Open Excel with the QI Macros add-in.
- Click “Planning & PM Tools” in the QI Macros menu. Then, click “Stakeholder Analysis” as shown below.
- A grid will appear with generic roles populated, similar to the grid below:
- Obviously, this current grid is not tailored to this project so it will need to be further edited and customized.
- Remove all existing Os and Xs.
- Clear out the groups “Sales,” “Management,” and “Customer.”
- Add two more columns to the matrix. The grid should now look like the one below:
- Open the original case study briefing document: Week 2 – Manufacturing– Initial Reading for Case Study.doc. This document is required to provide some background on the stakeholders.
- Populate five stakeholders (either people and/or groups) in the top row of yellow cells.
- Label each of their current positions relative to the characteristics in the far-left.
- If their current level is not satisfactory, label the necessary level for a successful project with an O.