Who
Preliminary list of standard 'Who' questions.
- Who is going to solve the problem?
- Who are the stakeholders? (Stakeholders are people who have a vested interest in the problem.)
- Who are the central characters?
- Who participates in the activities?
- Who would actually carry out the activities?
- Who have ownership of the problem?
- Who have relevant positional responsibility?
- Who have clear roles in the situation (e.g. family, friends, co-workers, customers, associates, supervisors, etc.)?
- Who can help you solve the problem?
- Who do others regard as “important actors”?
- Who is really involved in the situation?
- Who is affected by the problem?
- Who else has the same problem?
- Who has already solved the problem?
- Who says it is a problem?
- Who would like a solution?
- Who would not like a solution?
- Who could prevent a solution?
- Who has sufficient formal power over the system to stop it from existing if they so wished?
- Who needs it solved more than you?
- Who is on the receiving end of whatever it is that the system does?
- Who are the sources of reaction or discontent to what is going on?
- Who shapes or influences opinions about the issues involved?
- Who falls into the demographics affected by the problem?
- Who are the groups involved with the situation?
- Who are in the areas adjacent to the situation?
- Who might gain from a resolution of the problem?
- Who has special strengths?
- Who has the resources necessary to solve the problem?
- Who might have access to useful information?
- Who could be substituted?
- Who could be eliminated?
- Who could be combined with others?
- Who could be adapted?
- Who could be overstated or understated?
- Who could be reorganized?
- Whose roles could be reversed?
