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Communicating with Stakeholders – Part II

A Mini Case Study

Read Part I of the story.

In this article, we’ll outline the communication plans for departments heads and other employees in the organization.

The first meeting

In your meeting with the seven department managers, you focused on the 360 initiative and specifically:

The decision behind launching a 360 process (link to […]

Identifying and Communicating with Stakeholders – I

A Mini Case Study

In this mini case study we’ll look at a brief scenario and discuss the approach to getting started with identifying and reaching out to stakeholders to get them on board with the project.

Scenario: You want to implement a 360 feedback process into the organization. The organization is receptive to providing […]

Tactical? Strategic? Make it Both for Success!

I was talking with a client recently who is searching for some project management talent to join their staff. He was considering whether they needed more tactical project managers (people who roll up their sleeves and can get the work done, those who work on the details) or more strategic thinkers (people who can […]

5 Ways to Step Up to A Leadership Role When You Are Not Leading the Project

Just because you aren’t the project leader doesn’t mean you can’t step up to a leadership role. Leaders don’t have to be the ones in charge. Consider these 5 ways to step up to a leadership role without having the official title of “Project Leader:”

Take the initiative! Don’t wait to be assigned work. Do […]

Developing an Effective Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

A Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) is defined in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) Guide, 4th Edition, as:

“A deliverable-oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables. It organizes and defines the total scope of the project.”

A well-developed […]