- As a CIO, you are responsible for addressing a wide variety of competing demands of many different stakeholders.
- Stakeholders can be difficult to identify; it is often these hidden stakeholders that can unexpectedly derail your agenda.
- Understanding which of your stakeholders are most important and determining the best way to address the needs of each one can be complex and time consuming.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- Stakeholder management is more important than you realize. Surveys have found that stakeholder management is the number one factor in CIO success.
- Stakeholder management is an everlasting process as the stakeholder landscape is constantly shifting. Proactively and perpetually engage with your stakeholders, and update your plan and approach on an ongoing basis.
Impact and Result
- Optimize your stakeholder management process to identify, prioritize, and effectively manage key stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders to gain easier buy-in and support for current and future initiatives.
- Track your ongoing stakeholder management progress with a weighted Net Promoter Score.
Stakeholder Relations
Make proper stakeholder management a habit.
This course makes up part of the Strategy & Governance Certificate.
- Course Modules: 5
- Estimated Completion Time: 2-2.5 hours
- Featured Analysts:
- Paul Brown, Sr. Research Director, CIO Practice
- James Alexander, SVP of Research and Advisory, CIO Practice