Advanced Stakeholder Management

This Gulf Rowad Advanced Stakeholder Management training course is built around a series of short theory blocks (approximately 35% of the course activity time), with the rest of the activities being highly interactive, including case study analysis, role plays and other simulations, viewing and interpreting video content at regular points. Participants will also benefit from feedback from their peers, as well as from a highly experienced instructor, who will lead the course.

At the end of this Advanced Stakeholder Management training course, you will learn to:

• Develop an understanding of the stakeholder environment
• Craft strategies and plans that lead to successful outcomes
• Create impactful actions to manage stakeholder expectations
• Achieve beneficial outcomes from challenging situations
• Learn from experience and constantly improves your knowledge, skills, and practices

This Advanced Stakeholder Management training course will greatly benefit anyone who needs to interact with high priority stakeholders in their professional role – this course is aimed at people who already have some experience of managing stakeholders, including

• Executives and managers
• Junior managers and supervisors
• Professional managers and staff, including HR, Finance and other business partners
• Personnel involved in transformation initiatives
• Internal consultants
• Program, project and PMO personnel

Organisational Impact

After their participants return from the Advanced Stakeholder Management training course, benefits to the organization include.

• Better project outcomes, from clearer understanding of stakeholder requirements
• Reduced costs in projects, due to clearer expectations being established earlier
• Faster project benefit delivery, due to early agreements accelerating the schedule
• Increased productivity, through enhanced stakeholder relationships
• Improved morale, through reduced conflict levels
• More time available to spend on achieving successful outcomes

Personal Impact

After attending the Advanced Stakeholder Management training course, delegates will be able to,

• Feel confident dealing with high priority stakeholders
• Assess the stakeholder environment in a structured manner
• Understand their stakeholders’ requirements and expectations
• Develop stakeholder management plans, based on appropriate strategies
• Manage the interpersonal relationships with priority stakeholders, at all levels
• Create continuous learning by reflective practice and improve their skills further