Stakeholder analysis

Stakeholder analysis in conflict resolution, business administration, environmental health sciences decision making,[1] industrial ecology, public administration, and project management is the process of assessing a system and potential changes to it as they relate to relevant and interested parties known as stakeholders.

This information is used to assess how the interests of those stakeholders should be addressed in a project plan, policy, program, or other action.

[citation needed] Types of stakeholders include:[4] Other types of stakeholders: The following list identifies some of the best known and most commonly used methods for stakeholder mapping: Mapping techniques include the following analysis techniques being used by aid agencies, governments, or consultant groups: The list of potential stakeholders for any project often exceeds both the time available for analysis and the capability to sensibly map and display the results.

Power and influence are commonly seen with a third dimension shown by the colour or size of the symbol representing the individual stakeholders, often the attitude.

It is represented in a Venn diagram with eight regions, each associated with a specific stakeholder type.