Guide to Navigating Project Politics

Guide to Navigating Project Politics Guide to Navigating Project Politics

The Politics of Project Management The Politics of Project Management Understanding how to navigate politics through leadership and influence is key to project success. It is also essential to your own longevity as a project management professional. management professional Ignoring politics (external or internal) can profoundly affect the health of your project.

Project Management Checklist Project Management Checklist #1: Be consistently ethical and authentic #2. Observe the Shadow Organization #3. Build relationships without imposing agendas #4. Apply your power of persuasiveness through relevant value l l #5. Promote full disclosure and openness #6. Restrain your selfbrilliance and have humility #7. Acknowledge that you are there to serve

#1 B i l hi l d h i #1. Be consistently ethical and authentic Project stakeholders want to trust you. Project stakeholders want to trust you. Be truthful and transparent to help build integrity and trust.

#2 Ob h Sh d O i i #2. Observe the Shadow Organization Notice who the hubs of social interaction and Notice who the hubs of social interaction and corporate intelligence are. – Discover who has influence, who is respected, and who champions others. Classify interrelationships and the strength of Cl if i l i hi d h h f each connection.

#3 B ild l ti hi ith t i i d #3. Build relationships without imposing agendas In order to build a strong network, avoid imposing In order to build a strong network, avoid imposing personal agendas. A healthy network allows you to: – Build visibility – Attract opportunities Attract opportunities – Improve difficult relationships – Gain access to information Gain access to information

#4: Apply your power of persuasiveness through #4: Apply your power of persuasiveness through relevant value In order for people to be p persuaded, they need to , y understand the relevance and value of what you are saying in a way that fulfills saying in a way that fulfills their needs and desires.

#5 Promote full disclosure and openness #5. Promote full disclosure and openness Set a standard of communication by encouraging open and candid discussions. Listen as well as you speak as well as you speak. Share information openly (both good and bad). Share information openly (both good and bad).

#6 R t i #6. Restrain your self‐b illi lf dh h ilit #6. Restrain your self‐brilliance and have humility Acknowledge how fortunate you are for being in Acknowledge how fortunate you are for being in the project management position. Understand that past success does not guarantee future success.

#7: Acknowledge that you are there to serve #7: Acknowledge that you are there to serve Always remember Always remember that project success is team‐driven, not individually‐driven. d d ll d When problems When problems arise (no project is perfect), make sure the right people are there to solve them.

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