Agile Practices and Stakeholder Strategy
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Agile Practices and Stakeholder Strategy
This course is part of PMP® Exam Mastery – Complete Project Management Path Specialization
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What you'll learn
Design stakeholder engagement strategies using planning, management, and monitoring frameworks.
Integrate agile practices into project scope, schedule, cost, risk, communication, and procurement.
Evaluate emerging project management trends to improve stakeholder collaboration and outcomes.
Use stakeholder analysis tools to map influence, assess engagement levels, and improve project communication.
Skills you'll gain
- Risk Management
- Communication Strategies
- Stakeholder Management
- Project Management
- Project Risk Management
- Resource Allocation
- Stakeholder Communications
- Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology
- Agile Project Management
- Agile Methodology
- Project Coordination
- Stakeholder Analysis
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Cost Management
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April 2026
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A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. Successful projects rely not only on strong planning but also on effective stakeholder engagement and adaptive delivery approaches. In this course, you will learn how to identify, analyze, prioritize, and engage project stakeholders while integrating agile practices into modern project management. You will gain practical knowledge of stakeholder analysis models, engagement strategies, and agile considerations across key project management knowledge areas. The course begins by introducing the fundamentals of project stakeholder management. You will explore techniques for identifying stakeholders using data gathering and analysis methods, and learn to visualize stakeholder influence through models such as the Power/Interest Grid, Stakeholder Cube, and Salience Model. As you progress, you will develop skills to plan stakeholder engagement and apply structured approaches to managing and monitoring stakeholder relationships throughout the project lifecycle. Next, the course expands into agile considerations and adaptive project environments. You will examine how agile practices influence integration, scope, schedule, cost, quality, resource, communication, risk, procurement, and stakeholder management. You will also explore emerging trends and evolving practices that modern project managers use to deliver value in dynamic environments. This course is ideal for aspiring project managers, PMP candidates, team leads, and professionals involved in project coordination or stakeholder communication. A basic understanding of project management concepts is recommended. The course is designed at an intermediate level and is suitable for learners who want to strengthen their stakeholder management and agile project strategy skills. By the end of the course, you will be able to identify and analyze project stakeholders, design stakeholder engagement strategies, apply agile considerations across project management knowledge areas, and manage stakeholder communication effectively throughout the project lifecycle.
In this module, we will focus on the critical task of managing project stakeholders. You will learn how to identify and analyze stakeholders, develop engagement strategies, and monitor and control stakeholder relationships. Effective stakeholder management ensures alignment and project success.
What's included
30 videos2 readings1 assignment
30 videos•Total 263 minutes
- Project Stakeholders Management – Introduction•6 minutes
- Identify Stakeholders – Introduction•4 minutes
- Data Gathering Techniques for Identifying Stakeholders•11 minutes
- Data Analysis when Identifying Stakeholders•7 minutes
- Data Representation when Identifying Stakeholders – Power/Interest Grid•6 minutes
- Data Representation when Identifying Stakeholders – Stakeholder Cube•6 minutes
- Data Representation when Identifying Stakeholders – Salience Model•7 minutes
- Data Representation when Identifying Stakeholders – Directions of Influence•7 minutes
- Data Representation when Identifying Stakeholders – Prioritization•9 minutes
- Identify Stakeholders – Introduction•5 minutes
- Identify Stakeholders – Tools & Techniques•7 minutes
- Identify Stakeholders – Outputs•4 minutes
- Quiz – Identify Stakeholders•26 minutes
- Plan Stakeholders Engagement – Introduction•5 minutes
- Data Representation – Stakeholder Engagement Assessment Matrix•8 minutes
- Plan Stakeholders Engagement – Inputs•6 minutes
- Plan Stakeholders Engagement – Tools & Techniques•4 minutes
- Plan Stakeholders Engagement – Outputs•5 minutes
- Quiz – Plan Stakeholders Engagement•26 minutes
- Manage Stakeholders Engagement – Introduction•4 minutes
- Manage Stakeholders Engagement – Inputs•4 minutes
- Manage Stakeholders Engagement – Tools & Techniques•3 minutes
- Manage Stakeholders Engagement – Outputs•2 minutes
- Quiz – Manage Stakeholders Engagement•26 minutes
- Monitor Stakeholders Engagement – Introduction•4 minutes
- Monitor Stakeholders Engagement – Inputs•4 minutes
- Monitor Stakeholders Engagement – Tools & Techniques•4 minutes
- Monitor Stakeholders Engagement – Outputs•2 minutes
- Quiz – Monitor Stakeholders Engagement•26 minutes
- PMP Exam – Project Stakeholders Management•27 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
- Introduction to the course 'Agile Practices and Stakeholder Strategy'•10 minutes
- Full Specialization Resources•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Project Stakeholders Management - Assessment•15 minutes
In this module, we will explore the integration of agile principles into traditional project management. You will learn how to tailor key project management areas, such as scope, cost, quality, and risk, to accommodate agile methodologies. This will enable you to manage projects more flexibly and adaptively.
What's included
10 videos1 assignment
10 videos•Total 78 minutes
- Agile Considerations in Project Integration Management•10 minutes
- Agile Considerations in Project Scope Management•6 minutes
- Agile Considerations in Project Schedule Management•8 minutes
- Agile Considerations in Project Cost Management•8 minutes
- Agile Considerations in Project Quality Management•8 minutes
- Agile Considerations in Project Resource Management•8 minutes
- Agile Considerations in Project Communications Management•8 minutes
- Agile Considerations in Project Risk Management•8 minutes
- Agile Considerations in Project Procurement Management•8 minutes
- Agile Considerations in Project Stakeholders Management•8 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Agile Considerations & Tailoring Concepts - Assessment•15 minutes
In this module, we will examine how agile principles apply to different project management areas such as integration, scope, schedule, and cost management. You will also learn how to tailor your approach to quality, resources, communication, risk, procurement, and stakeholder management in an agile or adaptive project environment.
What's included
10 videos1 assignment
10 videos•Total 73 minutes
- Project Integration Management•7 minutes
- Project Scope Management•7 minutes
- Project Schedule Management•7 minutes
- Project Cost Management•8 minutes
- Project Quality Management•8 minutes
- Project Resource Management•7 minutes
- Project Communications Management•7 minutes
- Project Risk Management•7 minutes
- Project Procurement Management•7 minutes
- Project Stakeholders Management•7 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Considerations for Agile/Adaptive Environments - Assessment•15 minutes
In this module, we will look at the latest trends and emerging practices shaping the future of project management. You will learn how to integrate new technologies and methodologies into your project management practices, ensuring that your approach remains current and effective.
What's included
10 videos1 assignment
10 videos•Total 95 minutes
- Trends & Emerging Practices in Project Integration Management•9 minutes
- Trends & Emerging Practices in Project Scope Management•9 minutes
- Trends & Emerging Practices in Project Schedule Management•10 minutes
- Trends & Emerging Practices in Project Cost Management•9 minutes
- Trends & Emerging Practices in Project Quality Management•10 minutes
- Trends & Emerging Practices in Project Resource Management•8 minutes
- Trends & Emerging Practices in Project Communications Management•10 minutes
- Trends & Emerging Practices in Project Risk Management•10 minutes
- Trends & Emerging Practices in Project Procurement Management•10 minutes
- Trends & Emerging Practices in Project Stakeholders Management•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Trends & Emerging Practices - Assessment•15 minutes
In this final module, we will summarize the key concepts and skills learned throughout the course. You will reflect on how to apply these principles to real-world projects and prepare for the PMP® exam to ensure you're ready for certification.
What's included
1 video1 reading2 assignments
1 video•Total 2 minutes
- Conclusion and Congratulations•2 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
- Conclusion to the Course 'Agile Practices and Stakeholder Strategy'•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 120 minutes
- Full Course Practice assessment•60 minutes
- Full Course Assessment•60 minutes
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Agile Practices and Stakeholder Strategy refer to the techniques and frameworks used to effectively manage stakeholders while applying agile principles in project management. This topic is relevant because modern projects require continuous collaboration, adaptive planning, and active stakeholder engagement to ensure successful project outcomes. Understanding how to identify, analyze, prioritize, and engage stakeholders helps project teams deliver value while adapting to changing requirements in agile and adaptive environments.
This course focuses on stakeholder management within project environments and how agile considerations influence project management processes. It covers the full lifecycle of stakeholder management, including identifying stakeholders, planning engagement, managing interactions, and monitoring engagement levels. The course also introduces analytical models such as the Power/Interest Grid, Stakeholder Cube, Salience Model, and Stakeholder Engagement Assessment Matrix, along with agile considerations, adaptive environments, and emerging trends in project management practices.
After completing this course, you will be able to identify and analyze project stakeholders using structured techniques, develop effective stakeholder engagement strategies, and manage stakeholder communication throughout the project lifecycle. You will also understand how agile methodologies influence different project management knowledge areas and how to tailor stakeholder strategies in adaptive environments. These skills help you improve collaboration, manage expectations, and increase the likelihood of project success.
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