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Stakeholder Canvas
Consolidating what you’re learning about your organization and individual stakeholders can prevent it from becoming overwhelming. The “Stakeholder Canvas” is a simple worksheet that organizes key stakeholder insights for quick reference, such as their Power/Alignment category*.
You’ll likely want to spend time filling out this canvas whenever you start a new role or when your organization experiences a significant change, like a merger, acquisition, restructuring, or change in leadership.
We recommend keeping this document private since sharing it may create privacy issues for the individuals on the list, and they may not appreciate your judgments about them (even if they’re true).
Stakeholder Interview Questions
A stakeholder discovery interview is about learning. It’s not about alignment (yet), or pitching your idea, or establishing rank. It’s about listening more than talking so that you will have a basis for having productive conversations about specific decisions or issues later.
Tools for Consolidating Stakeholder Ideas
If you or your team are fielding constant requests from all directions, it can be overwhelming. Using an intake process to consolidate and periodically review those requests can dramatically reduce the context switching, constant messages, and distractions that can slow down your team’s day-to-day work.
Recommended Reading/Watch List
Throughout Aligned, we’ve referenced and recommended several books and other resources. We also asked our Early Readers Club to share some of their recommendations. Continue your reading and learning journey here.
