Stakeholder identification (Techniques 23–25)
Stakeholder identification involves considering all of the major groups that could
have an interest in the business situation or project. This is done in order to
identify the stakeholders within these groups who may have working links or
interests with the area under investigation.
There are three techniques that are used to identify the stakeholders for a
particular business analysis assignment:
stakeholder nomination during interviews or workshops;
background research through document analysis;
the stakeholder wheel.
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Identifying the stakeholders is extremely important if conflicts are to be avoided
later in the project. Many initiatives have been derailed when an alternative
point of view has emerged, sometimes at a late stage. Identifying the interested
parties early on will help analysts to understand the range of views, and, where
necessary, handle the differences.