Planning and stakeholder involvement

System Fundamentals

How are systems planned? Are systems just thrown into the users face without any planning? Who should we talk with as we plan a new system? What questions should we ask users, IT administrators, and finance stakeholders as we plan a new system?

A stakeholder is a person with an interest or concern in something especially a business. A stakeholder is someone who might be:

• Using a system
• Supporting a system
• Realizing benefits from a system.

Students get confused here: a stakeholder is someone who actually uses a specific system. You should ask yourself "if I was designing a new system, who has the best knowledge of how the system should work". You should ask yourself "if a stakeholder is who you get the requirements from, who has the best understanding of the system?".

The role of an end-user must be considered when planning a new system

Standards

• Identify the context for which a new system is planned.
• Identify the relevant stakeholders when planning a new system.

Provide an answer from a number of possibilities. Recognize and state briefly a distinguishing fact or feature.

The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.