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The Silent Stakeholders: How to Identify and Engage Hidden Project Influencers

MPUG

According to our recent MPUG survey, 53% of project managers rank stakeholder management as their biggest challenge and it’s often these invisible influencers who create the most significant impacts. ” This simple question often reveals critical hidden influencers. The ripples extend far beyond the initial point of impact.

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Top 25 Project Management Influencers of 2025

NimbleWork

These top 25 influencers for 2025 aren’t just keeping up with the trends—they’re setting them, reshaping how teams collaborate, innovate, and deliver in today’s fast-paced world. What distinguishes these influencers in the landscape of project management thought leadership?

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Project Financing Basics: How to Fund a Project

ProjectManager.com

The availability of funds influences project start dates and the scheduling of different phases within the Gantt chart. Common in large-scale infrastructure and energy projects, this approach aligns stakeholders interests while enhancing financial sustainability. Its a hybrid setup with both equity and long-term debt.

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How to use data analytics to improve project outcomes

Moira Alexander

Ted Friedman, vice president and analyst at Gartner , predicts the following three trends will drive fundamental changes in the use of data and analytics: Instead of just reflecting business performance, data analytics will become the driver of operations. Experts share insights on how data improves project performance.

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Elevating Katas™ as Systemic Levers for Organizational Agility

Scrum.org

Cultural Shift: Over time, Elevating Katas influence not just processes, but also the culture, encouraging transparency, continuous learning, and a broader understanding of product and customer outcomes. Enabling People and Role Evolution The Star Model emphasizes that people and their roles must be in sync with overall organizational design.

Agile 184
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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. Business Resilience is a longer read, but it’s a really interesting guide to how to make sustained progress at pace, whatever pace is appropriate to your organization. And projects have so many reporting and data requirements.

PMI 418
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How To Create Business Problem Statements

Scrum.org

In the dynamic landscape of business, identifying and addressing issues promptly is crucial for sustained success. The What (Observations): Real Data, Real Problems Don’t guess, gather. This is where you validate the problem with real observations, feedback or data. Cue the blank stares and nervous shuffling of papers.