Software Architect's Handbook

Get access to the proper stakeholders

Even armed with techniques to elicit requirements, it can be difficult to get them from the proper stakeholders. You may find yourself in situations where certain stakeholders are not made available to you. You may also find yourself in a situation where certain stakeholders, for various reasons, are not being helpful or do not want to participate in the project.

Due to the importance of requirements analysis, you must make the effort to get access to the relevant stakeholders. This may involve speaking with management to get the proper access. Although this may be easier if you work for the same organization, many stakeholders will be external to the organization. The success of the project may depend ...