A new project manager has been assigned to an ongoing project. What will the project manager use to identify the responsibilities of the stakeholders in the project?

Question

Options

• AResponsible, accountable, consult, and inform (RACI) chart
• BCharter
• CResponsibility assignment matrix (RAM)
• DStakeholder matrix

• A
  6% (3)
• B
  4% (2)
• C
  88% (42)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

A Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM) maps project roles and responsibilities to stakeholders, showing who is responsible for what work packages or activities - making it the go-to tool for a new PM needing to quickly understand stakeholder responsibilities on an ongoing project.

• A (RACI chart) is actually a type of RAM, not the broader category. The question asks for the tool class, and RAM is the correct general term; RACI is one specific format within it.
• B (Charter) identifies stakeholders at a high level and authorizes the project, but does not detail individual responsibilities.
• D (Stakeholder matrix) (also called a stakeholder register or power/interest grid) analyzes stakeholder influence and engagement - not their specific work responsibilities.

Memory tip: Think of RAM as a grid - rows are work items, columns are people, and the cells show who does what. RACI is just one way to fill in those cells, so RAM is the parent concept that always applies when the question says "responsibilities."

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