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Stakeholders | list of 105 stakeholders

by | reviewed 09/12/2025
A diverse group of professionals in a modern office meeting room. They are gathered around a table with a computer monitor displaying a spreadsheet. Behind them, a glass whiteboard features the text '105 STAKEHOLDERS' surrounded by hand-drawn icons representing internal, external, and connected groups.
This lists some of the people, departments or groups who may be stakeholders for your project or organization. You can use this to generate a list of potential stakeholders or as a checklist in case you have missed any. There are 105 stakeholders listed here, but this doesn't include many specialist or industry specific job titles, that said we hope it will be a useful starting point!

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How to use this stakeholder list

This list is most useful at the beginning of a project, during planning, or when you are reviewing your stakeholder register. Here are some ideas for how to use it:

  • Brainstorming: Use the list as a prompt in a workshop. Read through it with your team and highlight the stakeholders who are relevant to your project or organisation.
  • Checklist: Compare your existing stakeholder register against this list to see whether you have overlooked any important groups or job roles.
  • Template: Copy the list into your own spreadsheet or register and adapt the names to match your organisational structure and terminology.
  • Engagement planning: Once you have identified your key stakeholders, record how you will engage with them – for example, through meetings, newsletters, steering groups, or consultation events.
  • Risk and impact analysis: Use the list to identify stakeholders who may create risks if they are ignored, or whose support will be critical for success.

The aim is not to involve everyone to the same degree, but to make sure you have considered all of the obvious candidates and can then prioritise the most important stakeholders.

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Types of stakeholders on this list

The 105 stakeholders below include a mixture of:

  • Internal stakeholders – people and teams inside your organisation such as Board members, Senior Management, HR, Finance, IT and operational staff.
  • External stakeholders – customers, suppliers, regulators, media, professional bodies, trade unions and community groups.
  • Connected stakeholders – partners, resellers, investors and other organisations that are linked to your project or business.

As you review the list, you may find it helpful to mark each stakeholder as internal, external or connected in your own register. This makes it easier to see where you need to focus your engagement effort.

The List!

  1. Accounting – Manages financial records, reporting and compliance for the organisation. Example: Central finance team producing monthly accounts and project cost reports.
  2. Accounts Receivable – Issues invoices and collects payments from customers. Example: Team chasing overdue invoices for a major client contract.
  3. Actuaries – Specialists in risk, probability and long-term financial modelling, often in insurance and pensions. Example: Actuarial team modelling risk for a new insurance product.
  4. Analytics/Reporting – Analyses data and produces dashboards and reports for decision-makers. Example: Business intelligence team creating KPIs for a transformation programme.
  5. Audit – Provides independent assurance that controls, processes and finances are sound. Example: Internal audit reviewing project governance and risk management.
  6. Billing – Prepares and processes bills for products and services delivered. Example: Billing team configuring invoices for a new pricing structure.
  7. Board members – Governing body providing strategic direction and oversight. Example: Board approving the business case for a multi-year programme.
  8. Branding – Owns the organisation’s brand, identity and messaging guidelines. Example: Brand team signing off the visual design of a new customer portal.
  9. Business Analysts – Capture requirements, analyse processes and support solution design. Example: BA mapping current workflows before a system replacement.
  10. Business Community – Wider network of businesses affected by or collaborating with your organisation. Example: Local business group impacted by changes to a business park.
  11. Catering – Provides food and refreshments for staff, visitors and events. Example: Catering team supporting large staff engagement or launch events.
  12. Charities and not for profit – Voluntary and community sector organisations with social missions. Example: Charity partner involved in a corporate responsibility initiative.
  13. Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) – Executive responsible for regulatory and policy compliance. Example: CCO reviewing controls for a new data-sharing arrangement.
  14. Chief Executive (CEO) – Overall leader accountable for strategy and organisational performance. Example: CEO acting as sponsor for a major organisational redesign.
  15. Chief Finance Officer (CFO) – Leads financial strategy, planning and control. Example: CFO deciding funding priorities for the project portfolio.
  16. Chief Information Officer (CIO) – Owns information and technology strategy. Example: CIO approving the roadmap for digital transformation.
  17. Chief Operations Officer (COO) – Responsible for day-to-day operations and service delivery. Example: COO ensuring operations can support a new service model.
  18. Chief Technology Officer (CTO) – Leads technical architecture and technology choices. Example: CTO agreeing the cloud platform and tools for a new application.
  19. Civil service – Public officials implementing government policy and programmes. Example: Civil servants overseeing grants that fund your project.
  20. Client project team – The customer’s own project staff working alongside your team. Example: Client-side project manager and subject experts on an implementation.
  21. Community and community organizations (see community stakeholders) – Local residents, groups and associations affected by your activities. Example: Community association consulted about new building works.
  22. Company Secretary – Ensures compliance with governance, legal and regulatory requirements. Example: Company Secretary advising on required board approvals.
  23. Competitors – Other organisations offering similar products or services. Example: Competing firms affected by your market entry or pricing changes.
  24. Customer Service – Frontline staff dealing with customer queries and complaints. Example: Contact centre team impacted by changes to processes or systems.
  25. Customers – Individuals or organisations who buy or use your products or services. Example: End users who must adopt a new online self-service portal.
  26. Department heads – Leaders of functional areas within the organisation. Example: Head of HR or Head of Marketing whose team will use a new system.
  27. Designers – People who design products, services or visual materials. Example: UX and graphic designers working on a redesigned website or app.
  28. Directors – Senior managers with responsibility for major functions or business units. Example: Operations Director accountable for service delivery changes.
  29. Distributers – Organisations or individuals who distribute your products. Example: Distribution partners affected by new packaging or logistics routes.
    30. Download this Stakeholder List in PDF, Excel and Word
    Download this Stakeholder List in PDF, Word and Excel
  30. Emergency services – Police, fire, ambulance and related services. Example: Local fire service advising on safety for new facilities.
  31. Engineering – Engineers designing, building or maintaining technical solutions. Example: Engineering team responsible for plant upgrades or infrastructure.
  32. Environmental groups – Organisations focused on environmental impact and sustainability. Example: Environmental NGO consulted on a new development.
  33. Expenses department – Manages staff expenses, claims and reimbursement policies. Example: Expenses team adjusting rules for project travel claims.
  34. Facilities – Manages buildings, office space and physical infrastructure. Example: Facilities team coordinating office moves and fit-outs.
  35. Finance – Broader finance function handling budgets, forecasting and reporting. Example: Finance business partner supporting the project’s budget management.
  36. Fraud – Teams focused on detecting and preventing fraudulent activity. Example: Fraud team advising on controls in a new payment system.
  37. Government – National, regional or local government bodies. Example: Government department setting regulations affecting your industry.
  38. Health and Safety – Ensures safe working practices and compliance with H&S law. Example: H&S advisors reviewing risk assessments for site work.
  39. Hospitality – Services dealing with visitors, events and guest experiences. Example: Hospitality team organising client visit programmes.
  40. Human resources (HR) – Manages recruitment, contracts, policies and people development. Example: HR team supporting role changes and training for a project.
  41. Insurance – Provides and manages insurance cover for assets, people and activities. Example: Insurer or internal insurance team assessing project risks.
  42. Inventory – Manages stock levels, warehousing and materials. Example: Inventory team impacted by changes in product range or demand.
  43. IT – Provides and supports technology, infrastructure and user services. Example: IT support team handling roll-out of new software.
  44. Key Individuals – Influential people whose support or opposition can shape outcomes. Example: Respected senior engineer whose opinion carries weight.
  45. Lease holders – People or organisations holding leases on property or assets. Example: Tenants affected by refurbishment or relocation plans.
  46. Legal – Provides legal advice, contracts and regulatory interpretation. Example: Legal team drafting new terms and conditions.
  47. Lobby groups – Organisations that seek to influence policy or decisions. Example: Industry lobby group responding to legislative changes.
  48. Local authority/local governance – Councils or local government bodies affecting your work. Example: Local authority granting planning permission for a site.
  49. Local interest group – Groups formed around a specific local issue or topic. Example: Residents’ group concerned about traffic from a new facility.
  50. Local people – Residents and communities living near your operations. Example: Neighbours affected by construction noise or traffic.
  51. Logistics – Plans and manages the movement of goods and materials. Example: Logistics team redesigning routes for a new warehouse.
  52. Maintenance – Responsible for maintaining equipment, buildings and assets. Example: Maintenance team scheduling downtime for upgrades.
  53. Managers – Line managers and middle managers overseeing teams and work. Example: Team leaders implementing new processes in their areas.
  54. Manufacturers – Organisations that produce goods or components. Example: Manufacturing plant adapting to design changes.
  55. Marketing – Promotes products, services and brand to target audiences. Example: Marketing team planning campaigns for a new offering.
  56. Media – Press, broadcasters, online outlets and journalists. Example: Local media covering a high-profile project or issue.
  57. Networking – Professional networks, forums and membership bodies. Example: Industry networking group sharing best practice.
  58. Non - human e.g. Animal – Stakeholders such as animals or ecosystems affected by activities. Example: Wildlife impacted by land development.
  59. Occupational Therapy – Specialists supporting people to work and live independently. Example: OT team involved in designing accessible workplaces.
  60. Operations – Day-to-day service delivery and production functions. Example: Operations team implementing new workflow systems.
  61. Other Programme and Project Managers – Lead delivery, planning and coordination of change initiatives. Example: Programme manager overseeing multiple related projects.
  62. Partners – Organisations formally collaborating with you. Example: Strategic alliance partner delivering part of a solution.
  63. Planning – Teams responsible for planning permission, scheduling or capacity. Example: Planning department managing approvals for new buildings.
  64. Pressure Groups – Groups campaigning for or against particular issues. Example: Campaign group opposing a local development.
  65. Procurement – Manages purchasing, supplier selection and contracts. Example: Procurement team running tenders for project suppliers.
  66. Product team – Owns product strategy, roadmap and lifecycle. Example: Product owner prioritising features for a new release.
  67. Professionals e.g. medical – Qualified professionals whose expertise is critical. Example: Doctors or consultants advising on clinical changes.
  68. Programmers – Develop and maintain software and systems. Example: Developers building a new internal application.
  69. Project team – Core team responsible for planning and delivering the project. Example: Project manager, analysts and technical staff working together.
  70. Property owners – Owners of land or buildings affected by activities. Example: Landowner whose property is required for a new access road.
  71. Public Relations (PR) – Manages reputation, media relations and public messaging. Example: PR team handling communications around change.
  72. Publishing department or supplier – Produces printed or digital publications and materials. Example: External publisher producing training manuals.
  73. Quality Assurance team – Ensures products and services meet defined standards. Example: QA team testing a new software release.
  74. Recruitment – Manages hiring processes and candidate pipelines. Example: Recruitment team filling new roles created by a programme.
  75. Regulators (Health & Safety, Central Government) – Bodies that set and enforce rules. Example: Industry regulator approving compliance with standards.
  76. Research and Development – Innovates and develops new products, services or methods. Example: R&D lab trialling a new technology.
  77. Resellers – Companies that resell your products or services. Example: Channel partners selling software licences.
  78. Residents – People living in areas affected by your operations. Example: Local residents near a new distribution centre.
  79. Revenue recognition – Teams managing how and when revenue is recorded. Example: Finance specialists ensuring project revenue is recognised correctly.
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  80. Sales – Sells products and services and manages customer relationships. Example: Sales team adapting to a new pricing model.
  81. Security – Protects people, assets, information and premises. Example: Security team planning access controls for a new building.
  82. Senior Management Team – Group of senior leaders managing overall operations. Example: SMT reviewing project progress and key decisions.
  83. Service providers – External organisations delivering services on your behalf. Example: Outsourced IT support or facilities management provider.
  84. Shareholders – Individuals or institutions that own shares in the organisation. Example: Investors interested in project return on investment.
  85. Social Media team – Manages social channels and online engagement. Example: Social team communicating updates about a change.
  86. Specialists – Subject experts in niche or technical areas. Example: Cybersecurity specialist advising on a new system.
  87. Staff – All employees affected by changes to work, processes or culture. Example: Staff needing training on a new tool.
  88. Subject Matter Experts – Deep experts in particular topics or processes. Example: SME defining detailed requirements for system configuration.
  89. Suppliers – Provide goods, services or components needed for operations. Example: Key supplier delivering critical materials.
  90. Supply Chain – End-to-end network from suppliers to customers. Example: Supply chain team redesigning flows after a process change.
  91. Telephony/Telecommunications – Manages phones, networks and communications infrastructure. Example: Telecoms team implementing a new phone system.
  92. Trade Unions – Represent employees’ collective interests. Example: Union negotiating changes to working practices.
  93. Travel agent – Internal or external service arranging travel and accommodation. Example: Travel service adapting to new travel policies.
  94. Treasurer – Manages cash, investments and financial risk (often in smaller organisations or charities). Example: Charity treasurer overseeing funds for a project.
  95. Trustees – Individuals responsible for governance in charities and some organisations. Example: Board of trustees approving a new initiative.
  96. Unions – Employee representative bodies (general term). Example: Workforce union consulted about restructuring.
  97. Users – People who directly use the product, service or system. Example: Staff using a new case management system.
  98. Venture capitalists – Investors providing funding in return for equity. Example: VC firm funding a high-growth product development.
  99. Venue provider – Organisations providing venues for events or operations. Example: Conference centre hosting a major launch event.
  100. Veterinary – Veterinary professionals and services. Example: Vets involved in animal health projects.
  101. Vice Presidents (VPs) – Senior leaders responsible for major areas or regions. Example: VP of Sales sponsoring a regional roll-out.
  102. Volunteers – People who contribute time and effort without pay. Example: Volunteers supporting a community programme.
  103. Wages (Payroll) – Manages salary payments, tax and deductions. Example: Payroll team adjusting pay for new roles or allowances.
  104. Web development – Builds and maintains websites and web applications. Example: Web team implementing a new customer portal.
  105. Working parties – Temporary groups formed to tackle specific issues. Example: Working party set up to define new policies.
  106. Zealots (any person who is fanatically committed) – Highly committed supporters or opponents with strong influence. Example: Passionate advocate who champions the project – or campaigns strongly against it.

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