Stakeholder analysis is the identification of the key stakeholders in the process of training course design, an assessment of their interests, and the way in which these interests are likely to affect the process.
We carry out a stakeholder analysis for several reasons:
— To reveal the interests of stakeholders in relation to the problem being addressed (the ‘why factors’).
— To identify conflicts of interest.
— To identify relations between stakeholders which can be built upon.
— To assess the appropriate type of participation by different stakeholders at different stages of the curriculum development process.
Stakeholder participation enables stakeholders to play an active role in decision-making and in the consequent activities which may affect them, leading to:
— objectives that are more likely to be achieved,
— activities that are more likely to be sustainable.