Tips to Improve YourRelationship with

Project Stakeholders9

Stakeholder management has always been a tricky business.

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Your job starts the day a project begins, and doesn’t end until after the post-project reflection meetings.

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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.

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…In other words, you need superpowers.

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We spoke to project managers from around the world to hear their best advice on stakeholder

management.

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Read on to see what tips they shared⤑

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Don’t forget any stakeholders!Bring in team members, project sponsors, and ANYONE

who has an interest in the project outcome.

Tip 1

Which stakeholders are most often neglected?

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The people impacted by your

project — 

like your customers and users!

↴

Tip 2

Build a good relationship with stakeholders before you need it.

Tip 3

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Communicate with people in the way that best suits their style,

not your style: face-to-face, phone calls,

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Tip 4

Good managers are behavioral scientists. Learn what makes people tick and use it to

motivate them. (Candy, anyone?)

Tip 5

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Get stakeholder input and feedback early. Use this interaction to get them to really care about

the project outcome.

Tip 6

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When new requests come in, highlight the impact on your project schedule.

Tip 7

Give consistent project updates geared toward different stakeholder interests.Tip 8

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When there is good news or press, point the spotlight

at your stakeholders instead of yourself.

Tip 9

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Want more advice on stakeholder management?

Read more advice from experienced managers

on the Wrike blog.

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