Strategies per power/Interest type of stakeholder
High Power / High Interest - Manage Closely
High Power / Low Interest - Keep Satisfied
Low Power / High Interest- Keep Informed
Low Power/ Low Interest- Monitor
Stakeholder Categories
Supporter
Challenger
Neutral
Internal
External
Stakeholders Level of Engagement
- Unaware. Unaware of project and potential impacts.
- Resistant. Aware of project and potential impacts and resistant to change.
- Neutral. Aware of project yet neither supportive nor resistant.
- Supportive. Aware of project and potential impacts and su
What is in Stakeholder Management Plan
Current and desired stakeholder engagement levels, scope and impacts, identified interrelationships and overlaps, communication requirements of current phase, information to be distributed (and why), assignment of individuals to manage stakeholder relatio
Project Stakeholders vs Key Project stakeholders
Stakeholders are anyone on the project or effected by the project. Key stakeholders are the subset of stakeholders that are in a decision making position.
Two of the subsidiary plans of the Project Management Plan are key inputs to the Manage Stakeholder Engagement process. They are:
A.) Stakeholder Management Plan and Communications Management Plan
B.) Scope Management Plan and Stakeholder Management Plan
A- All subsidiary plans are important. However, the Stakeholder Management Plan and the Communications Management Plan are key inputs to the Manage Stakeholder Engagement process
Nancy is about to start the Plan Stakeholder Management process for her project. She has selected the Project Management Plan as an input to this process. Which of the following project documents is also needed?
A.) Stakeholder engagement assessment matri
C- The two key inputs to the Plan Stakeholder Management process are the Project Management Plan and the Stakeholder Register. Other inputs are Enterprise Environmental Factors and Organizational Process Assets.
The Manage Stakeholder Engagement process is a very critical and continuous process in a project's life cycle. Which of the following is not a benefit of actively managing stakeholders?
A.) It reduces project risk.
B.) It reduces Cost of Conformance.
C.)
B- Cost of Conformance is the money spent to assure compliance to quality requirements. Cost of Non-Conformance is the cost of rework, scrap, liabilities, etc. Actively managing stakeholders reduces the Cost of Non-Conformance, not the Cost of Conformance
Jane has just been assigned as the project manager for a website development project. Mark, the project sponsor has handed over a signed Project Charter to Jane authorizing her as the project manager of this project. What should be the next step for Jane?
A- Jane should complete the initiating phase of the project before moving on to the planning and executing phases. The next step is to carry out the Identify Stakeholders process.
Linda is currently performing the Identify Stakeholders process. Her project has a large number of stakeholders. Linda should document Information about which of the following types of stakeholders?
A.) Document information about each and every project st
D- Most projects will have a large number of stakeholders. In addition, the project manager's time is limited and must be used efficiently. Linda should only document the stakeholders that are influential or those who are actively involved in the project.
Linda is managing a construction project. She has a big number of project stakeholders. Ideally speaking, it would be best for the project if all of the stakeholders become:
A.) Unaware
B.) Resistant
C.) Supportive
D.) Leading
C- If all of the project stakeholder are either unaware or resistant, this woul be a disaster for the project. Both supportive and leading stakeholders are positive stakeholders. Don't fall for the trick in the question; it is asking to pick a choice that
Which of the following is not an active way of managing project stakeholders?
A.) Conducting project status meetings
B.) Sending project reports by email
C.) Making phone calls to the stakeholders
D.) Having coffee with stakeholders for no reason
B- All of the given choices are effective methods of communicating with project stakeholders. However, the question is asking for the answer choice that is not an active method. Active Communication requires interaction. Communicating via emails is consid
Salience Model
Salience is defined as 'Importance'.
The Salience Model describes classes of stakeholders based on their power (ability to impose will), urgency (need for attention), and legitimacy (involvement).
As a result of the Control Stakeholder Engagement process, which of the following is unlikely to be updated?
A.) Stakeholder register
B.) Issue log
C.) Risk management plan
D.) Change request
D- This is a tricky question. There is a difference between updating a document and creating a document. New change requests are usually created during the Control Stakeholder Engagement process. The rest of the choices are the documents that may get upda
Carole's project is halfway through execution. She is currently reviewing the Stakeholder Management Plan and thinks that she needs to revisit the Plan Stakeholder Management process to make some necessary adjustments to the plan. Which process is Carole
D- Since the project is halfway through execution and Carole is planning to revisit the Plan Stakeholder Management process, she cannot be currently performing the Plan Stakeholder Management process. This must be a process from the monitoring and control
Stakeholder Engagement Assessment Matrix
The current and desired stakeholder's engagement level can be documented using a Stakeholder Engagement Assessment Matrix. This matrix also shows the gaps between the current and the desired engagement levels.
Christine is managing a healthcare software development project. At a PMI conference, she met George who is the project manager at a competing organization. George, a PMP, has managed many successful healthcare-related software development projects. If Ge
C - George is giving an expert opinion; this is analogous to expert judgment. A PMP-certified project manager from a competitor would not normally give false information. This can be considered expert judgment since George has managed many similar project
Jennifer has recently been asked to manage an office refurbishment project. She finds out that the chief financial officer of the company is resisting the project. The chief financial officer is a key project stakeholder. What must Jennifer do first?
A. S
D - In this scenario, the chief financial officer is a resistant key stakeholder. The chief financial officer must be turned into a project supporter in order to ensure success. Any of the given choices could be choices could be the solution to this probl
Greg's project is in the initiating stage. The sponsor of the project has asked Greg to present a list of the identified project stakeholders at the next project update meeting. The sponsor has also asked Greg to present the project stakeholders' current
C - Both the communications and stakeholder management plans are detailed textual documents. They are not presentation tools. On the other hand, both the stakeholder register and the stakeholders engagement assessment matrix contain the required informati
During a project update meeting for the key stakeholders, the schedule of some project activities was challenged. The VP Operations claimed that some of the critical path activities cannot be executed as scheduled as they will disturb critical operations.
B - Record the issue in the issue log.
All of the tasks in the choices need to be performed. However, the question is asking for the task to be performed first. The identified issue must be documented in the project's issue log first. This should be captu
Stakeholders can be identified in which project management process groups?
A. Initiating, planning, executing, and monitoring and controlling
B. Initiating and planning
C. Planning and monitoring and controlling
D. Monitoring and controlling
A. Initiating, planning, executing, and monitoring and controlling
Stakeholders can be identified throughout the project. However, the earlier stakeholders are identified, the better for the project. If all the stakeholders' needs and requirements are tak
Basic comparisons of stakeholders to project manager responsibilities-
Project manager determines project schedule through schedule development. The team and other stakeholders provide the inputs. The project manager determines resource needs and creates management plans- again in collaboration with stakeholders. Stakeholder
You discover you have over 200 stakeholders. What should you do next?
A. Eliminate some stakeholders
B. Find an effective way to gather the needs of all stakeholders
C. Contact your manager, and ask which stakeholders are most important
D. Gather the need
B. Find an effective way to gather the needs of all stakeholders.
You need to consider the needs of all your stakeholders as early as possible, to create a better organized project and to minimize changes later.
Information in the stakeholder register should be:
A. Accessible only to the project manager
B. Available to the project manager and PMO staff
C. Available to all stakeholders and team members
D. Shared with others at the discretion of the project manager
D. Shared with others at the discretion of the project manager
Remember stakeholder register includes the project manager's impression of stakeholders' capabilities and attitudes, and possibly challenges related to working with them. Such notes may not be
What should be in the stakeholder register?
List of all stakeholders, role, department represented, supervisor, major requirements, main expectations, influence, role in project, responsibilities to project, category (supporter, resister, neutral, etc.), attitude about project, etc.
Note- stakehold
The key objective of stakeholder management is:
A. Communication
B. Coordination
C. Satisfaction
D. Relationships
C. Satisfaction.
While communication, coordination, and development of relationships are parts of stakeholder management, collectively they contribute to the main objective of this process- stakeholder satisfaction.
Managing expectations is a significant
The stakeholder register is an input to which of the following processes?
A. Plan Risk Management and Collect Requirements
B. Perform Integrated Change Control and Plan Communications Management
C. Plan Quality Management and Perform Quality Assurance
D.
A. Plan Risk Management and Collect Requirements.
Of the answer choices listed, the stakeholder register is an input to Collect Requirements, Plan Quality Management, Plan Communications Management, Plan Risk Management and Identify Risks.
Stakeholder Analysis
This technique involves both identifying stakeholders and analyzing their impact or influence on project throughout the life of the project. Records from past projects (including discussing their experiences with similar past projects- likes and dislikes
During meeting major stakeholder requests rescheduling of critical path activities during non-working hours. Which should PM do first?
a. Analyze impact of change
b. record issue in issue log
c. send change request to change control board
d. produce chang
b. Record issue in issue log.
The identified issue must be documented in the project's issue log first. This should be captured and recorded during the meeting. The rest of the tasks can be performed after the meeting.
What are the 4 inputs to the Identify Stakeholder process?
AThe Identify Stakeholders process has four inputs: Project charter, procurement documents, enterprise environmental factors, and organizational process assets. [PMBOK 5th edition, Page 393] [Project Stakeholder Management]
In which project process is the Stakeholder Management Plan reviewed for its validity?
Control Stakeholder Engagement process
Which process of stakeholder management is described below?
Identify all people or organizations affected by a project, to analyze stakeholder expectations, and to effectively engage stakeholders in project decisions throughout the life of a project
identifying stakeholders
The output below is from which process of stakeholder management?
Stakeholder register
identifying stakeholders
Which process of stakeholder management is described below?
Determining strategies to effectively engage stakeholders in project decisions and activities based on their needs, interests, and potential impacts
planning stakeholder management
The outputs below are from which process of stakeholder management?
Stakeholder management plan, project documents updates
planning stakeholder management
Which process of stakeholder management is described below?
Communicating and working with project stakeholders to satisfy their needs and expectations, resolving issues, and fostering engagement in project decisions and activities
managing stakeholder engagement
The outputs below are from which process of stakeholder management?
Issue logs, change requests, project management plan updates, project documents updates, organizational process assets updates
managing stakeholder engagement
Which process of stakeholder management is described below?
Monitoring stakeholder relationships and adjusting plans and strategies for engaging stakeholders as needed.
controlling stakeholder engagement
The outputs below are from which process of stakeholder management?
Work performance info, change requests, project documents updates, organizational process assets updates
controlling stakeholder engagement
____________________ - people involved in project activities or affected by them
stakeholders
Use ____________________ and ____________________ communications networks to make sure all key stakeholders are identified
formal, informal
Simple way to document basic info on project stakeholders is by creating what?
stakeholder register
Stakeholder register typically includes what 3 things?
identification info, assessment info, stakeholder classification
What could be defined as:
A technique for analyzing info to determine which stakeholders' interests to focus on and how to increase stakeholder support throughout the project
stakeholder analysis
Use different ____________________ to determine an approach for managing stakeholder relationship.
classification models
What groups stakeholders based on their level of authority (power) and their level of concern (interest) for project outcomes?
power/interest grid
Can categorize stakeholders as being 1 of what 5 levels?
unaware, resistance, neutral, supportive, leading
Is the stakeholder management plan formal or informal?
either
Info found in ____________________:
� Info from stakeholder register
� Current and desired engagement levels
� Interrelationships between stakeholders
� Communication requirements
� Potential management strategies for each stakeholder
� Methods for updati
stakeholder management plan
Why should the stakeholder management plan not be part of the official project documents?
it contains sensitive info
Project sponsors usually rank scope, time, and cost goals in order of importance can be shown in what?
expectations management matrix
Expectations management matrix includes what 4 things?
measures of success, priorities, expectations, guidelines
Where should issues be documented?
issues log
____________________ - tool used to document, monitor, and track issues that need resolution
issues log
You can't control stakeholders, but you can control ____________________.
their level of engagement
Who needs to set stage for engaging project stakeholders early in project?
project manager
True or false?
The stakeholder management plan should not be accessible to all stakeholders.
True
True or false?
The stakeholder management plan is always a formal document.
False
True or false?
The main output of the identifying stakeholders process is the project charter.
False
True or false?
Though stakeholders cannot be controlled, their level of engagement can be controlled.
True
_____ involves monitoring stakeholder relationships and adjusting plans and strategies for engaging stakeholders as needed.
A. Controlling stakeholder engagement
B. Identifying stakeholders
C. Managing stakeholder engagement
D. Planning stakeholder manage
A. Controlling stakeholder engagement
True or false?
Stakeholders might change during a project due to employee turnover, partnerships, and other
events.
True
_____ involves determining everyone involved in the project or affected by it, and determining the best ways to manage relationships with them.
A. Planning stakeholder management
B. Controlling stakeholder engagement
C. Identifying stakeholders
D. Managin
C. Identifying stakeholders
True or false?
Sensitive information can be included in the stakeholder register as very few people in the organization have access to it.
False
After identifying and analyzing stakeholders, the project manager and team should develop a(n)______ to help them effectively engage stakeholders and make sure that good decisions are made throughout the life of the project.
A. power/interest grid
B. stak
B. stakeholder management plan
The project team must take corrective action if stakeholders with high interest and high power are categorized as _____.
A. supportive
B. neutral
C. leading
D. resistant
D. resistant
A(n) _____ is a tool used to document, monitor, and track problems that need resolution.
A. power/interest grid
B. issue log
C. requirements traceability matrix
D. Gantt chart
B. issue log
The stakeholder register is the output of the _____ process of project stakeholder management.
A. executing
B. initiating
C. monitoring and controlling
D. planning
B. initiating
Which of the following is true about identifying stakeholder?
A. Stakeholders with indirect ties to the project need not be engaged with.
B. It is not very difficult to identify stakeholders.
C. Stakeholders do not change during a project
D. The project m
A. Stakeholders with indirect ties to the project need not be engaged with.
True or false?
Issue logs can be used to address issues related to other knowledge areas like project scope management or project quality management.
True
The main output of the _____ process is the stakeholder register.
A. Controlling stakeholder engagement
B. Planning stakeholder management
C. Identifying stakeholders
D. Managing stakeholder engagement
C. Identifying stakeholders
True or false?
Internal stakeholders include top management, other functional managers, and other project managers.
True
Scope, time and cost goals in order of importance can be ranked on a(n) _____.
A. expectations management matrix
B. responsibility assignment matrix
C. probability matrix
D. requirements traceability matrix
A. expectations management matrix
True or false?
A leading stakeholder is one who is aware of the project and is neither supportive nor resistant to it.
False