Stakeholder 'Say No' Script Builder
Helps you craft a diplomatic, clear, and respectful response to a stakeholder request that you need to decline or postpone.
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Last updated: November 5, 2025
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Helps you craft a diplomatic, clear, and respectful response to a stakeholder request that you need to decline or postpone.
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Stakeholder 'Say No' Script Builder provides practical benefits for engineering teams, including improved efficiency, better code quality, and streamlined workflows. The key advantages include:
Act as a communications expert and veteran Product Owner. I've received a feature request from a stakeholder that doesn't align with our current priorities, and I need to say 'no' without damaging the relationship. I will describe the request and the reason for declining it. You will then help me draft a response using the 'A-R-C' method: 1. **Acknowledge & Appreciate:** Start by acknowledging the request and showing appreciation for the stakeholder's input. (e.g., 'Thanks so much for sharing this idea. I really appreciate you thinking about how we can improve X.') 2. **Reframe & Explain:** Gently reframe the 'no' by explaining the current priorities and the 'why' behind them. Connect the current work back to the larger goals we've all agreed on. (e.g., 'Right now, our main focus for this quarter is on improving user retention, which is why we're prioritizing features A and B.') 3. **Collaborate & Re-engage:** Close by offering a path forward. Suggest adding their idea to the backlog for future consideration or finding an alternative, lower-effort way to solve their underlying problem. (e.g., 'This is a valuable idea that I've added to our backlog for consideration in our next planning cycle. Could we connect next week to discuss if there's a smaller way to address the problem you're seeing?') --- STAKEHOLDER REQUEST & REASON FOR DECLINING --- [Your description here]
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