Project Management Professional PMP · Free Practice Question Medium
Question 87
Jenna is the project manager for her organization, and she is working with her team to create a stakeholder engagement strategy. Some of the stakeholders are concerned that the project will not be successful, affecting their work in the company. Other stakeholders are not interested in the project, while some management team members question why the project should happen if the current system is working. Brad, a team member, asks what the purpose is of managing stakeholders' activity. How should Jenna respond?
- A To meet the requirements of as many stakeholders as possible.
- B To gather requirements from stakeholders.
- C To keep stakeholders' expectations in check.
- D To enact the stakeholders' requirements that will make the most money for the organization.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The purpose of managing stakeholders is to keep their expectations in check. Not every stakeholders' requirements will be feasible nor necessary for the project. Therefore, it is not appropriate to meet as many conditions as possible; many of these requirements may be conflicting. Trying to enact every stakeholders' requirements that will make the organization's most money will be neither feasible nor necessary for the project. Although that may be a project's goal, that is not the goal or purpose of managing stakeholders. Managing stakeholders takes place in the executing stage of a project, and therefore requirements should have been gathered from the stakeholders before the executing stage.Discussion
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