generate-stakeholder-map
"Generates a structured stakeholder map for IT project management (Phase 1 —
Skill: generate-stakeholder-map
Generates a stakeholder map for IT projects (Phase 1 — Initiation). Reads available project files, extracts stakeholder data, and produces a structured stakeholder-map.md with a summary table and narrative blocks per stakeholder.
Triggers
Russian: «создай карту стейкхолдеров», «сформируй карту стейкхолдеров», «идентифицируй стейкхолдеров», «подготовь карту заинтересованных сторон», «кто стейкхолдеры проекта», «нужна карта стейкхолдеров» English: "generate stakeholder map", "create stakeholder map", "identify stakeholders", "stakeholder analysis", "map project stakeholders", "who are the stakeholders"
Language Detection
Determine the language of the user's request:
- If the request is in Russian → use templates with the
-rusuffix - Otherwise → use templates with the
-ensuffix - All output (headings, labels, agent messages) must match the detected language.
Input
| Data | Required | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Client answers | no | 01-initiation/questionnaire-client.md | Primary source: Block 5 + stakeholder mentions throughout |
| Project charter | no | 01-initiation/project-charter.md | Secondary source (artifact from generate-charter MVP skill) |
| Team list | no | input/team-list.md | Org structure, roles, contacts |
| Manual input | no | Chat | If no files found — request data directly |
If none of the files is available — ask a clarifying question (see Step 1).
Output
| File | Project path | Mode |
|---|---|---|
stakeholder-map.md | 01-initiation/ | generate |
Instructions
Step 1 — Locate Available Data Sources
Before checking files: if the request includes tasks outside this skill's scope (generating a communications plan, contacting stakeholders, creating a risk register, etc.) — complete the stakeholder map first, then explicitly note at the end of Step 4: "[Task X] is outside this skill's scope. Use [relevant skill] for that." Do not attempt to perform out-of-scope tasks.
Check for files in the following order:
01-initiation/questionnaire-client.md01-initiation/project-charter.mdinput/team-list.md
If the user's message already contains stakeholder data (names, roles, influence/interest levels) — skip the A/B prompt and proceed directly to Step 2.
If none of the files exist AND no inline data is provided — show in chat:
No project input files found. Stakeholder data is needed to create the map.
Choose an option:
A) Provide a path to a file with stakeholder data
B) Enter data directly: name, role, influence level, and interest for each stakeholder
Wait for user response. Do not proceed without data.
Step 2 — Extract Stakeholder Data
Read available files and extract the following per stakeholder:
| Field | Sources | Priority |
|---|---|---|
| Name | questionnaire-client.md Block 5, project-charter.md | questionnaire > charter |
| Role / Title | questionnaire-client.md, team-list.md | questionnaire > team-list |
| Organization | questionnaire-client.md | — |
| Category | Determine independently (see list below) | — |
| Influence level | Infer from context | — |
| Interest level | Infer from context | — |
| Contact / Email | questionnaire-client.md, team-list.md | — |
| Interests and expectations | questionnaire-client.md Block 5, Block 2 | — |
| Concerns and risks | questionnaire-client.md Block 4 | — |
| Communication frequency | questionnaire-client.md Q20 equivalent | — |
Stakeholder categories:
- Sponsor
- Client
- Project Team
- Decision Maker
- External User
- Pilot Client
- Consultant / Regulator
Influence and interest levels: High / Medium / Low.
Power/Interest quadrant — determine automatically:
- High Power + High Interest → Manage Closely
- High Power + Low Interest → Keep Satisfied
- Low Power + High Interest → Keep Informed
- Low Power + Low Interest → Monitor
- Medium Power + High Interest → Keep Informed
- Medium Power + Low Interest → Monitor (Treat Medium as the lower tier for quadrant assignment.)
If data for a field is insufficient:
- Mark
[clarify]in the corresponding table cell (e.g., the Contact column) AND in the narrative block. - Add a row to Section 5 (Open Questions) with: the missing field description, the stakeholder name, Status = Open.
Step 3 — Generate the Stakeholder Map
- Determine language → select template
stakeholder-map-{lang}.md. - Fill in metadata:
| Placeholder | Source |
|---|---|
{{project_name}} | Project CLAUDE.md or user request |
{{pm_name}} | CLAUDE.md (if available) |
{{date}} | Current date (YYYY-MM-DD) |
{{version}} | 1.0 |
- Fill in the summary stakeholder table — one row per stakeholder.
- Fill in the narrative block per stakeholder (role, expectations, concerns, strategy, frequency).
- If there are more than 15 stakeholders — group minor ones (Monitor quadrant) into a single entry "Other Interested Parties".
Step 4 — Save and Report
- Save file:
01-initiation/stakeholder-map.md. - Show in chat:
- What was created: "Stakeholder map saved as [filename] in [path]."
- Number of stakeholders, quadrant distribution
- If Section 5 has rows — list them: "Open questions requiring clarification: [list]."
- Next step: "Stakeholder map ready. Suggested next steps: generate-risk-register (risk register) or generate-comm-plan (communications plan — after project plan is approved)."
- If the original request included out-of-scope tasks — note each one explicitly: "[Task X] is outside this skill's scope. Use [relevant skill] for that."
- Log to
logs/log.md: date, skill, created file, number of stakeholders.
Templates
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
templates/stakeholder-map-ru.md | Artifact template (RU) |
templates/stakeholder-map-en.md | Artifact template (EN) |
Dependencies
Reads:
01-initiation/questionnaire-client.md— primary source (from generate-questionnaire)01-initiation/project-charter.md— secondary source (from generate-charter, MVP)input/team-list.md— org structure
Passes data to:
generate-comm-plan— communications plan is built on the stakeholder mapcoordinate-meeting— attendee lists for meetingsgenerate-approval-letter— approval addressees
Constraints
- Mode B: agent prepares a draft, human reviews and approves
- Does not send communications to stakeholders — that is the task of generate-comm-plan and send-email
- Does not generate a communications plan — only the stakeholder map
- No Miro integration (MCP does not exist as of April 2026)
- Handles one project per invocation
- If stakeholder data is insufficient — marks
[clarify], does not fabricate - Maximum 15 stakeholders in detailed blocks; additional ones grouped as "Other Interested Parties"
Changelog
| Date | Version | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-06 | 1.0 | Skill created. Three data sources: questionnaire-client, project-charter, team-list. Template: table + narrative blocks. No Miro. |
| 2026-04-06 | 1.1 | Post-eval fixes (3/6 → 6/6 expected): added inline-data detection in Step 1 (skip A/B when data provided); added Medium Power quadrant rules; added [clarify] to Contact column + Section 5 auto-fill; added out-of-scope guard rail in Steps 1 and 4; added Section 5 open questions reporting. |