This project guides you through creating a tangible Influence Gap Analysis Report and an accompanying Strategic Communication Plan. You will systematically map an organizational power landscape, identify key influencers, trace communication pathways, and pinpoint discrepancies between current influence patterns and desired states for a specific objective. The final output is a structured report that visually depicts the influence network (who influences whom regarding what), quantifies critical gaps in stakeholder engagement, and outlines a data-driven strategy to close those gaps.
This small project is geared for individuals who are analytical, systematic, driven by impact, and possess a natural curiosity about how organizational decisions are truly made beyond formal structures. It delivers a concrete, actionable artifact that demonstrates your ability to navigate and strategically impact complex human systems.
Your strengths and how they will be useful
Your strengths and how they will be useful
Skills you will develop
Hard Skills (4)
Soft Skills (6)
Unravel to explain how each skill will be learned / performed successfully during the project.
Potential friction points and how to mitigate them
Potential friction points and how to mitigate them
Summary
By completing this, you become adept at dissecting complex human systems and understanding the true levers of organizational change. Your thinking will evolve from symptom-focused problem-solving to root-cause relationship analysis, allowing you to influence outcomes systematically. Your technical range will expand to include robust analytical frameworks for social dynamics. This capability opens doors to roles requiring strategic persuasion, effective collaboration, and a deep understanding of how to drive initiatives forward in environments where formal authority is only one component of success. You will move from being a participant to a skilled architect of influence.
Summary
By completing this, you become adept at dissecting complex human systems and understanding the true levers of organizational change. Your thinking will evolve from symptom-focused problem-solving to root-cause relationship analysis, allowing you to influence outcomes systematically. Your technical range will expand to include robust analytical frameworks for social dynamics. This capability opens doors to roles requiring strategic persuasion, effective collaboration, and a deep understanding of how to drive initiatives forward in environments where formal authority is only one component of success. You will move from being a participant to a skilled architect of influence.