Stakeholders, as used in this chapter, means anyone who is involved in or affected by a course of action. Since IT within a public entity affects so many—citizens, user and user
agencies, suppliers, media, legislative bodies, government executive leadership such as governors and mayors, public procurement personnel, and public IT personnel, to name some of those affected, this chapter uses the term stakeholder to encompass all of whom rely on or who are touched by a
state or local government’s I