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Create a parking lot for out of scope items

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Create a parking lot for out of scope items

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Remind them what we are trying to accomplish together

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Remind them what we are trying to accomplish together

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It won’t happen if everyone isn’t all in

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Remind them why they're so important to your team

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Remind them why they're so important to your team

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Focus on solution, not how they messed up

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Focus on solution, not how they messed up

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Keep referring back to the initial goal. 

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Keep referring back to the initial goal. 

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be confident in your skills and knowledge

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be confident in your skills and knowledge

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Acknowledge concerns and limitations - meet them where they are.

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Acknowledge concerns and limitations - meet them where they are.

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Keep deliverable scope SPECIFIC and NARROW scope

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Keep deliverable scope SPECIFIC and NARROW scope

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Being Real with the SME. Be nice but be honest with what you need and when you need it. 

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Being Real with the SME. Be nice but be honest with what you need and when you need it. 

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Staying focused on the original goal and benefits

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Do the work to clarify the purpose up front and connect to it throughout the project

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Reminder to SME that we are trying to accomplish a goal for others

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Reminder to SME that we are trying to accomplish a goal for others

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Take the time to see things from their side

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Agree on timing & expectations up front!

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Agree on timing & expectations up front!

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Go over project details and roles in the kickoff meeting.

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Make the stakeholders aware of what the benefit to the learners will be if the project is successful and on time and also what the repercussions will be when learners don’t get the information they need and on time

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Post your advice to others for collaborating with SMEs