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The more stakeholders are involved, the more complex the task becomes, the inclusion
of every new stakeholder may require the use of a different technique or the adjustment
to the existing approach.
Similar to the previous task the main input of planning the stakeholder engagement is
the organisational need. If the analyst has an understanding of the needs, proper
identification of key stakeholders will be much easier. Another significant input is the
overall business analysis approach as it ensures better stakeholder analysis and
communication.
The key stakeholders for this task are customers, domains subject matter expert, end-
user, project manager, regulator, sponsor, and supplier.
For the organisation to function properly, the process of governance should be clear
and unambiguous. All of the decision-makers and their competencies must be clearly
identified. Also, the information needed to make the decision should be precisely
defined.
The primary inputs in planning business analysis governance are business analysis
approach which ensures consistency in planning and stakeholder engagement
approach which provides information on stakeholders, their characteristics, needs, and
roles.
When performed in the right way the planning of business analysis governance should
provide an output of governance approach which contains information on decision
making stakeholders and their authority and responsibility.
The business analysis governance planning includes the following key elements:
Decision making;
Change control process;
Plan prioritisation approach;
Plan for approvals.