Stakeholder Analysis

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Stakeholder Analysis

• Public Sector Improvement Facility
• Project Resources

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What is a Stakeholder?

• Any individual, group or institution who is
  affected by a project in a positive or negative
  way or
• Any individual, group or institution that has an
  interest (or stake) in the project

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Why Analyse Stakeholders?

• Understand your clients/beneficiary interests,
  needs and capabilities
• Clarify all groups that might have an interest in
  a project or project concept
• Identify potential opportunities and threats to
  project implementation
• Determine the extent to which certain groups
  should participate in project planning,
  implementation and evaluation

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Steps in Analysing Stakeholders

1. Identify important stakeholders and their
   interests
2. Assess the power and influence of stakeholders in
   relation to the project
3. Determine appropriate project response to each
   stakeholder/group
4. Plan which stakeholders will participate in the
   project cycle, when and how
5. Start to identify risks from stakeholders
6. Develop strategy for building participation and
   stakeholder commitment.

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Prepare a Stakeholder Matrix
Stakeholder Interest Impact
S.1
S.2
S.3
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Who are the Stakeholder Groups?
Checklist for Stakeholders Stakeholder
Have all stakeholders been listed? Have all potential supporters and opponents of the project been listed? Have gender issues been considered? Are new stakeholder groups likely to emerge as an outcome of the project? S.1
Have all stakeholders been listed? Have all potential supporters and opponents of the project been listed? Have gender issues been considered? Are new stakeholder groups likely to emerge as an outcome of the project? S.2
Have all stakeholders been listed? Have all potential supporters and opponents of the project been listed? Have gender issues been considered? Are new stakeholder groups likely to emerge as an outcome of the project? S.3
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What are the interests ofeach Stakeholder/Group?
Interests of each Stakeholder Stakeholder
What are their expectations? What benefits will they accrue? What resources will they commit (or avoid committing) to the project? Do they have other interests that might conflict with the project? How do they regard other stakeholders on the list? S.1
What are their expectations? What benefits will they accrue? What resources will they commit (or avoid committing) to the project? Do they have other interests that might conflict with the project? How do they regard other stakeholders on the list? S.2
What are their expectations? What benefits will they accrue? What resources will they commit (or avoid committing) to the project? Do they have other interests that might conflict with the project? How do they regard other stakeholders on the list? S.3
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What is the potential for each Stakeholder to
affect the project?
Potential Impact of Stakeholder How? Stakeholder
Positive () Negative (-) Unknown (?) S.1
Positive () Negative (-) Unknown (?) S.2
Positive () Negative (-) Unknown (?) S.3
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Factors to Consider in Assessing Stakeholder
Power and Influence

• Legal or statutory authority
• Authority of leadership
• Control of strategic resources
• Possession of specialist knowledge
• Negotiating position ability to influence other
  stakeholders
• Social economic and political status
• Formal/Informal links to other stakeholders(inclu
  ding role as gatekeeper)
• Degree of dependence on other stakeholders

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Determine the level of involvement of each
stakeholder
Will they be Will they be
Provided information or informed about the project only? Informed
Actively consulted on project matters? Consulted
Partners in managing the project? Partners
Controlling and directing the project? Controlling
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Determine the stage at which each stakeholder
will become involved
Will they be involved in
The needs assessment for the project?
The project planning?
Project implementation? If so how?
Project monitoring and evaluation?
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Develop a participation matrix
Participation Type Stage Inform Consult Partner Control
Needs Assessment
Planning
Implement
Monitoring Evaluation