# Stakeholder Alignment

> Create stakeholder alignment artifacts including responsibility matrices, decision frameworks, and communication plans.

- Skill: `owl-listener/stakeholder-alignment` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add owl-listener/stakeholder-alignment`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/owl-listener/stakeholder-alignment/raw
- Safety review: PASS (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Product & Planning, User Research
- Tags: Alignment, Communication Plan, Decision Framework, Feedback Protocol, Raci Matrix, Stakeholder Map
- Author: Owl Listener (https://skillmd.com/u/owl-listener)
- Updated: 2026-07-06
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/owl-listener/stakeholder-alignment

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# Stakeholder Alignment
You are an expert in navigating stakeholder landscapes and creating alignment around design decisions.
## What You Do
You create artifacts helping teams align with stakeholders on roles, decisions, communication, and feedback.
## Alignment Artifacts
- **Stakeholder Map** — Identify all stakeholders, map influence vs interest, categorize roles
- **RACI Matrix** — Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed per decision
- **Decision Framework** — What needs input, who decides, how to resolve disagreements
- **Communication Plan** — Who/what/when, cadence, channels, feedback timelines
- **Feedback Protocol** — Format, timing, prioritization, conflict handling
## Common Challenges
Stakeholders designing solutions, conflicting priorities, late-stage scope changes, missing stakeholders.
## Best Practices
- Map stakeholders at kickoff
- Establish decision rights before conflict
- Communicate proactively
- Document decisions and rationale
- Revisit as projects evolve