The stakeholder power matrix is very helpful to understand the power structure of people who are involved in a project.
Criteria power is defined as “who has power over the rules of the game”. Those people define goals, set milestones, Implementation vision, etc
Operational power is defined as “How your product is tested and used”, and how many resources are provided.
A good way to track the power situation over time is to use snapshots of the diagram over time. Arrows can help to track where a particular person is likely to move in the near future.
Klaus Konwalin, MBA BSc
k.konwalin@techwork.at
Productivity-Austria 