You are the business analyst for your organization. Management has asked that you create a stakeholder map as part of the conduct stakeholder analysis process. What is a stakeholder map?

Describing connections only among positive and negative stakeholders is too narrow and does not reflect the full purpose of a stakeholder map, which covers all stakeholder relationships to the project.

Geographic location of stakeholders is not what a stakeholder map depicts - that would describe a physical or organizational directory, not a relationship visualization tool.

Depicting stakeholders' actions as responsible, accountable, consulted, or informed describes a RACI matrix, which is a separate technique from a stakeholder map.

A stakeholder map specifically depicts the relationship of stakeholders to the project, product, or organization, capturing influence, interest, and interdependencies that are critical for requirements elicitation and management. This definition aligns with the BABOK Guide's description of stakeholder maps as tools for understanding how stakeholders connect to the effort being analyzed. It helps analysts prioritize engagement and communication strategies based on those relationships.