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Part 57 · Module 10: Stakeholders and Politics

Lesson 1: Drawing the map of who decides what

15 min read·13 Oct 2026
Module 10 · Lesson 1 · About 40 minutes · Needs: Module 8, Lesson 1 (who gains and who loses); basic Python

The situation

Friday 8 May 2026, week 8 at Harbourline Freight. The pilot started on Wednesday with Joan, Dev and Priti. At four o'clock Rafael Dias tells you he is leaving Harbourline. His last day is Friday 22 May. He pushed for this project, and his name is on it.

Nadia calls: "Who else in that building wants this to work?" You know who signed, who uses the tool and who can stop it, but it is not written down. This lesson draws that map; Lesson 2 uses it.

FEBRUARY TO WEEK 8 27 Feb contract signed 16 Mar kickoff 1 Apr 140 questions 17 Apr access, 2 wks late 6 May pilot starts 8 May Rafael to leave Viktor hears of the contract after it is signed
From a contract Viktor heard about late to Rafael's news on 8 May (red marks a failure or a loss, amber a risk, blue the normal path).

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