Supplier

A supplier is a stakeholder outside the boundary of a given organization or organizational unit. Suppliers provide products or services to the organization and may have contractual or moral rights and obligations that must be considered. Alternate role names might be provider, vendor, or consultant.

BABOK References

This is a list of references to the supplier role in the BABOK:

  • Provides information on the functionality associated with a particular design option.

  • Might help implement the change or be part of the solution once the change is completed.

  • There might be risk associated with using a supplier

  • Might help define the future state if they are supporting delivery of the change or deliver any part of the future state operation.

  • Might be an external influencer of the current state.

  • Are affected by how and when requirements are implemented.