In planning, stakeholder analysis is the process of understanding the social stakeholders involved and possible adjustments to maximize their participation and positive impact. It is used in project management and conflict resolution, business administration, decision making in environmental health sciences,[1]​ industrial ecology, among other domains.

This information is used to evaluate how stakeholder interests should be addressed in a project, policy, program, or other action.[2]​ Stakeholder analysis involves weighing and balancing competing demands. It does not exclude particular interests, but ensures that all those affected will be considered.[3]​.

Stakeholder analysis is frequently used during the preparation phase of a project to assess stakeholder attitudes toward potential changes. Stakeholder analysis can be done once or on a regular basis to track changes in stakeholder attitudes over time.

Types of stakeholders include:.

Other types of interested parties:

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La siguiente lista identifica algunos de los métodos más conocidos y más utilizados para el mapeo de partes interesadas:.

Las técnicas de mapeo incluyen las siguientes técnicas de análisis utilizadas por agencias de ayuda, gobiernos o grupos de consultores:.

Stakeholder Mapping Procedure

The list of potential stakeholders for any project often exceeds both the time available for analysis and the ability to map and display the results in a sensible manner.[10]​ The challenge is to focus on the right stakeholders who are currently important and create a visual representation of this critical subset of the total community: the key stakeholders.

The most common presentation style uses a two-dimensional array. Power and influence are commonly seen with a third dimension shown by the color or size of the symbol representing individual stakeholders, often attitude.