9 tips for project stakeholder management

9 Tips to Improve Your
 Relationship with 
 Project Stakeholders
 
 Stakeholder management has always been a tricky business Photo:  https://flic.kr/p/dgTkh9 Your job starts the day a project begins, and doesn’t end until after the post-project reflection meetings Photo:  https://flic.kr/p/7wQKEd Your job starts the day a project begins, and doesn’t end until after the post-project reflection meetings And you have to keep your stakeholders happy & engaged the entire time Photo:  https://flic.kr/p/7wQKEd …In other words, you need superpowers Photo:  https://flic.kr/p/f2kxUM We spoke to project managers from around the world to hear their best advice on stakeholder management Read on to se e what tips th ey shared⤑ Photo:  https://flic.kr/p/gfJWZC Tip Don’t forget any stakeholders!
 Bring in team members, project sponsors, and ANYONE who has an interest in the project outcome Photo:  https://flic.kr/p/3W1Vv4 Which stakeholders are most often neglected? ↴ The people impacted by your project —  Tip like your customers and users! Photo:  https://flic.kr/p/dkXfV1 Tip Build a good relationship with stakeholders before you need it st to o p g o l b e Read th ps get more ti Photo:  https://flic.kr/p/tFqQy Tip Communicate with people in the way that best suits their style, not your style: face-to-face, phone calls, emails, chat tools, etc Photo:  https://flic.kr/p/m71BmQ Photo:  https://flic.kr/p/827nu2 Tip Good managers are behavioral scientists Learn what makes people tick and use it to motivate them (Candy, anyone?) Tip Get stakeholder input and feedback early Use this interaction to get them to really care about the project outcome st to o p g o l b e Read th ps get more ti Photo:  https://flic.kr/p/4aHuhr Tip When new requests come in, highlight the impact on your project schedule Tip Give consistent project updates geared toward different stakeholder interests Always include real numbers and real results Photo:  https://flic.kr/p/5sgPYY Tip When there is good news or press, point the spotlight at your stakeholders instead of yourself Photo:  https://flic.kr/p/bgUihc Want more advice on stakeholder management?
 
 Read more advice from experienced managers on the Wrike blog Go to the Wrike blog Photo:  https://flic.kr/p/7u22GL [...]... motivate them (Candy, anyone?) Tip 6 Get stakeholder input and feedback early Use this interaction to get them to really care about the project outcome st to o p g o l b e Read th ps get more ti Photo:  https://flic.kr/p/4aHuhr Tip 7 When new requests come in, highlight the impact on your project schedule Tip 8 Give consistent project updates geared toward different stakeholder interests Always include... toward different stakeholder interests Always include real numbers and real results Photo:  https://flic.kr/p/5sgPYY Tip 9 When there is good news or press, point the spotlight at your stakeholders instead of yourself Photo:  https://flic.kr/p/bgUihc Want more advice on stakeholder management? 
 
 Read more advice from experienced managers on the Wrike blog Go to the Wrike blog Photo:  https://flic.kr/p/7u22GL ... to project managers from around the world to hear their best advice on stakeholder management Read on to se e what tips th ey shared⤑ Photo:  https://flic.kr/p/gfJWZC Tip Don’t forget any stakeholders!
.. .Stakeholder management has always been a tricky business Photo:  https://flic.kr/p/dgTkh9 Your job starts the day a project begins, and doesn’t end until after the post -project reflection... members, project sponsors, and ANYONE who has an interest in the project outcome Photo:  https://flic.kr/p/3W1Vv4 Which stakeholders are most often neglected? ↴ The people impacted by your project