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Stakeholder Engagement and Project Communication

Technical delivery rarely sinks a project on its own; unmanaged stakeholders and poor communication do. This course develops the practical skills project professionals need to map stakeholders, understand what each one really wants and keep them engaged from initiation to handover. It pays particular attention to community, labour and government stakeholders that shape project outcomes across South Africa and the wider continent.

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What you will be able to do

  • Identify and map project stakeholders by influence, interest and attitude.
  • Plan differentiated engagement for stakeholders with conflicting needs.
  • Design a communication plan that fits the audience, message and channel.
  • Engage community, labour and government stakeholders constructively.
  • Manage resistance, rumour and expectations before they escalate.
  • Measure whether stakeholder engagement is actually working and adjust it.

Course outline

  1. 01Why projects fail on relationships
  2. 02Stakeholder identification and mapping
  3. 03Planning differentiated engagement
  4. 04Building the communication plan
  5. 05Engaging community and government stakeholders
  6. 06Managing resistance and expectations
  7. 07Communicating difficult news
  8. 08Measuring engagement effectiveness

Who should attend

Project managers, project communication and liaison officers, community engagement staff and anyone responsible for keeping stakeholders on side during a project.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 30 Sep 2026Cairo3US$1,500Closed
29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
30 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
5 to 7 Oct 2026Online3US$900Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Durban3R13,000Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
25 to 27 Nov 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
1 to 3 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Dec 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
7 to 9 Dec 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
8 to 10 Dec 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Dec 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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Next session
19 to 21 Oct 2026
Venue
Johannesburg
3 day programme
FromR13,000
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