Chapter 13. Stakeholder Management: Keeping Everyone Engaged
Project management is about knowing your audience. If you don’t get a handle on the people who are affected by your project, you might discover that they have needs you aren’t meeting. If your project is going to be successful, you’ve got to satisfy your stakeholders. Luckily, there’s the Stakeholder Management knowledge area, which you can use to understand your stakeholders and figure out what they need. Once you really understand how important those needs are to your project, it’s a lot easier to keep everyone satisfied.
Party at the Head First Lounge (again)!
When we last saw Jeff and Charles in Chapter 10, they were just about to have their grand opening party. How’s that going for them?
Not everybody is thrilled
There were a few people who weren’t quite as enthused about the opening party for Head First Lounge as Jeff and Charles were. Can you use the four Stakeholder Management processes to help them get their party on track?
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