CAPM · Question #517
A project is in the planning phase and ready for plan review and approval when a sponsor switch happens. What should the next course of action be?
The correct answer is C. Plan Stakeholder Engagement. A sponsor switch introduces a new key stakeholder whose interests, expectations, and level of engagement are unknown. Before proceeding with plan review and approval, the project manager must update the stakeholder register and re-plan stakeholder engagement to understand how…
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- APlan Communications Management
- BPerform Qualitative Risk Analysis
- CPlan Stakeholder Engagement
- DPerform Integrated Change Control
How the community answered
(33 responses)- A3% (1)
- B12% (4)
- C79% (26)
- D6% (2)
Explanation
A sponsor switch introduces a new key stakeholder whose interests, expectations, and level of engagement are unknown. Before proceeding with plan review and approval, the project manager must update the stakeholder register and re-plan stakeholder engagement to understand how the new sponsor wants to be involved and communicated with. Skipping this step risks proceeding with a plan the new sponsor may not support or approve. Performing risk analysis or integrated change control is premature-there is no change request yet. Communications planning follows stakeholder engagement planning, not the other way around.
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