1.
Which of the following stakeholders is the highest priority for the project manager?
A stakeholder who falls into area number 7 has power, urgency, and legitimacy; this person is
known as a definitive stakeholder. These would be your highest priority stakeholders and the
ones whom you would be managing very closely—for example, customer contacts, senior
decision makers on your project, PMO, the project leadership team, to name a few.
2.
A senior decision maker on your project has recently left your organization and is no longer
impacted by the project, nor will this person have any influence on the project. What should you
do next?
Update the stakeholder register identifying this person as a non-stakeholder.
3.
When should you stop identifying stakeholders on a project?
You can only stop identifying stakeholders after the project is closed.
4.
You are part of the way through a project, but before you can move to the next stage, you need
to get approval from a local government agency. What direction of influence does this
government agency fall into in relation to your organization?
Outward
5.
A new director joins your organization, and you know that this director’s division will be highly
impacted by your project. What should you do next?
Update the stakeholder register.
6.
Of the following, who would be considered a stakeholder on a project?
7.
Who would least likely be considered a stakeholder in the following situations?
A technical expert whom you sometimes refer to for advice
8.
A new stakeholder has been identified on your project, and you are trying to determine the best
approach and strategy to involve and collaborate with this stakeholder. Which artifact should
you refer to?
Stakeholder engagement plan
9.
If senior management doesn’t want you to spend time writing a project charter because they
don’t see the value, what should you do?
Review the benefits of the project charter with them.
10.
Which is the best way to meet stakeholders’ expectations?
Keep stakeholders regularly informed throughout the project.
11.
Which of the following tools might you use to identify stakeholders throughout your project?
Questionnaires, Surveys, expert Judgment & Meetings.
12.
A stakeholder has power, legitimacy, and urgency. How would you classify this stakeholder?
Definitive Stakeholder
13. You are determining your stakeholders’ current engagement levels compared to where you
want them to be. Which of the following would help you determine these levels?
Stakeholder Engagement Assessment Matrix
14. A stakeholder is requesting project status daily but has no decision-making responsibilities on
the project. How would you classify this stakeholder on the power and interest grid?
Keep Informed
15. Your project is currently over budget and behind schedule, and you are looking at the
stakeholder engagement assessment matrix. From this document, what indicates to you that
you need to take some action to engage and communicate with the stakeholder?
The C and D are in different columns.
