A stakeholder analysis is a project management tool used to identify the project’s stakeholders, issues they care about and how they will be impacted by the project. Creating a stakeholder analysis will outline the essential people you need to communicate with about the progress and scope of the project, the topics you need to keep them informed about as the project progresses and how often you should speak to each stakeholder. In this article, we cover what is a stakeholder analysis, how to conduct one and why it’s important.