Identifying stakeholders—and understanding their needs and expectations—is universally acknowledged as a critical success factor in projects and systems. Yet in practice, many initiatives stop there. Stakeholders are listed, interviews are conducted, needs are captured… and then teams rush into design and delivery. This is where many failures quietly begin. Stakeholder Requirements vs. System Requirements: A Necessary Distinction Stakeholder requirements represent what stakeholders require...

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I call myself a Big-Picture Man. I think this comes from my educational background. Being an industrial engineer, systems thinking...