Improving Outcomes in Project Management: Stakeholder Analysis & Engagement 

Most projects succeed by engaging the right people. Learn to identify the stakeholders surrounding a project, assess each one's interests and influence, and tailor engagement to match each stakeholder— so you know, before it matters, who can shape the outcome.
  • Author: Dr. Henderson
  • Level: Foundational
  • Study Mode: Self-paced
  • Recommended Period: 1 Week
  • Estimated Learning Time: ~6 Hours
  • Proficiency: 1 Graded Assessment
  • Award: 1 Certificate
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To ensure the best continuity in your learning, we recommend completing the course within the recommended completion period. The course is self-paced, so you can adapt your learning schedule around work and other commitments.
Course overview
Know Who Can Shape the Outcome is a one-week applied micro-course in stakeholder analysis and engagement. It builds a practical skill: identifying parties who can affect a project or are affected by it and engaging them purposefully, not just reacting to loud voices. Start with one real project in the opening lesson and apply it across six lessons to identify all stakeholders, assess their interest and influence, map them on the power/interest grid, prioritize with an engagement spectrum, and design tailored communication and engagement strategies. You will also learn to read maps for legitimacy and urgency so a quiet party’s rising power is visible early, and to keep the plan current as positions shift. By the end, you’ll have a defensible stakeholder engagement plan and a clear account of what the analysis cannot achieve alone.
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  • Project Management
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Leadership

Your Instructor

Taught by a practitioner. Moderated by the same.
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DEAN OF MONARCH BUSINESS SCHOOL

Dr. Jeffrey Henderson is Dean of Monarch Business School and Professor of Business Ethics, with senior management and advisory experience across commercial real estate, finance and professional services. His career includes leadership roles with Bentall Capital, Brookfield Properties, KPMG Canada, and other international organizations, involving projects exceeding $6 billion. He brings MMI participants an applied perspective on strategic judgment, ethical leadership, organizational responsibility, and translating management ideas into credible professional action.