Managing Stakeholders

Who is this course for?

This course is for all staff members who wish to equip themselves with the necessary knowledge and skills to effectively identify, engage, and manage stakeholders in a project. On completion of the course, learners will have the skills to conduct a stakeholder analysis and develop a stakeholder map, and understand effective strategies for engaging and communicating with stakeholders.

How long is this course?

The course duration is 3.5 hours.

What topics will be covered?

• Introduction to stakeholder management and its importance
• Types of stakeholders and their roles - stakeholder analysis process
• Strategies for effective stakeholder engagement
• Techniques for clear stakeholder communication
• Managing and resolving stakeholder conflicts - negotiation and problem-solving skills
• Measuring stakeholder satisfaction and success 

This course is highly practical and interactive and includes discussions and activities based on real world scenarios. The trainer will also encourage learners to bring in their own experience and discuss practical, local examples where relevant.

For details of upcoming events or to book your place on available courses, please visit the (opens in a new window)HR - Professional Development booking centre  If your chosen course is fully booked or no longer available, you can access the UCD LinkedIn learning portal via your UCD Connect login where you will find a range of eLearning courses.

If you have any further queries on this programme, please contact (opens in a new window)peopledevelopment@ucd.ie or call ext 4919.

Who is this course for?

This training course is for all staff who wish to develop an understanding of project management. Specifically, this PM² Essentials course will cover the key concepts of the PM² methodology, including the what, when, who and how of the PM² life cycle. The training will also outline governance, mindsets, key templates, and processes as they relate to the PM² methodology. 

PM² Project Management Methodology

The purpose of PM² is to enable project managers to deliver solutions and benefits to their organisations by effectively managing the lifecycle of their projects. You can read more about PM² methodology here.

PM² is adopted as the primary project management methodology across UCD to standardise, at an enterprise level a consistent way of working on projects. The process of adopting this methodology is being supported by UCD Agile.  

To find out more about PM2 in UCD follow the (opens in a new window)UCD Project Management Community of Practice (PM CoP) on Workvivo. This space is for project managers, programme managers and other interested people who play a role in managing projects in UCD. The purpose of the CoP is to tap into the experience of project managers across the university to build and share knowledge, skills, tools, and ways of working, as well as to develop an informal network of like-minded individuals. Project management training materials and recordings are also available on (opens in a new window)Workvivo. The resources includes PM basics and information on the PM2 methodology. 

You can access the UCD LinkedIn learning portal via your UCD Connect login where you will find a range of eLearning courses on this topic. 

If you have any further queries on PM², please contact (opens in a new window)agile@ucd.ie.

Learning Path: (opens in a new window)Managing Stakeholders

Collection: (opens in a new window)Project Management and Managing Stakeholders

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