Stakeholder analysis for business project management means figuring who's involved and why.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stakeholder_analysis
Contents:
Stakeholder analysis starts by gathering this information:
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Name
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Title
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Contact information
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Communication preferences
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Role in the organization
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Role on the project
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Key concerns (e.g. goals, needs, issues, interests, opinions)
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Key offerings (e.g. skills, resources, controls, connections)
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Relevant suggestions (e.g. for people, processes, tools, scopes)
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Relevant relationships (e.g. with stakeholders, projects, organizaitons)
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Relevant analysis (e.g. SBS, OKR, KPI, CSF, RAM, VSM, SMART, SWOT, PEST, RAID )
Estimate any of these concepts on a scale of 1ow, medium, high:
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Power
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Interest
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Commitment
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Support
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Influence
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Need
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Urgency
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Understanding
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Legitimacy
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Willingness to engage
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Necessity of involvement
A power-interest grid is a quick easy way to visualize stakeholder salience a.k.a. priority.
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y-axis is power & influence
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x-axis is interest & impact
Example: power-interest-grid.html
You can position each stakeholder on the grid.
Useful questions to identify stakeholders:
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Who has skills?
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Who has resources?
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Who has controls, such as approvals, governance, etc.?
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Who has connections, such as relationships, partners, etc.?
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Who has influence?
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Who gains or loses because of this project?
Stakeholders example roles to consider:
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Employees e.g. Workers, Managers, Directors
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Purchasers e.g. Customers, Resellers, Retailers
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Partners e.g. Suppliers, Distributors, Contractors
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Advisors e.g. Counselors, Collaborators, Investors
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Regulators e.g. Auditors, Legislators, Officers
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Authors e.g. Reporters, Reviewers, Researchers
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Others e.g. Competitors, Shareholders, Activists
