Fig 1.
What is a stakeholder and who belongs to it?
Definition of a stakeholder [6].
Table 1.
Example stakeholder register.
Table 2.
Stakeholder categorisation.
Table 3.
Key actions to engage with the different stakeholder categories.
Fig 2.
How to revise the stakeholder engagement strategy.
If the stakeholder engagement is not successful, it may be necessary to revisit previous rules and, especially, to check contacts, replace unresponsive stakeholders, and change the content and/or the communication flow. The scheme demonstrates the workflow for revision.
Fig 3.
Ten simple rules to develop a stakeholder engagement plan.
Workflow. The scheme demonstrates an optimal workflow for the generation of a stakeholder engagement plan including the preparatory, implementation, and follow-up phase for a complete cycle.
Table 4.
Nonexhaustive list of questions for developing a stakeholder engagement plan.