Succeeding with senior management
Subtitle: getting the right support at the right time for your project
By: G. Michael Campbell, PMP
Publisher: AMACOM, American Management Association
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780814438503
Subjects: Project management
Description: xii, 212 pages : 23 cm
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 205) and index.
Table of contents: title: Understanding the facts of life for executives; title: Preparing the leadership; title: Questions every project manager really needs answered; title: Establishing the relationship and managing up the organization; title: Working with the executive sponsor to understand the project; title: Reviewing the stakeholder analysis with your sponsor; title: Listening styles and how using them effectively helps you to engage an executive; title: Your attitude and its role in engaging an executive; title: Preparing sponsors for their role; title: Clearly establishing the communication channels to stakeholders; title: Creating internal and external communications with the sponsor; title: Using deputies of executives effectively; title: Executing risk mitigation strategies and executive sponsor support; title: Addressing scope with the sponsor; title: Providing options and recommendations for key decisions; title: Communicating problems and issues with the sponsor; title: Communicating with operations using the sponsor; title: Using the sponsor to gain operations support; title: Getting help with cross-functional issues; title: Navigating the political waters; title: Engaging senior managers when you have a multinational, cross-cultural project; title: Handling competition with other initiatives.