# Discover Stakeholder Summary > Documents stakeholder needs, concerns, and influence for a project or initiative. Use when starting projects, managing complex stakeholder relationships, or ensuring alignment across organizational boundaries. - **Type:** Skill - **Install:** `agentstack add skill-product-on-purpose-pm-skills-discover-stakeholder-summary` - **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior - **Seller:** [product-on-purpose](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/product-on-purpose) - **Installs:** 0 - **Category:** [Agent Skills](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/agent-skills) - **Latest version:** 0.1.0 - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Upstream author:** [product-on-purpose](https://github.com/product-on-purpose) - **Source:** https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills/tree/main/skills/discover-stakeholder-summary - **Website:** https://product-on-purpose.github.io/pm-skills/ ## Install ```sh agentstack add skill-product-on-purpose-pm-skills-discover-stakeholder-summary ``` Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent. ## About # Stakeholder Summary A stakeholder summary documents the people and groups who have interest in or influence over a project, capturing their needs, concerns, and relationships. Effective stakeholder management often determines project success more than technical execution, making this document essential for navigating organizational complexity. ## When to Use - At the start of a new project or initiative to map the landscape - When taking over an existing project from another PM - Before major decision points that require cross-functional buy-in - When experiencing resistance or misalignment mid-project - During organizational changes that shift stakeholder dynamics - When preparing communication strategies for launches or changes ## When NOT to Use - You need the async update you will SEND to stakeholders -> use `foundation-stakeholder-update`; this skill maps them, that one talks to them - You are preparing for one specific high-stakes meeting -> use `foundation-meeting-brief` - You need customer research synthesis rather than an influence map -> use `discover-interview-synthesis` - You want a persona to design or market against -> use `foundation-persona` ## Instructions When asked to create a stakeholder summary, follow these steps: 1. **Identify All Stakeholders** List everyone with a stake in the project: sponsors, approvers, contributors, consumers of the output, and those affected by changes. Cast a wide net initially.you can prioritize later. Include both individuals and groups. 2. **Assess Influence and Interest** For each stakeholder, evaluate their influence (power to affect the project) and interest (how much they care about outcomes). This determines how much attention each requires. 3. **Understand Their Perspective** Document what each stakeholder needs from the project, what concerns or risks they perceive, and what a successful outcome looks like to them. When possible, validate these directly through conversation. 4. **Map Relationships** Identify key dependencies, alliances, and potential conflicts between stakeholders. Understanding who influences whom helps you navigate organizational dynamics. 5. **Categorize by Engagement Level** Based on influence and interest, determine the appropriate engagement approach: actively manage, keep satisfied, keep informed, or monitor. Different stakeholders need different levels of attention. 6. **Plan Communication** For high-priority stakeholders, define communication cadence, preferred channels, and key messages. Good stakeholder management is proactive, not reactive. 7. **Identify Risks and Mitigations** Note where stakeholder concerns could derail the project and plan how to address them. Early attention to resistant stakeholders prevents surprises. ## Output Format Use the template in `references/TEMPLATE.md` to structure the output. A complete summary fills every template section: Overview; Stakeholder Map; Stakeholder Profiles; Detailed Stakeholder Analysis; Key Relationships; Communication Plan; Risk Mitigation; Action Items; and Document History. ## Quality Checklist Before finalizing, verify: - [ ] All significant stakeholders are identified (not just obvious ones) - [ ] Influence and interest assessments are realistic, not wishful - [ ] Concerns are documented from stakeholder's perspective, not dismissed - [ ] Relationships and dependencies are mapped - [ ] Communication plan is specific and actionable - [ ] Resistant stakeholders have mitigation strategies ## Examples See `references/EXAMPLE.md` for a completed example. ## Source & license This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code. - **Author:** [product-on-purpose](https://github.com/product-on-purpose) - **Source:** [product-on-purpose/pm-skills](https://github.com/product-on-purpose/pm-skills) - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Homepage:** https://product-on-purpose.github.io/pm-skills/ Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above. ## Pricing - **Free** — Free ## Security capabilities Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access: - **Network access:** no - **Filesystem access:** no - **Shell / process execution:** no - **Environment & secrets:** no - **Dynamic code execution:** no *"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.* ## Versions - **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source. ## Links - Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-product-on-purpose-pm-skills-discover-stakeholder-summary - Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/product-on-purpose - Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse --- Listed on AgentStack — the marketplace for AI agent skills and MCP servers. 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