Content playlist: Project management skills 101

You’ll find your personalised content playlist below. We’ve compiled the best Apolitical resources to help you continue on your project management learning journey.

TEMPLATE: Stakeholder Map

Engaging with stakeholders isn’t easy. We asked the Apolitical Community to share the most useful templates and resources they’ve used in their job. By using the Stakeholder Map, you’ll be able to head off any risks by anticipating any issues that might arise with your stakeholders. Go to template now.

Why stakeholder engagement is key to your project’s success

Careful planning. Effective communication. Attention to detail. All of these are important when it comes to project management but what about stakeholder engagement? Find out why successfully engaging your stakeholders is key and how to do it with Florencia Romano, Undersecretary of Open Government and Accountability at the General Secretariat and International Relations, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The team skills tracker: Upskill yourself and your team

Every project needs great people behind it. Take your team to the next level with Apolitical’s team skills tracker. We’ve identified six key skills needed to succeed in 21st-century government, complete the quiz with your team now to find out which areas you should be developing. Take quiz.

Agile as a mindset, not a tool

Hear how agile project management can and should be used in government, and why you should look at the whole and not the parts of a project from Dr Melodena Stephens, Professor of Innovation Management at the Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government in Dubai.

How scenario planning prepares Australia for an uncertain future

There’s a lot of uncertainty involved in project management. In this case study, Policy Adviser Sarah Lewis teaches us about scenario planning, and how we can use it to navigate through moments of uncertainty at work. Read the article.

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