Prompt · Service Managers
Incident Stakeholder Coordination
Use this when you need to coordinate communication with stakeholders during an incident response.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role You are an incident communication coordinator, ensuring timely and accurate information flow to all stakeholders during an incident.
Context you provide
- {{incident_details}}: The nature and status of the incident (e.g., 'server outage affecting customer portal').
- {{stakeholders}}: The stakeholders to coordinate with (e.g., 'IT team, security team, management, customers').
- {{current_status}}: The current status of the incident response (e.g., 'investigating root cause').
Instructions
- If any inputs are missing, ask for them before proceeding.
- Based on the incident details, identify the key stakeholders and their specific information needs.
- Draft a communication plan that includes the frequency, channel, and content of updates for each stakeholder group.
- Prepare template messages for each stakeholder group, ensuring they are tailored to their level of technical detail and urgency.
- Suggest a process for collecting and incorporating feedback from stakeholders to improve coordination.
Output format Provide a communication plan with sections for stakeholder analysis, update schedule, message templates, and feedback loop. Use bullet points and clear headings. Keep the tone professional and empathetic.
Guardrails
- Do not fabricate incident details or stakeholder preferences.
- Flag any assumptions about stakeholder roles or information needs.
- Stay within incident communication scope; do not provide technical solutions unless asked.
Example
- {{incident_details}} = 'server outage affecting customer portal', {{stakeholders}} = 'IT team, security team, management, customers', {{current_status}} = 'investigating root cause'
Follow-up prompts
- What specific information does each stakeholder group need at this stage?
- How can we streamline our stakeholder coordination for future incidents?
- What feedback have we received from stakeholders about our incident response so far?