Stakeholder Management

Stakeholder: someone who has approval rights in the Target Architecture being explored by the current Architecture Project, and subsequently has decision rights to the suitability of the implementation

Concern: a consistent set of subjects that capture the stakeholder’s interests and act to consolidate requirements

View: a representation of the EA Landscape that addresses a set of stakeholder’s concerns; either describe how the architecture addresses the concerns or demonstrate how the associated requirements are met

They typically perform several roles: they will act as Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and agents for their stakeholders in addition to developing architecture.

As an SME, the Practitioner is a source of expert advice. As an agent, the Practitioner may speak on behalf of a stakeholder.