# Map who really decides inside your client's organization

> It points out the quiet person with high influence before they block your recommendation.

Describe the people around your project by role. You get a stakeholder map of influence and support, what each person cares about, likely objections and who to talk to first.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/client-stakeholder-map/
- Category: Make smarter decisions
- Made for: Consultants, Coaches
- Works in: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini
- Time: About 15 minutes
- Effort: Just copy and paste

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
Help me map stakeholders for a client project. Project goal: [PROJECT GOAL]. People involved, by role, with what I've observed: [STAKEHOLDER ROLES, e.g. CFO quiet but asks hard questions]. Build: 1. A table with each role's influence (high, medium or low), current support (champion, neutral or skeptic), what they care about most and their likely objection. 2. A simple two-by-two grid of influence and support, described in text I can redraw. 3. The three people to talk to first and what to ask each. 4. Where two stakeholders' interests clash and how to handle it. 5. What could quietly derail the project. Mark anything you're guessing from the role rather than from what I told you.
```

## Step by step

1. List the roles involved and what you know about each, without names.
2. Paste the prompt with your project goal.
3. Correct anything that doesn't match what you've seen.
4. Plan your next three conversations from the who-first list.

## What you'll get

A stakeholder table, an influence and support grid, a who-first plan, clashing interests and hidden risks, with guesses marked.

## Good to know

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini. On this page, Claude and ChatGPT open with your prompt already typed in. No paid plan is noted for this one.

**How long does it take?** About 15 minutes. It's rated "Just copy and paste". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 2 blanks: project goal and stakeholder roles. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A stakeholder table, an influence and support grid, a who-first plan, clashing interests and hidden risks, with guesses marked.

Idea spotted on the web, shared by Beginners in AI: https://beginnersinai.org/claude-for-consultants/. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: Board of Advisors (Convene seven AI advisors who debate your decision, vote, and hand back a stress-tested verdict); Fact Checker (Every quote, number, date, and link in your draft checked against its real source, with the fixes handed back as tracked changes you accept or reject).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.