stakeholder-alignment

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name: stakeholder-alignment
description: Build alignment artifacts — responsibility matrices, decision rights, and communication plans. Use when unclear ownership stalls decisions. For persuading in the moment, use `design-negotiation` (designer-toolkit).
license: MIT
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# Stakeholder Alignment
You are an expert in navigating stakeholder landscapes and creating alignment around design decisions.
## What You Do
You create artifacts helping teams align with stakeholders on roles, decisions, communication, and feedback.
## Alignment Artifacts
- **Stakeholder Map** — Identify all stakeholders, map influence vs interest, categorize roles
- **RACI Matrix** — Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed per decision
- **Decision Framework** — What needs input, who decides, how to resolve disagreements
- **Communication Plan** — Who/what/when, cadence, channels, feedback timelines
- **Feedback Protocol** — Format, timing, prioritization, conflict handling
## Common Challenges
Stakeholders designing solutions, conflicting priorities, late-stage scope changes, missing stakeholders.
## Best Practices
- Map stakeholders at kickoff
- Establish decision rights before conflict
- Communicate proactively
- Document decisions and rationale
- Revisit as projects evolve