Which action is most useful to analyze stakeholders'levels of interest and influence?

Question

Options

• AInitiating a portfolio communication management plan
• BIdentifying stakeholders'specific requirements
• CCreating a stakeholder matrix
• DDeveloping a portfolio communication matrix

• A
  2% (1)
• B
  77% (34)
• C
  14% (6)
• D
  7% (3)

Explanation

Identifying what stakeholders specifically require from the portfolio is the most direct way to analyze both their level of interest (what they need and care about) and their level of influence (the degree to which their requirements must be met and how much they can affect portfolio outcomes). A stakeholder's specific requirements reveal the depth and nature of their engagement. Initiating a communication management plan (A) is a downstream activity that assumes you have already analyzed interest and influence. A stakeholder matrix (C) is a documentation and visualization tool that organizes what you've already analyzed - it doesn't perform the analysis itself. A portfolio communication matrix (D) maps communication channels and frequency, not stakeholder interest and influence levels.

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