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Which statement about identification and engagement of stakeholders during a project is correct?

The correct answer is A. Project stakeholders should be identified and engaged in every phase of the project to influence the success of the project directly. Stakeholders must be identified and actively engaged throughout every phase of the project, as their ongoing input directly influences project success.

Project Management Fundamentals and Core Concepts

Question

Which statement about identification and engagement of stakeholders during a project is correct?

Options

  • AProject stakeholders should be identified and engaged in every phase of the project to influence the success of the project directly.
  • BProject stakeholders should be identified and engaged once the prototype is completed to provide their feedback but refrain from making inputs during the project.
  • CProject stakeholders should be identified when the project charter is being completed and engaged during requirements gathering.
  • DProject stakeholders should be identified and engaged during requirements elicitation but not during the Define Scope process

How the community answered

(32 responses)
  • A
    88% (28)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    6% (2)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

Stakeholders must be identified and actively engaged throughout every phase of the project, as their ongoing input directly influences project success.

AProject stakeholders should be identified and engaged in every phase of the project to influence the success of the project directly.Correct

The PMBOK Guide and Agile Practice Guide both emphasize that stakeholder identification and engagement is a continuous process - stakeholders can emerge at any phase, their needs evolve, and sustained engagement throughout the project lifecycle ensures their influence is channeled constructively to support project outcomes.

BProject stakeholders should be identified and engaged once the prototype is completed to provide their feedback but refrain from making inputs during the project.

Waiting until a prototype is completed before engaging stakeholders is too late; it prevents stakeholders from influencing critical decisions made during planning and early execution.

CProject stakeholders should be identified when the project charter is being completed and engaged during requirements gathering.

Limiting stakeholder identification to charter completion and engagement to requirements gathering ignores the ongoing need for stakeholder input during design, execution, and closure phases.

DProject stakeholders should be identified and engaged during requirements elicitation but not during the Define Scope process

Excluding stakeholders from the Define Scope process directly contradicts PMI guidance, as stakeholder input is essential to defining scope boundaries and preventing scope-related conflicts.

Concept tested: Continuous stakeholder identification and engagement across project lifecycle

Source: https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok

Topics

#Stakeholder Management#Stakeholder Identification#Stakeholder Engagement#Project Phases

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