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Plan Stakeholder Engagement
Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring
Figure 3.2.1: Plan Stakeholder Engagement Input/Output Diagram
Input
Guidelines and Tools
Business Analysis
Performance Assessment
Needs
3.1
Business Analysis
Approach
Change Strategy
Current State Description
3.2 Plan Stakeholder
Engagement
Output
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3.1
Plan Business
Analysis Approach
4.1
Prepare for
Elicitation
4.5
Manage
Stakeholder
Collaboration
3.2
Stakeholder
Engagement
Approach
Tasks Using This Output
3.3
Plan Business
Analysis
Governance
4.2
Conduct Elicitation
6.3
Assess Risks
3.4
Plan Business
Analysis
Information
Management
4.4
Communicate
Business Analysis
Information
6.4
Define Change
Strategy
3.2.4 Elements
.1 Perform Stakeholder Analysis
Stakeholder analysis involves identifying the stakeholders (who will be directly or
indirectly impacted by the change) and their characteristics, as well as analyzing
the information once collected. Stakeholder analysis is performed repeatedly as
business analysis activities continue.
A thorough and detailed stakeholder list ensures that stakeholders are not
overlooked. Understanding who the stakeholders are, the impact of proposed
changes on them, and the influence they may have on the change is vital to
understanding what needs, wants, and expectations must be satisfied by a
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