Cover of Stakeholder Management for Project Managers.
Michelle Bartonico, the author of Stakeholder Management for Project Managers.
Authored by industry expert Michelle Bartonico, the book addresses a critical gap in projects: managing the people behind them.
BROOMFIELD, CO, UNITED STATES, April 2, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Vibrant Publishers has announced the galley release of Stakeholder Management for Project Managers: A Practical Guide for Managing Projects and Engaging People, authored by Michelle Bartonico, a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), PROSCI-certified change practitioner, and former Assistant Vice President for Strategic Communications and Marketing at Trinity University. With nearly two decades of experience leading enterprise initiatives across higher education and marketing—and a track record of driving large-scale transformation and stakeholder adoption—Bartonico brings a deeply practical, real-world perspective to stakeholder management. The Advance Review Copy is now available on NetGalley for reviewers.
Stakeholder engagement is widely recognized as a key driver of project success, yet it remains one of the most inconsistently applied disciplines in practice. While organizations invest heavily in tools, methodologies, and delivery frameworks, the human side of projects is often underdeveloped. As a result, project managers are frequently left to navigate complex stakeholder dynamics without clear, actionable guidance.
Stakeholder Management for Project Managers is designed to bridge this gap through a structured, practitioner-focused approach to stakeholder engagement. Organized across eight chapters, the book guides readers through the complete stakeholder engagement lifecycle, including:
◾ Foundational principles and stakeholder theory
◾ Stakeholder identification, mapping, and analysis
◾ Engagement planning and communication strategies
◾ Empathy-driven leadership and team alignment
◾ Monitoring engagement and adapting strategies over time
◾ Integrating stakeholder management with organizational change initiatives
Each chapter combines conceptual grounding with immediately applicable tools and techniques.
“Stakeholder engagement is the lifeblood of project management,” says Michelle Bartonico. “This book is designed as a playbook—something professionals can use to address real challenges, apply immediately, and revisit throughout their careers.”
Bartonico’s professional background strongly informs the book’s applied approach. During her tenure at Trinity University, she led the establishment of the institution’s first Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Office—Center of Excellence. She also directed organizational change for a multi-million-dollar digital transformation initiative that achieved a 90% voluntary adoption rate, exceeding the original 70% target.
The book reflects established project management standards and evolving industry expectations. It covers stakeholder identification and categorization, power/interest mapping, salience models, engagement strategies such as GRIP, communications planning, and widely used change management frameworks, including ADKAR and Kotter’s model.
In addition to conceptual frameworks, the book includes downloadable resources designed for immediate application, including a Project Charter, RACI Chart, Stakeholder Engagement Plan Chart, and two Stakeholder Register templates. These tools enable readers to put theory into practice within active projects.
Stakeholder Management for Project Managers is part of Vibrant Publishers’ Self-Learning Management (SLM) Series—a collection of content-rich, practitioner-focused guides designed for working professionals in management, business, and technology.
The Advance Review Copy is now available on NetGalley.
About the Author
Michelle Bartonico, PMP and PROSCI-certified, brings nearly 20 years of experience leading projects, teams, and enterprise initiatives in higher education and marketing agencies. At Trinity University, she serves as a strategic advisor and leads initiatives in project portfolio management, digital transformation, strategic marketing, alumni engagement, and organizational change, guiding leadership and teams to deliver measurable results.
About the Self-Learning Management Series
The Self-Learning Management Series is designed to address every aspect of business and help new managers, career switchers, and entrepreneurs learn essential management lessons. Each book contains fundamentals, important concepts, and standard and well-known principles, as well as practical ways of application of the subject matter, in a compact format that is very easy to interpret.
About Vibrant Publishers LLC
Vibrant Publishers is a Colorado-based book publishing house founded in 2001 that focuses on publishing high-quality books for entrepreneurs, IT professionals, management professionals, and graduate students. Vibrant Publishers has redefined the way in which rich content can be made available to today’s fast-paced generation. This new generation’s need-to-know-now attitude and a highly competitive business environment have triggered this series of books with ‘just the essential information’. Vibrant Publishers is committed to publishing books that are content-rich, concise, and approachable, enabling more people to read and benefit from them.
Title: Stakeholder Management for Project Managers
Publisher: Vibrant Publishers
ISBN: Paperback – 978-1-63651-690-5
Hardback – 978-1-63651-692-9
E-Book – 978-1-63651-691-2
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