When should stakeholder analysis happen in an implementation?

At the start, before requirements and design decisions harden, and then repeatedly at each phase gate. Early analysis shapes who is consulted and what is gathered; later reviews catch the stakeholders each new phase makes relevant.

What belongs in a stakeholder register?

At minimum: the stakeholder or group, a named individual and deputy, their role in relation to the project, influence, interest, impact, current and needed attitude with the reason, engagement strategy, owner, cadence, and review date.

How is impact different from interest?

Interest is how much a stakeholder follows or cares about the project; impact is how much the change alters their work, pay, data, or obligations. High-impact, low-interest groups are the classic blind spot and need deliberate engagement.

What should a project do with a resistant stakeholder?

Understand the reason first, in their terms. Respond with evidence, involvement in real decisions, or workload support as the reason requires — and where the concern is valid and unresolved, carry it as a risk through governance rather than disguising it.

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Karim Chaouki — AML and ADP Workforce Now Implementation Consultant

Senior Implementation Consultant. AML compliance, ADP Workforce Now HCM, payroll systems. PMP Certified. Bilingual EN/FR. Toronto, Canada.

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