysisObjectives, Setting, Roles, and ProcessConducting the Management Constellation: Initial PictureManagement Constellation: First Changing of PositionsManagement Constellation: Second PictureSecond Changing of Positions9.5 - Management Constellation 2: Specific Stakeholder IssueObjectives, Setting, Roles, and ProcessConducting the Management Constellation 2: Initial PictureManagement Constellation: New Constellation after Movements of the Project Manager CityManagement Constellation: Constellation with the New Element, City HeritageManagement Constellation: Constellation with the New Element, Success of West Swedish Package (WSP)Management Constellation: Final Constellation9.6 - Evaluation and Reflections
Toward a Stakeholder-Oriented Project Management Approach
10.1 - Introduction10.2 - Project Stakeholder Management: Interplay Between Organizations10.3 - Project Stakeholder Management Approaches10.4 - Stakeholder Expectation Alignment10.5 - Project Stakeholder Management Roles10.6 - Project Stakeholder Management Process and Methods10.7 - Systemic Methods for Stakeholder Management
Summary and Outlook
Research Approach and LimitationsResearch ResultsRecommendations for Project ManagersPotentials for Future Research
Appendix A: Project Management Documents
Appendix B: Overview of Publications and Presentations
Appendix C: Interdisciplinary Research Workshops
References

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Executive Summary

Project stakeholder landscapes are becoming more and more challenging. Many projects fail because stakeholders’ expectations and interests are not sufficiently steered and managed. Some project stakeholders have power and may put the project under pressure. They judge the potential project success and decide whether they want to get involved, contribute to, and accept the project outcomes.

In the context of striving for sustainable development, the involvement of stakeholders has become even more important, as the cooperation with stakeholders may support the creation of shared benefits. Although project stakeholder management is not a new topic and has been considered an important task in project management, recent stakeholder ...

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