Lesson 3 – Assessment

1. Anthony is currently managing a counselling & testing project. The project is in the execution phase. During the planning phase of the project, Anthony developed a comprehensive stakeholder management plan for the project. However, the frequency of the plan review has not been defined. How often should the stakeholder management plan be reviewed by Anthony?

2. Jim is managing a road network design project for a government agency. He is currently carrying out the Plan Stakeholder Management process for the project. Which of the following documents will provide the list of project stakeholders to Jim for this process?

3. Gordon is currently developing his project’s stakeholder management strategy. All enterprise environmental factors should be considered during this process. Which of the following enterprise environmental factors should be paid special attention during this process?

4. 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?

5. For any complex project, once the project stakeholders are identified, the next step is to classify these stakeholders based on their current and desired engagement levels. What is the benefit of classifying the project stakeholders?

6. The stakeholder analysis is done during which process?

7. The stakeholder engagement assessment matrix is done during which process?

8. Which of the following is the best definition of a stakeholder?

9. If you are assessing each stakeholder as either unaware, resistant, neutral, supportive, or leading, what technique are you using?

10. What is the name of the document that lists any problems that stakeholders may have and records what is being done about them?

11. The deliverable of your project is a human resource application that will help the company with hiring and onboarding new employees. The team will be working on requirement affecting the needs of some of the stakeholders throughout the project. The requirements of other stakeholders will only come into play during a small part towards the end of the project. When do stakeholders have the most influence on the project?

12. You know that some groups within your organization are going to provide input to requirements that may impact your ability to develop a realistic schedule. Managing stakeholder expectations is always important but achieving stakeholder satisfaction will be more critical with some groups than with others. All the following are part of the team’s stakeholder management effort except:

13. You are planning a project to develop a website for a large medical center. This site will be used by patients, medical professionals, support staff, and insurance company representatives. Which document will best help you determine the current attitudes of stakeholders toward the project and the level of engagement you will need from each of these groups?

14. The key objective of stakeholder management is: