Stakeholder Management

Creating a complete Stakeholder Management Plan will enable you to define and document the tasks and strategy related to your project. Your management plan will involve the work we’ve outlined in previous posts: identifying, plotting out, and engaging with your stakeholders. You start with creating a stakeholder matrix, also known

Strategic stakeholder engagement and effective information management are cornerstones of successful project outcomes. Understanding the following stakeholder communication strategies will help to optimize your engagement and manage the important data you collect.  Compelling stakeholder engagement follows a strategy that targets the right people and groups, involves participants in a meaningful

  Is customer relationship management (CRM) software that is designed for use in sales, marketing, and customer support environments, sufficient to help you meet the stakeholder information management needs of your projects? The short answer is…no. Stakeholder Relationship Management (SRM) software, also known as Stakeholder Information Management Systems (SIMS), has

  It can be a costly shock to realize years down the road that the detailed data collected in relation to your project does not meet the needs for the reporting you now need to produce. Maybe some data was not even collected at that time, or even currently as

What are the key factors impacting a successful information software implementation plan? Challenges often arise with the deployment of any new business tool, but you can greatly reduce the risk of software implementation failure by understanding common pitfalls to avoid – and learning how to rescue elements that are headed

The Dialogic Change Model presents a structured way for organizations to plan and implement their stakeholder communication initiatives. It is divided into four phases: Exploring and Engaging; Building and Formalizing; Implementing and Evaluating; and Developing Further, Replicating or Institutionalizing. It was created to focus on the importance and value of

Establishing, managing and keeping commitments and agreements is one of the most important and challenging aspects of stakeholder relationship management for large projects. There are so many things that can go awry when working on a complex project with a long lifespan, and multiple stakeholders and team members that might

  When investing in stakeholder engagement software it’s important to put some time and consideration into implementation. Optimizing the initial set-up in order to account for how users and the software interact will help assure a more effective outcome for your project. So, what are the key factors impacting the

  Great stakeholder information software and support can make all the difference to your project. You’ll be needing: to track all communications generated from multiple departments and stakeholders; the ability to generate detailed reminders about commitments for follow-up; the functionality to easily produce complex reports tailored to your project’s regulatory