2 Identifying Stakeholders Free Online FlashCards

What is a stakeholder?

A person, group, or organization that may affect, be affected by, or believe it is affected by a project or its outcomes.

What is the initial goal of stakeholder identification?

Build a broad, evidence-based list first. Identifying stakeholders is not yet a decision about whose opinions matter most.

What determines whether a stakeholder is internal or external?

Their status depends on the organization or project boundary being considered. State that boundary clearly; a supplier can be external to the organization but closely involved in the project.

Who is an indirect stakeholder?

An indirect stakeholder may not use or deliver the result but can still experience effects through changed workflows, services, costs, access, safety, privacy, or the environment.

What does the authority-and-resources prompt uncover?

Ask who approves, funds, governs, or can stop the work, and who provides resources such as staff, facilities, data, or technology.

What should the use-and-access prompt explore?

Identify who will use the product or service, who needs it but might not use it, and who may face access barriers or need accommodations.

What does the changes-and-consequences prompt examine?

Ask whose tasks, workload, costs, risks, service, safety, privacy, or environment may change, and who may benefit, lose out, or face unintended effects.

How can a team look for missing voices?

Ask who is absent from planning, indirectly affected, less visible, harder to reach, or likely to experience the project differently from the majority.

What does a process or service map reveal?

Trace the work from beginning to end, noting the people and groups who perform, receive, support, or depend on each step.

How does an influence or relationship map help identify stakeholders?

It places the project at the center and connects it to decision-makers, delivery partners, users, affected groups, and people who influence them. Follow indirect links too.

What is the purpose of a stakeholder category checklist?

Sorting candidates into groups such as users, suppliers, regulators, and affected non-users makes empty or overlooked categories easier to spot.

How should a power–interest matrix be used?

After compiling the broad list, it maps stakeholders by potential influence and interest to help plan analysis and engagement. It prioritizes attention, not stakeholder status.