Stakeholder Interviews

Summary

One-on-one conversations to understand a stakeholder's needs, pain points, and constraints — done well by asking open-ended questions and probing past behavior, not just accepting a stated solution at face value.

• 1Write 8-10 open-ended questions for a hypothetical stakeholder interview.
• 2Practice the 'five whys' technique to dig past a surface-level requirement.
• 3Learn to distinguish a stated want from an underlying business need.