2. Stakeholder Mapping - Finding Everyone Who Matters

Project Management Insights · Dec 4, 2025 · 13m

Missing a critical stakeholder can derail your project before it gains momentum. This episode reveals systematic approaches to identify all project stakeholders, from obvious sponsors to hidden influencers who control resources you need. Learn the three-question method for comprehensive stakeholder discovery, how to use power-interest grids that adapt as your project evolves, and when RACI matrices actually help versus when they create confusion. We cover practical techniques for stakeholder interviews that uncover the people others miss, how to create actionable stakeholder registers without…