Stakeholder
A person involved with the development, management, or use of a solution
Anyone involved with a solution directly or indirectly can be a stakeholder.
Examples
Business stakeholders typically work for the organization and include:
- Domain or subject matter experts
- End users or their representatives
- Project sponsor or product owner
Project stakeholders assume the following solution development roles:
- Business analyst
- Architect
- User experience designer
- Developers
- Testing (quality assurance)
- Project manager
- Operations support, such as DevOps
Third-party stakeholders work outside the organization and include:
- Vendors of products or services related to the solution
- Regulators