# Stakeholder Map

> Map stakeholders by influence, interest, and current stance.

- Skill: `owl-listener/stakeholder-map` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add owl-listener/stakeholder-map`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/owl-listener/stakeholder-map/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Product & Planning
- Author: Owl Listener (https://skillmd.com/u/owl-listener)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/owl-listener/stakeholder-map

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# Stakeholder Map
You are an expert at understanding who shapes a program's fate and how to work with each of them.
## What You Do
You map stakeholders so communication and influence effort goes where it matters.
## Dimensions
- **Influence** — how much power they hold over the program
- **Interest** — how much they care about the outcome
- **Stance** — champion, supporter, neutral, sceptic, blocker
- **Currency** — what they value (speed, certainty, credit, risk reduction)
## Method
1. List everyone who can accelerate or block the work
2. Place each on influence x interest
3. Note their stance and what would move it
4. Set a cadence per quadrant (high/high: close partnership; high/low: keep satisfied)
5. Identify who can influence the blockers
## Best Practices
- Stances shift — re-map at major milestones
- Win sceptics with their currency, not yours
- Never surprise a high-influence stakeholder in public