Stakeholder-led Project Management
Description
In this episode of Books & Beyond, special guest, author Louise Worsley, gives an overview of one of her books, Stakeholder-led Project Management, Changing the Way We Manage Projects. This book provides a stakeholder-centered analysis of projects and explains which identification, analysis, communication, and engagement models are relevant to different types of projects.
- Date recorded: 12 December 2023
- Guest: Louise Worsley
Guest Bio
Louise Worsley
PPPM consultant, author, lecturer PM UCT, PMO global awards judge
Cape Town, South Africa
I have been a project management consultant, lecturer, and coach for over thirty years and have worked with clients in a variety of sectors (Government, Finance, Retail, Petrochemical, Defence, Transport) supporting the development of project capability, and advising on the setup of project and portfolio management processes.
Currently, I combine consultancy in project, portfolio and programme management with a visiting lecturer role at the University of Cape Town.
I lead the leadership module on the Masters in Project Management at the University of Cape Town and am the author of several books and publications on portfolio and project management, including Stakeholder-led Project Management: Changing the way we manage projects.
I am a judge for the global Project Office (PMO) Awards and was, until recently, the chair of the PMO judging committee in South Africa.
I have presented across the world at PMI and IPMA conferences and am part of a global mentoring group offering coaching and mentoring services. I am passionate about the development and support of young people in the project profession and completed my Masters Degree in Online and Distance Learning through the Open University in the UK.