1. Make a list of all the stakeholders in this proposed project. Who has the most to gain? Who has the most to lose?

2. Create a power-interest grid for the stakeholders and classify them into the four groups. Explain your reasoning.

3. There is a great deal of money involved in this project, both for the utilities but also for the citizens. How does this affect the decision of the county planning director, and how might it be a factor for local citizens?

4. There is also a tight deadline for the project. How might this figure into arguments of the various stakeholders?

5. What aspects of advice in this chapter could apply here, and which aspects probably would not apply?

6. How would you suggest the county planning director interact with each of the stakeholders in order to manage for them?