The Stakeholder Analysis
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The Stakeholder Analysis. Who cares about this system I’m developing and how do I make sure they: Support the work, don’t cut the funding, don’t demand the funding be cut, don’t take the funding, and want to hire us again?. Stakeholder Analysis. Who When Why How. Who?.
The Stakeholder Analysis
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The Stakeholder Analysis Who cares about this system I’m developing and how do I make sure they: Support the work, don’t cut the funding, don’t demand the funding be cut, don’t take the funding, and want to hire us again?
Stakeholder Analysis • Who • When • Why • How
Who? • Who’s paying you? • Who do they answer to? • Who are their critics and competitors? • Who wants the opportunity they’re giving you? • Who will use what you’re designing? • Who will be affected by what you design? • Who will be affected by the physical, cultural, procedural, etc. by-products of what you design?
Who? • Client/Program manager • Client’s funding source • Down-stream benefactors • Competitors • Users • Users’ co-workers, neighbors, technology vendors, etc. • Your company/organization • Your partners • Your team/teammates
When? All the time. • Myth: System development is a linear process—e.g., analyzedesignbuildtest.
Why? • Client/Program manager • Client’s funding source • Down-stream benefactors • Competitors • Users • Users’ co-workers, neighbors, technology vendors, etc. • Your company/organization • Your partners • Your team/teammates Fosters Systems Thinking! Allows you to adapt your design to the broader environment.
Why? What happens if it’s not done? • Assuming the Customer Knows What He/She Wants • Assuming the Client Doesn’t Know • “Client doesn’t know what he/she wants” • “Users don’t know what they want” • User Rebellion • Team Rebellion • The Sergeant’s Second Job • The New PM • Power Struggles and Agenda • Six Months of Doing the Wrong Thing
A Balancing Act Users • Your company’s: • Profit • Legal Dept. • Growth priorities • Partner organizations • Regulators • Competitors • Your team/teammates • Down-stream users • Client
How? • Client/Program manager • Client’s funding source • Down-stream benefactors • Competitors • Users • Users’ co-workers, neighbors, technology vendors, etc. • Your company/organization • Your partners • Your team/teammates Communi-cation, Feedback& Adaptation Risk Management
How? • Semi-structured interviews to identify stakeholders and find out their general interests: • Client’s funding source • Down-stream benefactors • Competitors • Users • Users’ co-workers, neighbors, technology vendors, etc. • Your company/organization • Your partners • Your team/teammates
How? • Frequent check-ins to obtain feedback • “What-if” sessions with stakeholders • What if we don’t add X to the system? How will that affect you? • Best if grounded in specific scenarios (Scenario-based what-iffing) • Human factors methods for obtaining effective feedback from users • Verbal protocol analysis • Observation • Behavioral checklists, etc.
The stakeholder analysis is not a static thing. It’s never complete. • Stakeholders may not be able to tell you they like or don’t like your product until you’re halfway done. • Complex information is not easily verbalized. • Complex political landscape • Complex technological needs • Complex culture
How? • Develop a plan for detecting and responding to changes in stakeholder position and influence.
The stakeholder analysis is not a static thing. It’s never complete.
How? There is no one right way. Look around for ideas. Your Thesis Advisors Prez Chair SMEs You Guys FAA Comp. http://www.projectshrink.com/stakeholder-adventure-maps-drawing-smileys-and-walls-3560.html
Your Turn: Blackboard Stakeholders: How to proceed with each?