The Relationship Manager

People in any relationship operate like a project team. Accomplished project managers use a range of techniques to get their teams to operate to their fullest potential. Having studied what makes technology projects successful, and what habits happily married couples practice, Andy Thacker has been able to draw parallels and 'cross-pollinate' the skills and tools within both areas. The Relationship Manager offers practical advice on how you can take the best, most effective project management and team leadership skills and techniques from the workplace and apply them in your personal life to take your relationships from adequate to awesome.

Business Relationship Management: Relationship Management is the solution for getting to know your customers and developing your business.

This book deals with a new role - the Relationship Manager - and has been written to fill the gap between technical and business aspects of successful project delivery.

Business relationship management (BRM) is crucial for building and maintaining strong relationships between a service provider and customer. This highly accessible introduction to the role of a BRM manager gives practical guidance to those new to the role or interested in getting a better understanding of what it entails.

How Business Relationship Management can accelerate time to value in the Digital Enterprise.

This book is meant for the new Relationship Managers (RM), Assistant Relationship Managers, Credit Analysts and trainees of banks working in the Corporate Banking units of banks to serve them as a reference guide for preparation of limit applications for approval. It would help them to understand various risks that can affect a company and also the post approval monitoring of the accounts. It provides an overview and is not meant to make the RM an expert on any industry or lending which comes from experience for which he will have to study the industries and develop himself. I have also included self-explanatory checklists that can be of help. As there could be staff transferred from Personal Banking or Operations to the Corporate Units I have added a blank spreadsheet with definitions of some basic components and the products offered for ready reference. I have therefore kept it very simple to understand. When I worked in banks I had no reference book and had to pick up things on my own. That is what prompted me to write this book.

Endorsed by the Chartered Banker Institute as core reading for the Personal & Private Banking and Commercial Lending modules, Relationship Management in Banking supports and develops the need to be able to manage key customer relationships. The text considers the nature of commercial relationships and help the reader synthesise complex factors in order to develop a robust relationship management methodology. It will draw from bona fide case studies and examples that can demonstrate key relationship management concepts as well as bring learning to life and share examples of customers, good and bad, from a range of different sectors. Through case studies and providing online updates to regulations, Relationship Management in Banking considers how to critically analyze approaches to relationship management used for a variety of banking customer types and examine the impact of legislation, regulation, governance and technology on banking relationship management and customer acquisition and retention. Online supporting resources include a glossary and updates to regulation.

Relationship Management and the Management of Projects is a guide to successfully building and managing relationships as a project manager and in the project business. Relationship management is a core skill for any project business to develop capabilities and manage the interface with projects, providing guidance to project managers as they negotiate with business partners and coordinate between business functions. Whatever the structures and procedures an organization has and whatever the project management tools and techniques, they are only as good as the hands they are in. Yet relationship management, though a well-established discipline, is rarely applied to the process-driven world of project management. This book is a much-needed guide to the process of enhancing these skills to boost firm performance, team performance and develop collaborative practices. Hedley Smyth guides you through the processes of relationship management examining the theory and practice. This book highlights the range of options available to further develop current practices to ensure a successful relationship management in all stages of a project’s lifecycle. Relationship Management and the Management of Projects is valuable reading for all students and specialists in project management, as well as project managers in business, management, the built environment, or indeed any industry.

For trainers free additional material of this book is available. This can be found under the "Training Material" tab. Log in with your trainer account to access the material.The BRMP® Guide to the BRM Body of Knowledge is designed to assist the Business Relationship Management Professional (BRMP®) training course attendees and certification exam candidates, but it will also be of great value to anyone looking for a comprehensive foundation-level overview of the art and practice of Business Relationship Management. The book covers the entire BRMP® course syllabus and contains all the information covered in the training and referenced in the exam.What is BRMP®?Business Relationship Management Professional (BRMP®) training is a world-class professional development program designed to provide a solid foundation-level knowledge of Business Relationship Management. The BRMP® exam is designed to test an individual s learning through rigorous examination providing a leading verifiable benchmark of BRM professional acumen and achievement. To learn more about BRMP® training and certification, please visit http://brminstitute.org/.Who Is It For?Business Relationship Management Professional (BRMP®) training and certification program is intended as a comprehensive foundation for Business Relationship Managers at every experience level, with the training and certification designed to provide a solid baseline level of knowledge. BRMP® professional development program provides an excellent Return on Investment (ROI) and is ideally suited for project managers, business analysts, architects, external service providers; representatives of shared services organizations including IT, HR, Finance, Sales, Strategy Planning, etc.; business partners and anyone else interested in business value maximization.Benefits for Individuals and OrganizationsHolders of BRMI Business Relationship Management Professional (BRMP®) credentials will be able to demonstrate their understanding of: The characteristics of the BRM role. What it means to perform as a strategic partner, contributing to business strategy formulation and shaping business demand for the service provider s services. The use of Portfolio Management disciplines and techniques to maximize realized business value. Business Transition Management and the conditions for successful change programs to minimize value leakage. The BRM role in Service Management and alignment of services and service levels with business needs. The principles of effective and persuasive communication.

What are the compelling stakeholder reasons for embarking on relationship manager? Is the relationship manager organization completing tasks effectively and efficiently? How do you mitigate relationship manager risk? To what extent does management recognize relationship manager as a tool to increase the results? What would happen if relationship manager weren't done? Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a challenge or meet an objective is the most valuable role... In EVERY group, company, organization and department. Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?' This Self-Assessment empowers people to do just that - whether their title is entrepreneur, manager, consultant, (Vice-)President, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are the person who asks the right questions to make Relationship Manager investments work better. This Relationship Manager All-Inclusive Self-Assessment enables You to be that person. All the tools you need to an in-depth Relationship Manager Self-Assessment. Featuring 909 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Relationship Manager improvements can be made. In using the questions you will be better able to: - diagnose Relationship Manager projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices - implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals - integrate recent advances in Relationship Manager and process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines Using a Self-Assessment tool known as the Relationship Manager Scorecard, you will develop a clear picture of which Relationship Manager areas need attention. Your purchase includes access details to the Relationship Manager self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows your organization exactly what to do next. You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria: - The latest quick edition of the book in PDF - The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in... - The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard - Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation - In-depth and specific Relationship Manager Checklists - Project management checklists and templates to assist with implementation INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.