Summary

Implementing a change is not easy, but if you go into the project with an understanding of who your stakeholders are, the behaviors they need to exhibit, the impacts they will face, and the difficulties you will encounter, then you have everything you need to build an effective stakeholder management plan. Keep in mind the following list of tips and tricks:

When this happens…

Do this…

You need to know who your stakeholders are at both group and individual levels

Conduct a stakeholder analysis to identify the level of influence and support for the change for each stakeholder.

Different groups and individuals will move along the change curve at different rates

Don't panic! Map the current versus the desired change state for various ...

Get Practical Change Management for IT Projects now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.