AMA: Deel Team Lead, Salesforce Development, Bridget Hudacs on Stakeholder Management

Agree on the in-scope and out-of-scope elements for the project with the key stakeholders.Set clear responsibilities and timelines for in-scope project outcomes.Identify ...

Work with a sense of urgency. If a project can be completed quickly (no downstream impacts), then get it done. Those little projects build a lot of goodwill.Communicate c...

Whenever possible, have all stakeholders in a scoping meeting to agree on the project fundamentals:What is the problem that we're trying to solve?What is in-scope for dev...

I typically defuse tense relationships with clear communication and a little humor. For background: I've inherited historically tense relationships and, in listening to t...

First, when I look at ownership, I look at “who is accountable for the success of the solution?” If there is a conflict, I ask a few questions of the group to determine o...

Value Stream Mapping, especially documenting the current state, is an invaluable tool to identify key stakeholders for the project and to see the work required to create ...