Continuing Education Course: Project Communication and Stakeholder Management

Course Description

This course is designed to provide participants with an understanding of the complexity of managing stakeholders and project communications. We will cover the processes, tools and techniques of Project Communications Management and Project Stakeholder Management as presented in the Project Management Institute’s (PMI®) A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge®

Participants will learn through application to a case study and hands-on exercises.

This is one of five core courses in Level II of the Accelerated Project Management Certificate.

Topics include:

• Introduction & Project Management Definitions and Context
• Managing Stakeholders (Identifying stakeholders, creating stakeholder plans and using tools for stakeholder management)
• Effective Communications with Stakeholders
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Communication Skills
• Productive Meetings
• Monitoring Stakeholder Engagement and Negotiation