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The 6 Stakeholders You’ll Meet in Project

Hell

Learning Objectives

• Learn how to identify and engage problem stakeholders.

• Develop strategies to reduce conflict with these challenging stakeholders, and bring them onside with your project.

• Prevent potentially negative stakeholders from impacting your project's overall success.

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About me…• Principal at GPS Group, specializing in training for business

analysis, project and risk management, and Lean Six Sigma.

• Experience in various aspect of project life, as a project manager, business analyst, and Lean Six Sigma practitioner.

• Certified PMP, CBAB, and LSSBB (with a MBB in progress)


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Here comes the pitch!

The universe does not want you, or your projects, to be

successful

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A story about a guy named Julius


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The problem

Stakeholders are people

People are self-interested

Support = Self-interest


Stakeholders are not all equal

Pro Con


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The worst part!

Aware

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The breakdown

Who they are What they do

When and Where you’re

likely to encounter

them

Why they might do it

What you can do to

mitigate their effects


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The 6 Levels of Project Hell

Level of Predictability

Level of Status Quo

Level of Ambition

Level of Unnecessary Panic

Level of Rage

Level of Lacking Leadership


The Line-up


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Project Enemy #6 – The Psychic


Project Enemy #5 – Mister Resister


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Project Enemy #4 – Career Climber


Project Enemy #3 – Ms. Emergency


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Project Enemy #2 – The Bulldozer


Project Enemy #1 – “Connie Hilton”


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A new dimension in stakeholder mapping


Or, looking at it from a different angle…

Key Detractor Critic Ambassador Key Supporter

Keep Placated Manage Manage Keep Informed


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Conclusion

The universe does not want you, or your projects, to be

successful


Learning Objectives (Revisited)

Learn how to identify and engage problem stakeholders.Develop strategies to reduce conflict with these

challenging stakeholders, and bring them onside with your project.Prevent potentially negative stakeholders from

impacting your project's overall success.


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Q&A


Thank you

Vincent Mirabelli, CBAP, PMP, LSSBBca.linkedin.com/in/vincemirabelli/

[email protected]@GPS_ExecEd



Illustrations by Alberto Antonwww.linkedin.com/in/albertoanton75

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