Generate Stakeholder Map

Skill: generate-stakeholder-map

Generates a stakeholder map for IT projects (Phase 1 — Initiation). Reads available project files, extracts stakeholder data, and produces a structured stakeholder-map.md with a summary table and narrative blocks per stakeholder.

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Triggers

Russian: «создай карту стейкхолдеров», «сформируй карту стейкхолдеров», «идентифицируй стейкхолдеров», «подготовь карту заинтересованных сторон», «кто стейкхолдеры проекта», «нужна карта стейкхолдеров» English: "generate stakeholder map", "create stakeholder map", "identify stakeholders", "stakeholder analysis", "map project stakeholders", "who are the stakeholders"

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Language Detection

Determine the language of the user's request:

• If the request is in Russian → use templates with the -ru suffix
• Otherwise → use templates with the -en suffix
• All output (headings, labels, agent messages) must match the detected language.

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Input

| Data | Required | Source | Notes | |------|:--------:|--------|-------| | Client answers | no | 01-initiation/questionnaire-client.md | Primary source: Block 5 + stakeholder mentions throughout | | Project charter | no | 01-initiation/project-charter.md | Secondary source (artifact from generate-charter MVP skill) | | Team list | no | input/team-list.md | Org structure, roles, contacts | | Manual input | no | Chat | If no files found — request data directly |

If none of the files is available — ask a clarifying question (see Step 1).

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Output

| File | Project path | Mode | |------|--------------|------| | stakeholder-map.md | 01-initiation/ | generate |

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Instructions

Step 1 — Locate Available Data Sources

Before checking files: if the request includes tasks outside this skill's scope (generating a communications plan, contacting stakeholders, creating a risk register, etc.) — complete the stakeholder map first, then explicitly note at the end of Step 4: "[Task X] is outside this skill's scope. Use [relevant skill] for that." Do not attempt to perform out-of-scope tasks.

Check for files in the following order:

1. 01-initiation/questionnaire-client.md
2. 01-initiation/project-charter.md
3. input/team-list.md

If the user's message already contains stakeholder data (names, roles, influence/interest levels) — skip the A/B prompt and proceed directly to Step 2.

If none of the files exist AND no inline data is provided — show in chat:

No project input files found. Stakeholder data is needed to create the map.
Choose an option:
A) Provide a path to a file with stakeholder data
B) Enter data directly: name, role, influence level, and interest for each stakeholder

Wait for user response. Do not proceed without data.

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Step 2 — Extract Stakeholder Data

Read available files and extract the following per stakeholder:

| Field | Sources | Priority | |-------|---------|----------| | Name | questionnaire-client.md Block 5, project-charter.md | questionnaire > charter | | Role / Title | questionnaire-client.md, team-list.md | questionnaire > team-list | | Organization | questionnaire-client.md | — | | Category | Determine independently (see list below) | — | | Influence level | Infer from context | — | | Interest level | Infer from context | — | | Contact / Email | questionnaire-client.md, team-list.md | — | | Interests and expectations | questionnaire-client.md Block 5, Block 2 | — | | Concerns and risks | questionnaire-client.md Block 4 | — | | Communication frequency | questionnaire-client.md Q20 equivalent | — |

Stakeholder categories:

• Sponsor
• Client
• Project Team
• Decision Maker
• External User
• Pilot Client
• Consultant / Regulator

Influence and interest levels: High / Medium / Low.

Power/Interest quadrant — determine automatically:

• High Power + High Interest → Manage Closely
• High Power + Low Interest → Keep Satisfied
• Low Power + High Interest → Keep Informed
• Low Power + Low Interest → Monitor
• Medium Power + High Interest → Keep Informed
• Medium Power + Low Interest → Monitor

(Treat Medium as the lower tier for quadrant assignment.)

If data for a field is insufficient:

• Mark [clarify] in the corresponding table cell (e.g., the Contact column) AND in the narrative block.
• Add a row to Section 5 (Open Questions) with: the missing field description, the stakeholder name, Status = Open.

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Step 3 — Generate the Stakeholder Map

1. Determine language → select template stakeholder-map-{lang}.md.
2. Fill in metadata:

| Placeholder | Source | |-------------|--------| | {{project_name}} | Project CLAUDE.md or user request | | {{pm_name}} | CLAUDE.md (if available) | | {{date}} | Current date (YYYY-MM-DD) | | {{version}} | 1.0 |

1. Fill in the summary stakeholder table — one row per stakeholder.
2. Fill in the narrative block per stakeholder (role, expectations, concerns, strategy, frequency).
3. If there are more than 15 stakeholders — group minor ones (Monitor quadrant) into a single entry "Other Interested Parties".

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Step 4 — Save and Report

1. Save file: 01-initiation/stakeholder-map.md.
2. Show in chat:

• What was created: "Stakeholder map saved as [filename] in [path]."
• Number of stakeholders, quadrant distribution
• If Section 5 has rows — list them: "Open questions requiring clarification: [list]."
• Next step: "Stakeholder map ready. Suggested next steps: generate-risk-register (risk register) or generate-comm-plan (communications plan — after project plan is approved)."
• If the original request included out-of-scope tasks — note each one explicitly: "[Task X] is outside this skill's scope. Use [relevant skill] for that."

1. Log to logs/log.md: date, skill, created file, number of stakeholders.

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Templates

| File | Purpose | |------|---------| | templates/stakeholder-map-ru.md | Artifact template (RU) | | templates/stakeholder-map-en.md | Artifact template (EN) |

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Dependencies

Reads:

• 01-initiation/questionnaire-client.md — primary source (from generate-questionnaire)
• 01-initiation/project-charter.md — secondary source (from generate-charter, MVP)
• input/team-list.md — org structure

Passes data to:

• generate-comm-plan — communications plan is built on the stakeholder map
• coordinate-meeting — attendee lists for meetings
• generate-approval-letter — approval addressees

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Constraints

• Mode B: agent prepares a draft, human reviews and approves
• Does not send communications to stakeholders — that is the task of generate-comm-plan and send-email
• Does not generate a communications plan — only the stakeholder map
• No Miro integration (MCP does not exist as of April 2026)
• Handles one project per invocation
• If stakeholder data is insufficient — marks [clarify], does not fabricate
• Maximum 15 stakeholders in detailed blocks; additional ones grouped as "Other Interested Parties"

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Changelog

| Date | Version | Change | |------|---------|--------| | 2026-04-06 | 1.0 | Skill created. Three data sources: questionnaire-client, project-charter, team-list. Template: table + narrative blocks. No Miro. | | 2026-04-06 | 1.1 | Post-eval fixes (3/6 → 6/6 expected): added inline-data detection in Step 1 (skip A/B when data provided); added Medium Power quadrant rules; added [clarify] to Contact column + Section 5 auto-fill; added out-of-scope guard rail in Steps 1 and 4; added Section 5 open questions reporting. |

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: KirKruglov
• Source: KirKruglov/claude-project-manager
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.