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Which of the following is a table of all stakeholders showing the mapping of which stakeholders will contribute information to other stakeholders?

The correct answer is B. Communications Requirements Matrix. A Communications Requirements Matrix identifies all project stakeholders and maps which ones need to provide or receive specific information, forming the basis of the communications management plan.

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Question

Which of the following is a table of all stakeholders showing the mapping of which stakeholders will contribute information to other stakeholders?

Options

  • ARACI Chart
  • BCommunications Requirements Matrix
  • CProject scope statement
  • DOrganizational Breakdown Structure

How the community answered

(28 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    75% (21)
  • C
    14% (4)
  • D
    7% (2)

Why each option

A Communications Requirements Matrix identifies all project stakeholders and maps which ones need to provide or receive specific information, forming the basis of the communications management plan.

ARACI Chart

A RACI Chart maps project roles - Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, and Informed - to work activities or deliverables, not the flow of information between stakeholders.

BCommunications Requirements MatrixCorrect

The Communications Requirements Matrix is a planning tool that lists every stakeholder and documents what information each party needs, who supplies it, in what format, and at what frequency. It explicitly captures the directional flow of information between stakeholders, ensuring the communications management plan addresses every identified information need across the project.

CProject scope statement

The project scope statement defines project deliverables, exclusions, constraints, and acceptance criteria, and contains no mapping of stakeholder information exchanges.

DOrganizational Breakdown Structure

An Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS) represents the hierarchy of organizational units and their relationship to project work packages, not a communication flow mapping between stakeholders.

Concept tested: Communications Requirements Matrix for stakeholder information mapping

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

Topics

#communications requirements matrix#stakeholder mapping#information flow#communication planning

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