Excel
Stakeholder Relationship Tracker
A simple matrix to track the people who matter, how warm the relationship is, and what is due next.
Stakeholder Management
Maps, trackers, and engagement plans for managing executive relationships.
In practice
How teams usually use Stakeholder Management templates
Stakeholder support is not just keeping a list of names. It is understanding who matters, what they care about, how warm the relationship is, and what follow-up keeps trust intact.
- Track key contacts, relationship context, and recent interactions.
- Plan touchpoints before events, decisions, or sensitive communications.
- Prepare EAs and Chiefs of Staff for proactive relationship management.
Common ways this work goes wrong
- Watch for this. Keeping contact records without any next-action discipline.
- Watch for this. Ignoring informal influence because it is harder to record.
- Watch for this. Failing to update stakeholder status after major organisational changes.
Word
Stakeholder Engagement Plan
Per-stakeholder plan that turns a relationship into a deliberate, dated set of touchpoints.
Excel
RACI Matrix
Decision-rights matrix for a project, programme, or recurring process — one cell, one letter, no ambiguity.
Excel
Power-Interest Grid
Classic 2x2 — plot stakeholders by their power over the outcome and their interest in it.
Word
Stakeholder Communication Plan
Per-stakeholder communication plan — channel, frequency, owner, content type, escalation path.
Excel
Influence Map
Map who influences whom — beyond the org chart — to understand the real decision-making web.