1 day
Duration
£295+VAT
Public · per delegate
POA
In-house
30 CPD
Credits
Fig. 01 · Power, interest and influence
01Overview
Know who matters, and why, before you engage.
Every consultation has a web of stakeholders with different interests, levels of power and stakes in the outcome. Treating them all the same wastes effort and misses risk. Structured analysis tells you where to focus.
This course provides practical tools for identifying stakeholders, mapping power and interest, and turning that picture into a proportionate engagement plan that manages relationships and anticipates opposition.
02Learning outcomes
What you'll take away
Delegates leave able to map stakeholders and plan engagement accordingly.
01Identify the full range of stakeholders in an exercise
02Analyse power, interest and influence
03Use mapping tools to prioritise engagement
04Tailor approaches to different stakeholder groups
05Anticipate opposition and manage risk
06Turn a stakeholder map into an engagement plan
03The day
Four sessions
A full day of practical stakeholder tools.
09:30Identifying stakeholdersCasting the net wide enough.
11:00MappingPower, interest and influence grids.
13:30PrioritisingWhere to focus limited effort.
15:00From map to planTurning analysis into action.
04Who it's for
For anyone planning engagement.
For officers who need to focus engagement on the people who matter most.
Engagement & consultation managers
Project & programme managers
Policy & strategy officers
Partnership managers
Anyone planning stakeholder engagement
06Before you book
Common questions
Anything not covered here, ask us. We answer the same day.
01How many CPD points do I earn?Thirty tCI CPD points. Every virtual and face-to-face course carries 30, and points are logged against your record when you attend. Members can download a CPD statement from the membership portal at any time, and this course counts towards the taught element of a tCI qualification.
02Is it virtual or face-to-face?Open places run as a live virtual workshop, delivered in real time by a tCI trainer, never a recording. Groups stay small enough that everyone can speak, and you work in breakouts as well as listening. The same course runs face-to-face at your own offices as an in-house session.
03How long is the course?One full day, 09:30 to 16:30, in four sessions with breaks between each, opening with ‘Identifying stakeholders’ and closing with ‘From map to plan’. The day is built around practical exercises rather than presentation, so you leave having worked on stakeholder mapping rather than only having heard about it.
04Can you run this in-house for our team?Yes, and it is the usual choice for teams of six or more. In-house delivery works from your sector and the consultations you have in front of you, so the stakeholder mapping exercises use your own material. We can run it in person or virtually, and split it across two half-days where a full day is hard to protect. Ask us about bespoke for a quote.
05Do I need prior experience or other courses first?No prior course is required. It is pitched at intermediate level, so it suits people who have run or commissioned engagement already. If you want the groundwork first, Preparing for a public consultation is a good precursor.
06Who delivers the course?A tCI trainer who specialises in stakeholder strategy and works in it, not only teaches it. The named trainer for each date is shown on the course calendar and confirmed in your joining instructions the week before. You can put live problems to them on the day and expect a straight answer.
Bring this workshop in-house for your whole team
The same course, reworked around the consultations your team is running.