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What Is a Stakeholder Register? (Example & Template Included)

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This document helps project managers analyze the influence and interest of each stakeholder as they relate to the project throughout its life cycle. Examples of the information collected include their names, roles, interests, influence levels, communication preferences and potential impact on the project.

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11 Project management skills employers expect you to have

Rebel’s Guide to PM

They must believe in themselves, be willing to take risks, and rely on their expert judgement. For example, releasing some contingency reserves when project risk has been significantly reduced and it does not make sense to continue tying up funds. As such, sometimes we need to use our influence to support project success.

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Stakeholder Salience Model in Project Management

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Power The ability of a stakeholder to influence the project’s outcome, resources or decisions. They have significant influence, so they must be properly engaged. This type of stakeholder might be a major corporate partner or supplier with significant influence over the project, but whose concerns are more long-term.

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7 Ways Project Manager Roles Are Changing

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Data-Driven Decision Making While project managers have always applied data to their decision-making, the more accurate, real-time insights and tools that have become available are influencing them with increased objectivity, proactive risk identification and predictive analytics.

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The Power of Storytelling in Risk Management

Speaker: Dr. Karen Hardy, CEO and Chief Risk Officer of Strategic Leadership Advisors LLC

Communication is a core component of a resilient organization's risk management framework. However, risk communication involves more than just reporting information and populating dashboards, and we may be limiting our skillset. Storytelling is the ability to express ideas and convey messages to others, including stakeholders.

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Top 25 Project Management Influencers of 2025

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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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Book review: Risk Happens

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Mike Clayton defines risk as “uncertain events that can affect outcomes,” in his book, Risk Happens!: Managing Risk and Avoiding Failure in Business Projects. Risk management is the most important of your project controls. So what exactly is project risk management? Risk breakdown structures.

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