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Analyze Stakeholders

Understand more about analyzing stakeholders to determine who needs to be at the table and map stakeholders by decision-maker, influencer, and connector.

Mapping Influential Stakeholders

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Using This Tool: Key Questions

Who should use this tool?

Workforce practitioners interested in enlisting the support and buy-in of key players or seeking to understand resources and points of leverage within a system.

What does this tool help you achieve?

Identify key stakeholders and assess their knowledge, roles, alliances, and importance related to their purpose.

When should you use this tool?

Structure Phase

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