Aligning diverse stakeholders is one of the most common - and consequential - challenges in the high-tech industry. When priorities conflict, technical and non-technical concerns collide, or cross-functional teams pull in different directions, progress stalls and decisions drag.

This one-day intensive course gives you a structured, practical approach to stakeholder management: how to map the stakeholder landscape, shape the right conversations, and guide groups toward decisions that work for both the company and the client. Because this skill is built through practice rather than theory, the course is entirely hands-on.

By the end of the day, you will have the tools and confidence to manage complex stakeholder relationships, build broad support, and keep projects moving.

Objective

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify and engage the right stakeholders at the right time; 
  • Transform resistance into genuine buy-in; 
  • Manage competing priorities across technical and non-technical teams;
  • Drive discussions towards clear, supported decisions. drive for decisions.

Target Audience

This course is designed for engineers, tech leads, product managers, and any professional who regularly collaborates with multiple stakeholders — particularly in environments where interests and priorities compete. 

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Duration 1 day
Frequency Twice per year
Score
8.8
Price per participant € 740 excl. VAT
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Program

Day 1 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

  • What is stakeholder management?
  • Mapping and analywing the stakeholder landscape 
  • Engaging stakeholders with a compelling narrative (the PGP-approach)
  • Transforming resistance into buy-in
  • Managing conflicting priorities 
  • Driving decisions that move projects forward

Methods

The only way to master stakeholder management is through practice. This course is built around realistic scenarios drawn from the high-tech industry, so participants can apply what they have learned the very next day.

The training follows the evidence-based De Galan didactic model, combining conceptual frameworks with intensive practical exercises for measurable learning outcomes.

Participants receive a High Tech Institute certificate upon completion.

All course materials, recommended reading, coffee/soft drinks and lunch are included. Participants simply arrive ready to learn - we take care of the rest.

Certification

Participants will receive a High Tech Institute course certificate for attending this training.