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Stakeholder mapping simplified

Miro’s stakeholder mapping tool helps you navigate projects with clarity. Enable teams to see the big picture and bring to one shared space, connecting the dots between stakeholders and strategy.
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Create stakeholder maps easily

Streamline your stakeholder interactions by charting their roles and responsibilities in one clear, straightforward stakeholder map. Easily add feedback and insights, assign tasks and add comments directly to your project board, and manage collaborators efficiently.
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Why Miro is the best tool to map stakeholders

Don’t start from scratch

Miro's customizable templates provide a jumpstart to your stakeholder mapping journey. Choose the template that fits your project's needs and get started in minutes.

From planning to execution

Create one central hub for your project, and have everything you need in one shared workspace. Connect Miro to your favorite project management tools like Jira, Slack, and more, ensuring your stakeholder mapping process aligns with the overall project flow.

Foster collaboration

Align everyone, no matter where they are, with Miro’s stakeholder mapping tool. Create a map that brings people together, creating visibility and a place for knowledge exchange.

Circulate your stakeholder map

Make sure everyone is aligned and understands their role in the project from early on by sharing your stakeholder map. Invite people to join your project board, or add the map to another project workspace by embedding it as an image or PDF.

Integrated with your favorite tools

We get it — your team's used to working a certain way for specific workflows. It's why we have tools for everything from project management and task tracking to communication and data visualization. Connect Miro to 250+ of your corporate tools.
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What is a stakeholder management?

Stakeholder management is the ongoing process of identifying, understanding, and engaging the people and groups who have an interest in or influence over a project or initiative. It goes beyond creating a stakeholder map: it involves understanding each stakeholder's level of interest and influence, their potential concerns, and their preferred communication style, then designing a tailored engagement approach for each. Effective stakeholder management reduces the risk of surprises late in a project such as resistance from a senior stakeholder who wasn't consulted, or requirements that surface too late to incorporate. The process of managing stakeholders builds alignment progressively throughout the project lifecycle rather than only at key milestones.

How to create a stakeholder map in Miro

1. Identify the stakeholders

They can be people, groups, or organizations with an interest or influence in the project.

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2. Determine their level of interest

Assess the level of interest each stakeholder has in the project or organization. Consider how much they are affected by the project's outcomes or decisions.

3. Plot the stakeholders on a matrix

Create a diagram connecting the stakeholder with their respective responsibility, color-coding by their level of influence.

4. Analyze and plan engagement strategies

Analyze the stakeholder map to understand the dynamics and relationships between stakeholders.

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The world's most innovative companies are collaborating in Miro, everyday

More than 180,000 organizations, including Nike, Ikea, Deloitte, WPP, and Cisco, have adopted Miro to help innovate the way they innovate, with the goal of improving the speed and quality of their work.

Stakeholder mapping tool FAQs

What is Miro's stakeholder mapping tool, and how can it benefit my business?

Miro's stakeholder mapping tool is visual and collaborative, designed to help teams identify, analyze, and map stakeholders in a project or business process. It assists in understanding stakeholders' needs, interests, and influence, enabling more effective communication and decision-making. By leveraging real-time collaboration, customizable templates, and interactive features, teams can align their strategies and ensure that all stakeholders' views are considered, resulting in more successful projects and satisfied stakeholders.

Is Miro's stakeholder mapping tool suitable for remote teams?

Yes. Miro is cloud-based and accessible from anywhere with an internet connection. It allows remote teams to work on stakeholder maps simultaneously, leaving comments, sharing insights, and editing in real-time. This feature fosters collaboration and ensures everyone stays on the same page, regardless of location.

What kind of support and resources are available for users new to stakeholder mapping with Miro?

Miro offers comprehensive support to help users get started with stakeholder mapping. This includes step-by-step guides, video tutorials, and access to a community of Miro experts and other users. Additionally, pre-designed stakeholder mapping templates make the process even more seamless. Our dedicated customer support team is also available to assist with any questions or challenges you may encounter.

What is the difference between stakeholder mapping and stakeholder management?

Stakeholder mapping is the analytical exercise of identifying all relevant stakeholders and plotting them by influence and interest to understand who needs to be managed closely, who needs to be kept informed, and who can be monitored with less frequent engagement. Stakeholder management is the ongoing practice that follows: building relationships, communicating proactively, managing concerns, and keeping key stakeholders aligned throughout the project. The map is the starting point, management is the continuous work.

What are the most effective ways to improve stakeholder management?

Three practices make the biggest difference. First, revisit your stakeholder map regularly because influence and interest levels shift as a project evolves, and stakeholders who were peripheral at the start may become critical by later stages. Second, tailor communication to each stakeholder rather than sending the same update to everyone. For example, executives might want strategic summaries, while operational teams want task-level detail. Third, manage concerns proactively rather than reactively through regular check-ins with high-influence stakeholders so you hear about concerns before they become blockers, rather than after.

What should a stakeholder engagement plan include?

A stakeholder engagement plan typically documents five things for each key stakeholder: their role and relationship to the project, their level of influence and interest (informed by the stakeholder map), their key concerns or success criteria, the engagement approach (frequency of updates, format, and channel), and the owner responsible for maintaining the relationship. The plan should be reviewed and updated at each major project milestone, as stakeholder needs and engagement levels evolve throughout the project lifecycle.

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