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How To Manage Your First Meeting With A Project Sponsor

Rebel’s Guide to PM

One of the best training courses I attended for Project Management was on influencing strategies with Learning Tree. The course model stated that without trust, influence is almost impossible. A version of this article first appeared in 2016. In short, try to get to know them and establish trust.

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15 Non-Academic Project Management Books to Earn PDUs

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It will teach you how to influence others, even when you are not directly managing them. It was first published in 2016, so that makes it quite old as books go, but sustainability is something that is taking more of a hold (thankfully) in how we deliver projects. It’s about influence and negotiation and how to get things done.

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What Makes Agile Transformations Successful? Results From A Scientific Study

Scrum.org

Kim Dikert and his colleagues reviewed 52 prior scientific studies in 2016 to identify common challenges and success factors for Agile transformations. He observed a successful Agile transformation at a complex and highly regulated military agency that took place between 2014 and 2016. Good research always builds on earlier research.

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How to Engage Project Stakeholders With Good Communication

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Identify who are the key influencers on your project so you can include them in your team of supporters and champions. A version of this article first appeared in 2016 and it has been updated to keep it relevant. Identify where you are most likely to meet your stakeholders and start hanging out there. Want to take this topic further?

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Are You Ready For The Social Tech Revolution?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Some key traits that have been proven to influence enterprise social media tools are: Ease of adoption Performance expectancy Social influence Team trust. A version of this article first appeared in 2016 and it has been lightly edited and updated since then.

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How to Deal with Challenging Situations Involving Stakeholders

Rebel’s Guide to PM

We found that the project environment plays a crucial role in creating challenging situations involving stakeholders for project managers and that project managers can often take active measures to influence and improve this. She worked for nearly 10 years in the industry before joining academia in 2016. The structural environment.

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2019 Project Management Conferences You Won’t Want to Miss

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APM is always an exceptional event and I’ve spoken at it in the past (You can read my write up of the 2016 conference here ). ” The conference will look at how the profession is delivering value in a transforming world and transitioning from a position of facilitation to influence. This year it is taking place close to Mickey.

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