Operating model & engagement
Stakeholder alignment
Current decision
3 stakeholders are drifting
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Week 6: 3 stakeholders are below their starting sentiment. The briefing is authored from the latest six-week context.
All stakeholder sentiment values
| Stakeholder | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exec sponsor (CIO) | Champion | Champion | Supporter | Supporter | Neutral | Neutral |
| Business owner (VP Servicing) | Supporter | Supporter | Supporter | Supporter | Supporter | Supporter |
| Head of Risk | Neutral | Skeptic | Skeptic | Skeptic | Skeptic | Skeptic |
| Finance partner | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral |
| Delivery lead | Champion | Champion | Champion | Champion | Champion | Champion |
| Floor manager | Supporter | Supporter | Neutral | Supporter | Supporter | Supporter |
| Security lead | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Skeptic | Skeptic | Skeptic |
| Change / comms lead | Supporter | Champion | Champion | Champion | Champion | Champion |
Power × interest
Dot color = selected-week sentiment; rose outline = drifting. X = interest, Y = power.
Stakeholders · 6-week trajectory
Pre steering briefing
Exec sponsor (CIO)NeutraldriftingWhy now
Two quiet weeks, no win shared since the pilot demo, and a peer flagged cost. Champion energy is cooling to neutral.
Who talks to them
You, in a 1:1 before the steering, not during it.
The message
Bring one concrete win (containment +5 pts) and the single decision you need; re anchor the why.
By when
48 hours before the pre read goes out.
If you act on this · the call → expected lift → how you'd measure it
The call
Intervene with the right stakeholder before support loss becomes visible in steering.
Expected lift · illustrative
Reduces avoidable escalations and protects decision momentum.
How you'd measure it
Alignment score, drift flags, sponsor sentiment, decision delays, escalation frequency.
3 stakeholders drifting
Steering committee takeaway: Programs do not lose sponsors in the meeting. They lose them in the silence before the meeting.
Resume echo, multi stakeholder consulting delivery (Deloitte/Verizon, Genpact/Morgan Stanley).
How this is built
Each stakeholder carries a power/interest coordinate (grid placement) and a six week sentiment trajectory (Blocker→Champion). Drift = latest sentiment below the starting point; the briefing is authored per stakeholder around who, what, from whom, and by when.
Stack: Next.js (static) + shared design system; client side.
Limitations: this is a simulated stakeholder model. Real use would require stakeholder interviews, relationship context, meeting history, sentiment inputs, and judgment from the delivery lead.
Method, evidence and limitations
Prefer to read? The two minute case study · problem → approach → metric → outcome
Problem
Programs rarely lose executive support all at once. Support erodes when concerns go unaddressed between meetings. A useful alignment view shows influence, interest, sentiment, drift, and the next conversation required.
Approach
The cockpit maps stakeholders by power and interest, tracks sentiment over six weeks, flags downward drift, and generates a pre steering briefing for the selected stakeholder.
Why this way
This connects stakeholder governance to program momentum, decision speed, escalation prevention, and sponsor confidence.
The metric
Alignment gap per stakeholder; who is drifting and how much influence they hold.
The trade-off
Time spent aligning ahead of the meeting versus a blindside inside it.
Outcome
Who needs to hear what, from whom, before the meeting.