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Challenge: Engaging challenging stakeholders

Challenge: Engaging challenging stakeholders

From the course: How to Successfully Lead a PMO

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Challenge: Engaging challenging stakeholders

(upbeat music) - Growing a PMO after the initial setup comes with its own share of challenges. In this movie we'll dive into a real life challenge that a PMO leader of a growing PMO might encounter. One that deals with stakeholders. Let me give you some background before diving into it. Let's say you initially set up a PMO for a specific geographic region and now want to extend it to other areas. Or maybe you establish the PMO for projects belonging to certain departments and now you want to get to other departments in your organization. Or even if you set up your PMO across your firm, some key stakeholders may have resigned and been replaced by new members. In all of these situations, you're working with brand new people who are involved with your PMO. You haven't formed any relationships or build credibility with them yet. These stakeholders may not even understand why your company needs a PMO. You're probably…

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