Project Management2 min read

Buy-in

What does getting someone's 'buy-in' mean?

Buy-in is the active agreement or commitment of a person or group to an idea, project, or decision. It's not just passive acceptance, but genuine support and willingness to contribute to success.

How to ask for buy-in without sounding demanding?

Say: 'I need your buy-in to move forward with this proposal' or 'Without senior team buy-in, this project won't take off'.

Real examples

When presenting an initiative

Before investing resources, I need buy-in from finance and the CEO.

In an internal negotiation

I got the product team's buy-in by showing them user data.

When evaluating viability

Without area leaders' buy-in, this digital transformation won't work.

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