Jake Holloway is an experienced Project Manager, Management Consultant and Business Development Director in the areas of IT, Digital and Marketing. He has managed and sponsored 100’s of projects and portfolios, and has been involved in building and designing project management systems. Jake’s interest is in the difference between the reality of how people behave at work and how it is described in management theory. Dr David Bryde is a Professor in Project Management at Liverpool John Moores University. Previously, David worked as the head of the technical support department for Metier Management Systems, supplier of Artemis - a project management software package - and as a project manager for ICI. David is an experienced researcher, teacher and consultant on various aspects of project management. Roger Joby is Managing Director of 1to1to1 and has over 20 years’ experience in project finance, project management and line management within the pharmaceutical industry both in the UK and Europe.

• Contents: Preface; Project stakeholders; The project sponsor; The project team; External clients and contractors; Internal customers and gatekeepers; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

"This volume makes good use of real-life examples/case studies and provides practical steps and tips to engaging, and maintaining that engagement, with differing types of stakeholders. The book works by raising issues and then offering practical solutions and therefore is positioned to be a handy reference guide. "Barry Spruce, The Project Times

Jake Holloway is an experienced Project Manager, Management Consultant and Business Development Director in the areas of IT, Digital and Marketing. He has managed and sponsored 100’s of projects and portfolios, and has been involved in building and designing project management systems. Jake’s interest is in the difference between the reality of how people behave at work and how it is described in management theory. Dr David Bryde is a Professor in Project Management at Liverpool John Moores University. Previously, David worked as the head of the technical support department for Metier Management Systems, supplier of Artemis - a project management software package - and as a project manager for ICI. David is an experienced researcher, teacher and consultant on various aspects of project management. Roger Joby is Managing Director of 1to1to1 and has over 20 years’ experience in project finance, project management and line management within the pharmaceutical industry both in the UK and Europe.

• Contents: Preface; Project stakeholders; The project sponsor; The project team; External clients and contractors; Internal customers and gatekeepers; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

"This volume makes good use of real-life examples/case studies and provides practical steps and tips to engaging, and maintaining that engagement, with differing types of stakeholders. The book works by raising issues and then offering practical solutions and therefore is positioned to be a handy reference guide. "Barry Spruce, The Project Times

Jake Holloway is an experienced Project Manager, Management Consultant and Business Development Director in the areas of IT, Digital and Marketing. He has managed and sponsored 100’s of projects and portfolios, and has been involved in building and designing project management systems. Jake’s interest is in the difference between the reality of how people behave at work and how it is described in management theory. Dr David Bryde is a Professor in Project Management at Liverpool John Moores University. Previously, David worked as the head of the technical support department for Metier Management Systems, supplier of Artemis - a project management software package - and as a project manager for ICI. David is an experienced researcher, teacher and consultant on various aspects of project management. Roger Joby is Managing Director of 1to1to1 and has over 20 years’ experience in project finance, project management and line management within the pharmaceutical industry both in the UK and Europe.

• Contents: Preface; Project stakeholders; The project sponsor; The project team; External clients and contractors; Internal customers and gatekeepers; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

"This volume makes good use of real-life examples/case studies and provides practical steps and tips to engaging, and maintaining that engagement, with differing types of stakeholders. The book works by raising issues and then offering practical solutions and therefore is positioned to be a handy reference guide. "Barry Spruce, The Project Times