• Overview
• Step 1: Start with a draft (optional)
• Step 2: Group adds more stakeholders
• Step 3: Highlight key people
• Try it now
• Practice it now
• Additional Resources

Overview

This is a quick activity that can be done in 20-45 mins on a whiteboard (in-person) or digital whiteboard (e.g. Mural)

The exercise should be done with the core project team and should be done near the very beginning of a project (but can also be useful later).

The basic steps are:

1. Prepare a draft before going in to the group activity
2. The group brings more input and suggestions
3. The facilitator ties information together and helps to highlight key stakeholder focus areas

Step 1: Start with a draft (optional)

• The Facilitator/Guide prepares a simple draft version
• During the session they present it to the group as a starting point to be filled in with more information

Step 2: Group adds more stakeholders

• The facilitator sets a 15 min timer for open discussion
• While the group suggests roles and people to add to the map the facilitator captures them in the board

Step 3: Highlight key people

• By now you may have a jumble of words and names on the board
• The facilitator should then draw lines, arranges the information in a clear way, use different colors to categorise different groups, and generally tidy up the board.
• Then the facilitator guides the group and highlights the stakeholders and customers that are most relevant and useful to focus on in the upcoming project work

Try it now

Practice it now

Use this Miro template to run your own Stakeholder Map activity with a team

Additional Resources

• Including Diverse Perspectives
• Intro to digital collaboration