When a change effort requires organization-wide or significant behavior change, robust participation and buy-in from key stakeholders is a must for long-term success. Using this 13-page tool, analyze stakeholders based on their interest, degree of support or opposition, and degree of power in advancing or blocking change efforts.

Using the Stakeholder Mapper tool, change leaders can:

• Identify the groups and individuals impacted by (and able to impact) the change effort
• Assess stakeholders’ degree of power and influence in supporting or opposing the change
• Synthesize and summarize stakeholders’ interests, concerns, and needs
• Identify appropriate actions and strategies to address stakeholders’ perspectives and engage them in the change