15 min / beginner / 5 steps
Build a Stakeholder Map in 15 Minutes
Turn a messy list of names and roles into a structured stakeholder map, communication plan, and outreach messages. No spreadsheet required.
Every PM, consultant, and white-collar professional builds stakeholder maps manually. You open a doc, start typing names, and two hours later you have a chart nobody reads. Let's use Claude to do the thinking. You bring the context, Claude builds the structure.
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You need: A Claude account. Open claude.ai in a browser, or the Claude desktop app.
step 01 / 05
Open Claude.ai and give it your project context
Go to claude.ai (or open the Claude desktop app). You're going to have a conversation, not run a command. Start by telling Claude what you're working on.
PromptPaste into ClaudeI need to build a stakeholder map for a new project. Can you help me?what you should see
Open Claude.ai and give it your project contextmy-projectShareDescribe a task or ask a question+Accept editsstep 02 / 05
Paste your stakeholder list (messy is fine)
Don't worry about formatting. Paste emails, org chart screenshots, LinkedIn titles, whatever you have. Claude will make sense of it.
PromptPaste into ClaudeProject: Launching a new employee onboarding tool company-wide. Stakeholders: Sarah Chen (CHRO), Mike Torres (Head of IT), 3 HRBPs (names TBC), Aisha from Finance, CEO needs to approve the budget.what you should see
Paste your stakeholder list (messy is fine)my-projectShareDescribe a task or ask a question+Accept editsstep 03 / 05
Ask for a communication plan
Now turn the map into a practical weekly plan covering what to say, to whom, and through which channel.
PromptPaste into ClaudeCreate a communication plan from this. Weekly cadence. What should I say to each person and how often?what you should see
Ask for a communication planmy-projectShareDescribe a task or ask a question+Accept editsstep 04 / 05
Draft an outreach message for a key stakeholder
Pick any stakeholder you haven't connected with yet. Ask Claude to draft the first message.
PromptPaste into ClaudeWrite an outreach message for Aisha in Finance. I need her to approve our Q3 budget request. She doesn't know me well yet.what you should see
Draft an outreach message for a key stakeholdermy-projectShareDescribe a task or ask a question+Accept editsstep 05 / 05
Export as markdown for Notion or Confluence
Ask Claude to package everything into a clean document you can paste into your team's tool.
PromptPaste into ClaudeFormat everything as a clean markdown document I can paste into Notion.what you should see
Export as markdown for Notion or Confluencemy-projectShareDescribe a task or ask a question+Accept edits
Tell someone what you built
Just finished "Build a Stakeholder Map in 15 Minutes" on Claude Code Guide. Took about 15 min, and it's free: https://claudecodeguide.dev/tutorials/stakeholder-map
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