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Stakeholder Management and Communications

This course is designed for those who want to develop the skill set to build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders for business success. Learn how to influence and successfully engage with stakeholders, manage their interests and expectations and adopt the appropriate communication style for each group.

Influence and manage stakeholder engagement for better project results.
Certificate of Completion, 7 PDUs
7 Hours
€295 - €395
Daytime, On Demand
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What is Stakeholder Management?

Knowing how to keep stakeholders engaged, satisfied, and motivated is a must-have skill for maintaining excellent and long-lasting relationships.    

Managing and engaging with stakeholders requires a unique set of skills. For effective stakeholder management, you need to look at the bigger picture.  

This short course on Stakeholder Management and Communications will empower you with tools and techniques to identify and analyse your stakeholders to understand their expectations, needs, and level of power and interest.   

We will help you develop your emotional intelligence quotient, learn how to adapt your communication style and detect and resolve conflicts of interest. Improve your influencing skills, generate buy-in and effective collaboration from key stakeholders, and remove obstacles to project success. 

What will I learn?

The stakeholder management course adopts a practical hands-on approach to help you explore the process of identifying and analysing stakeholders' diverse roles and interests in the context of a project. We will give you a toolkit you can immediately apply to develop a stakeholder management plan, maintain engagement and resolve conflict.

Learn more about the course by downloading the brochure below.
Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, you will be able to: 

  • Identify your stakeholders. 
  • Engage stakeholders and build trust. 
  • Work with your stakeholders to proactively accept changes. 
  • Focus on active listening when stakeholders have concerns, issues, or suggestions. 
  • Work with stakeholders to promote organizational value. 
  • Handle conflict between competing stakeholder requirements. 
Course Modules
Stakeholder Background
  • Stakeholder Management or Stakeholder Engagement? 
  • What is a Stakeholder? 
  • Identifying your Stakeholders 
  • Why do we need Stakeholder Management? 
Communications
  • Communication: A View Point Issue 
  • Communication Styles 
  • Communication on Projects 
  • Leadership Self-assessment 
  • Emotional Intelligence 
  • Barriers to Communication 
  • Planning Project Communication 
  • Using Questions 
  • Listening 
Assertiveness
  • What is Assertiveness?
  • How to be Assertive? 
  • Assertiveness in Action 
  • Saying NO! 
  • Delivering Bad News 
  • Conflict Management  
Negotiation
  • Negotiation or other options
  • Negotiation Preparation 
  • Win/Win 
  • How to Negotiate 
  • Negotiation Tips 
Stakeholder Identification
  • How to Identify Stakeholders 
  • When to Identify Stakeholders 
  • Identifying Through Relationships 
  • Alternative Identification Methods 
Stakeholder Analysis
  • Stakeholder Register 
  • Stakeholder Classification 
  • Stakeholder Map 
  • Stakeholder Salience Model 
  • Stakeholder Culture
Stakeholder Engagement
  • Stakeholder Engagement Plan 
  • Engagement Levels 
  • Effective Stakeholder Engagement 
  • Principles of Stakeholder Engagement
Stakeholder Communication
  • Communication Plan 
  • Stakeholder Communication Strategy 
  • Project Management Tools 
  • Setting Stakeholder Expectations 
Continuous Improvement
  • Ongoing Stakeholder Engagement 
  • Dealing with Difficult Stakeholders 
  • Compromise 
  • Stakeholder Management Maturity 
  • Why is Stakeholder Engagement Important? 
  • What are the Problems? 
  • Guidelines for Success
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Why Is Stakeholder Management Important?

Developing the capability to manage and engage with your stakeholders early and often gives you key benefits:

  • Identify who can impact your profitability and sustainability.
  • Get your projects into shape at an early stage.
  • Gain support to win more resources, time and budget.
  • Minimise project delays and cost overruns.
  • Develop effective communication strategies.
  • Better understanding of needs and concerns.
  • Build trusting and long-lasting relationships.

 

If you would like to learn more, read our article: What are Stakeholders and Why are They Important?

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This course is perfect for...

  • Project, Programme and Portfolio managers
  • Anyone interested in developing and adapting their skills to communicate with different stakeholders.
  • Mid to senior level managers, supervisors, team leaders, operations professionals, project teams.
  • Any other professional dealing with stakeholders regularly regardless of their job title or industry sector.

 

Not sure if this course is for you? Schedule a call to speak with an educational adviser.

Why IPM?
Reputation & History
Project Management Expertise
Why Choose This Course?
Globally Positioned
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Reputation & History
  • Established in 1989 as the first Irish professional body dedicated to the promotion of project management as a discipline.
  • Trained over 40,000 Professionals and Certified over 6,000 Project Managers.
  • National Body for IPMA® in Ireland.
  • First PMP Certification exam hosted in Ireland.
  • Worked with over 500 different corporations.
  • Globally recognised certification body.
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Project Management Expertise

Unlike other organisations, which offer different training programs across many functional areas, the Institute is a specialist organisation dealing solely with the disciplines of project, program, and portfolio management.

Our graduates are instructed by a world-class faculty of international subject-matter experts ranging from Project Directors to former Heads of PM Certification Authorities. Focusing solely on project management guarantees exceptional instruction and learning opportunities.

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Why Choose This Course?
  • This courses helps you improve your communication and negotiation styles, gain job-ready skills, and develop a reputation as a key player and influencer in your organisation.
  • Our faculty of handpicked international experts will provide you with a variety of perspectives.
  • You will join a large and growing cohort of IPM Alumni.
  • The programme is practical and pulls from internationally respected methodologies.
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Globally Positioned

IPM is uniquely partnered with the world’s leading project management certification bodies: IPMA (Member Association & Certification Body), PMI (Authorised Training Partner), and PRINCE2® (Accredited Training Organisation). We are the national body for IPMA in Ireland.

We have also partnered with Ireland’s second largest University, Technological University (TU) Dublin, meaning we can offer Bachelor & Master’s levels programmes. This affiliation links us to the European University of Technology (EUt+).

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360° Learning Partner
  • Join Ireland’s largest project management community of 25,000 followers.
  • Mentoring and Events– Get support for your career or help guide new project managers.
  • Volunteering – Gain project experience while helping the project management community.
  • Platform for your voice – Submit an article to our blog and showcase your writing.
  • Industry updates – Get the latest PM news and insights from global experts.

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Stakeholder Management and Communications

This course is designed for those who want to develop the skill set to build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders for business success. Learn how to influence and successfully engage with stakeholders, manage their interests and expectations and adopt the appropriate communication style for each group.

  • 7 Hours of Learning
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  • Certificate of Completion, 7 PDUs
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Find your questions answered and everything you need to know about the course.

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What is included in the course fee?

The course fees include the access to all course materials on the Student Hub, live expert-led virtual classes, recordings and unlimited support from our Student Support team.

What are the delivery formats available for this course?

  • Online. Classes run online over one day from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Do not worry about missing an online class – a recording of each online class will be available for playback in the Student Hub for a limited period of time. 
  • On-demand. Fit your learning into your own schedule and learn at your own pace with this flexible online format.  
  • Classroom. Choose classes on campus for in-person learning with industry-expert lecturers. Classes run at the National College of Ireland (Dublin). Please note the scheduling of classroom courses may have been affected by Covid-19. 

Am I eligible for this course?

There are no prerequisites to participate in this course.  

Is the course suitable for candidates without former PM knowledge?

Prior knowledge of project management approaches is not required.

How long is the course?

The course runs for 1 day, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Is the course applicable to any industry?

Yes, the content of this course is suitable for various industry sectors. We have students from different backgrounds – such as engineering, pharmaceuticals, design, construction, IT and many others – who completed the course successfully.

Will recordings be available if I miss a class?

A recording of each online class will be available for playback in the Student Hub for a limited period of time, so you do not need to worry about missing a class.

How will this course help with my career?

This course curriculum is designed by industry-experts to help you develop practical competences that are so valuable to hiring managers. At the end of this training, you will be able to create a plan you can immediately apply to start managing and engaging with your stakeholders.

Will I get a certificate on this course?

Successful completion of this course results in a Certification of Completion and 7 Professional Development Units (PDUs).

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