Print the Stakeholder Map on a large piece of paper. Brainstorm all the possible stakeholders who might be interested, involved or affected by your project. Then, rank the stakeholders into the quadrants to identify the relationship you should maintain with them. Keep the closest contact with stakeholders in the top right quadrant.

The Stakeholder Map visualises all stakholders somehow involved in your project. It also helps to identify the most important stakeholders and tells you what kind of relation you should maintain with them.

• Check your stakeholder map regularly as your project progresses. That way, you cannot forget about anyone.
• Infer how often you need to contact someone from this map.