diff --git a/skills/stakeholder-influence-mapper/SKILL.md b/skills/stakeholder-influence-mapper/SKILL.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..37cd5c1 --- /dev/null +++ b/skills/stakeholder-influence-mapper/SKILL.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +name: stakeholder-influence-mapper +description: Maps stakeholders for a product decision and produces a tailored +influence strategy with draft talking points. Use when user needs to "get +alignment", "build consensus", "get buy-in from engineering or finance or legal", +"present to stakeholders", or "navigate organisational resistance". +metadata: + author: Mohit Aggarwal + version: 1.0.0 + category: stakeholder-communication + tags: [stakeholders, influence, communication, alignment] + documentation: https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills +--- +# Stakeholder Influence Mapper Skill + +## Purpose +Turn a product initiative into a structured influence plan — who needs to be +aligned, in what order, and exactly what to say to each person in their language. + +## Required Inputs +- Initiative description (what you want to do and why) +- List of key stakeholders involved (name, role, relationship to initiative) +- Timeline pressure (when do you need a decision?) +- Any known objections or political context + +## Process +1. Build stakeholder map with: role, primary concern, decision authority + (blocker / influencer / informed), current stance (supportive / neutral / + resistant / unknown) +2. Identify the critical path of conversations — who must be won before others +3. For each stakeholder, lead with their concern, not your ask +4. Prepare one likely objection per stakeholder and a prepared response +5. Flag any stakeholders who should NOT be approached until others are aligned + +## Output Format + +### Stakeholder Map: [Initiative Name] + +| Stakeholder | Role | Primary Concern | Authority | Current Stance | +|-------------|------|-----------------|-----------|----------------| +| [name] | [role] | [concern] | [type] | [stance] | + +### Recommended Conversation Sequence +1. **[Name first]** — because [reason they unlock others] +2. **[Name second]** — once [first] is aligned +[continue...] + +### Talking Points by Stakeholder + +#### [Stakeholder Name] +**Lead with:** [Their concern, not your feature] +**Your ask:** [One specific thing you need from them] +**Likely objection:** [What they'll push back on] +**Prepared response:** [How to address it without being defensive] +**What success looks like:** [What alignment from them looks like] + +## Notes +- Never send the same message to all stakeholders — calibrate every time +- Engineering leads want technical feasibility acknowledged first +- Finance stakeholders want ROI framing before anything else +- Legal/compliance stakeholders want risk mitigation addressed upfront