Week 3: Prioritizing Stakeholders Flashcards
A systematic approach - to assessing each stakeholder and determining their position in the engagement framework at a given point in time.
INITIAL CLASSIFICATION
GATHERING INFORMATION
FURTHER ANALYSIS
Initial Classification
POSITION
INTERNAL
EXTERNAL
DIRECTION OF INFLUENCE
UPWARDS
DOWNWARDS
SIDEWARDS
OUTWARDS
INVOLVEMENT
PRIMARY INVOLVEMENT
SECONDARY INVOLVEMENT
AFFECT
DIRECT
INDIRECT
NATURE OF INFLUENCE
POSITIVE INFLUENCE
NEGATIVE INFLUENCE
Helps teams determine which stakeholders may have the most influence over the success or failure of a project.
STAKEHOLDER MAPPING EXERCISES
Helps teams make informed decisions on the allocation of resources.
PRIORITIZING STAKEHOLDERS
Primary Involvement
FORMAL RELATIONSHIPS
CONTRACTUAL AND FINANCIAL INTERESTS (THE CLIENT, CONSULTANTS, SUBTRADES, SUPPLIERS, ETC.)
Secondary Involvement
IN-FORMAL RELATIONSHIPS
NO DIRECT INVOLVEMENT
MAY BE AFFECTED OR MAY AFFECT THE PROJECT
(THE CITY, NEIGHBORS, CUSTOMERS, ETC.)
Direct Affect
DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES (GC PROJECT TEAM, CLIENT’S PM OR REP, CONSULTANTS, TRADES, ETC.)
Indirect Affect
MAJOR DELIVERABLES
AFFECTED BY MAJOR PROJECT DELIVERABLES (GC EXECUTIVE, CLIENT EXECUTIVE TEAM, THE CITY,ETC.)
Positive Influence
PROJECT SUPPORTED
HIGH POTENTIAL FOR COLLABORATION
LOW POTENTIAL FOR THREAT TO PROJECT
(GC PROJECT TEAM, CLIENT’S PM OR REP, CONSULTANTS, TRADES, ETC.)
Negative Influence
PROJECT OPPONENT
HIGH POTENTIAL TO AFFECT PROJECT
LOW POTENTIAL FOR COLLABORATION
(NEIGHBORS, COMPETITORS, SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS, ETC.)
Most common model -best for small, short term projects.
GRID MODEL - BASED ON POWER & INTEREST / INFLUENCE AXIS
Venn diagram - based on Power, Legitimacy & Urgency
Better for larger, and / or more complicated projects.
SALIENCE MODEL
Power + Legitimacy + Urgency
DEFINITIVE
Power + Legitimacy
DOMINANT
Power + Urgency
DANGEROUS
