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Soft Skills for IT

Stakeholder

/ˈsteɪkhəʊldə/

Definition

Any person or group with an interest in — or affected by — the outcome of a project, internal or external.

Example in context

"Weekly stakeholder updates go to the CEO, finance team, and customer success — all stakeholders on this migration."

Related terms

  • Escalation — Raising an issue to a higher level of authority or urgency to resolve it faster.
  • Buy-in — Securing agreement and commitment from relevant parties before proceeding with a decision or change.

Practice this term

Master Stakeholder in context by working through exercises in the Soft Skills for IT module. You'll see the term used in real engineering scenarios with multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and matching drills.

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