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Topic:  Strategic Stakeholder Engagement: Contemporary Methods and Tools

We all know that stakeholder management is critical to project success, but few organizations have moved past the classic spreadsheet-based tracker. Challenges in today’s work environment make it harder than ever to maintain the attention and focus of critical project stakeholders but also offers opportunity to differentiate your methods from the rest.

In this presentation Project Managers (PMs) will learn systematic and effective methods for identifying, engaging, and communicating with project stakeholders. We will also explore tools, templates, and real life examples for leading stakeholders through requirements gathering, decision making, and crisis management.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the needs and preferences of project and program stakeholders.
• Integrate stakeholder identification, requirements gathering, communication, and decision making.
• Explore contemporary tools and platforms.
• Identify critical factors for optimizing the remote work environment.

PDU Categories: Strategic – 0.75, Leadership - 0.75  (1.5 PDUs)

Speaker: Johnathan “J.” Deckert, PMP, Principle at J. Deckert Consulting (JDC), a Strategic Planning and Project Management Consultancy firm (jdeckert.com)

About the Speaker: J. Deckert manages a consulting team specializing in complex, multi-party projects and platform implementations.  He partners with business owners to develop strong team working practices, plan strategically, and simplify then systematize procedures.  A PMP since 2011, Johnathan focuses on bridging the gap between enterprise level strategic planning and ‘boots on the ground’ project management practices.  Johnathan took the expertise he gained from a decade of technical, leadership, and program management experience in the healthcare and consulting industry and formed JDC in 2013.  Throughout his career, he has developed his subject matter expertise in channel marketing strategies, programs, processes, and tools.  Johnathan holds a BS In Microbiology.

Courses: Johnathan has created and taught numerous courses including System Strategy: Build and Execute a Strategic Plan In-System and Master ContemporaryTools.