How to manage Stakeholders?
Gabor Stramb
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"Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win." — Sun Tzu
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How to manage Stakeholders?
The saliency model
Using the salience model in project management involves a systematic approach to identifying, classifying, prioritizing, and engaging stakeholders based on their power, legitimacy, and urgency. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to use the salience model effectively:
Step 1: Identify Stakeholders
Action: Create a comprehensive list of all potential stakeholders. Tools: Brainstorming sessions, stakeholder registers, organizational charts, and project documentation. Goal: Ensure all individuals or groups that have an interest in or can affect the project are identified.
Step 2: Gather Information
Action: Collect detailed information on each stakeholder’s power, legitimacy, and urgency. Tools: Interviews, surveys, historical data, and stakeholder analysis tools. Goal: Understand each stakeholder’s potential influence, rightful involvement, and urgency of their needs.
Step 3: Classify Stakeholders
Action: Use the salience model to categorize stakeholders into one of the seven types based on their attributes. Categories:
Step 4: Prioritize Stakeholders
Action: Determine the level of attention and resources to allocate based on stakeholder classification. Priority Levels:
Step 5: Develop Engagement Strategies
Action: Create tailored engagement plans for each stakeholder group. Strategies:
Step 6: Communicate Effectively
Action: Implement communication plans that align with the engagement strategies. Tools: Email updates, project meetings, stakeholder briefings, reports, and collaboration platforms. Goal: Ensure clear, timely, and transparent communication with all stakeholders.
Step 7: Monitor and Adjust
Action: Continuously monitor stakeholder dynamics and reassess their classification as the project progresses. Tools: Regular stakeholder analysis, feedback mechanisms, project management software. Goal: Adapt strategies to address any changes in stakeholder power, legitimacy, or urgency.
Example Implementation
By following these steps, project managers can effectively use the salience model to manage stakeholder expectations, enhance communication, and ensure project success.
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6 个月Gabor Stramb, thanks for the mention. This is a great topic for new and incumbent PMs. Stakeholder management and engagement is more than filling out a form on the shared drive; it is the starting point for identifying and managing relationships with Stakeholders. It is imperative that you have a stakeholder management plan so you can recall whose who, their unique needs, and their critical "Why" for joining the project party or paying for it ?? Gabor Stramb is the man for PM insights and training.
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6 个月Great newsletter, Gabor Stramb! The Sun Tzu quote is inspiring, and your detailed guide on the salience model is very helpful. Melissa Chapman is a fantastic recommendation. Excited for the upcoming study groups! Thanks for the valuable insights and growth tips. Keep up the great work! ??
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6 个月Thanks Gabor Stramb, great summary. The most important part is to find ALL the stakeholders. Make sure you do the categorization, and don’t over complicate Stakeholder management, but make sure you don’t ignore it.
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6 个月Thanks for featuring me this week, Gabor Stramb!!
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6 个月Adding more experts to the loop: Attila Engert, PMP, MBA Udit Khanna, MBA, PMP ,Markus Kopko ? ,Zoltan Rudolf Balazs ,JOHN ST JOHN MBA, PHR, PMP ?? , Skye Dodd, PMP , Davonte Howard, F. Deon Little, MBA, PMP, TS/SCI