The parks Product Owner maps friends-of-the-park groups, field supervisors, and the budget office by interest and influence. The highest-influence supervisor then demands the right to reorder the Product Backlog after every map review. What should the Product Owner do?
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Short Explanation
A stakeholder map is a seating chart, not a transfer of the gavel. Knowing who cares and who can block you is smart; letting the loudest square on the map grab the backlog is not. The Product Owner still orders the work.
Full Explanation
Stakeholder mapping is a collaboration tool, not a governance model that cedes Product Backlog order. The Product Owner should use interest-and-influence insight to engage the right people, then keep sole accountability for ordering. Transferring order to the most powerful cell, vote-weighting, or hiding the map all confuse influence with Product Owner accountability.