Companies that are in a rush at the discovery stage may lose sight of those whose support they need in the future. This is why identifying stakeholders should be a deliberate process during the first steps of the discovery stage.
Who are the stakeholders in the software development process?
The term “stakeholder” refers to people or groups that are affected by a software. In any case, they are interested in the final product.
Stakeholders can tell a company what software is needed and suggest ideas for features as well as problems to be solved. They can also create use case diagrams and workflows that define the user interface for new software.
Why are stakeholders important?
It’s risky to neglect stakeholders. First of all, without introducing them to the team, your developers will work with an incomplete list of requirements.
In the case of delay, the initial time and budget requirements must be increased to cover new needs. This is not always possible. It is much more likely that some features will have to be cut to meet the deadline. But even if the deadline and budget are met, missed contributions have consequences.
Sometimes, software turns out exactly the way management wants it, but employees don’t use it. Maybe they already have better tools, or maybe they find the new software is missing features they need. But regardless of why employees don’t use software, a lack of enthusiasm to adopt software makes developing it a poor investment.
This is especially true for small and niche groups whose needs are usually overlooked. During the software development process, there’s room for adding new requirements. However, requirements should be added in response to constant feedback and not as duct tape to patch up a poor requirements gathering process.
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