A large automaker begins a program to create the next-generation car. As the program team is composed, key stakeholders are identified. Key stakeholders for the program should include which of the…

Question

Options

• APotential customers, government regulatory agencies, and competitors
• BProject management office (PMO), third-party contractors, and agents
• CLocal car dealers, factory workers, and corporate officers
• DVice president of logistics, potential customers, and corporate executives

• A
  11% (6)
• B
  70% (39)
• C
  16% (9)
• D
  4% (2)

Explanation

Key stakeholders in a program are those with direct influence over, or responsibility for, the program's governance, execution, and oversight. The PMO provides organizational governance and standards, third-party contractors deliver specialized work components, and agents act on behalf of stakeholders in formal capacities-all of which are central to program execution. Option A includes competitors, who are not stakeholders (they have no stake in the program's success). Option C mixes operational employees and dealers who are more peripheral to the program structure. Option D is a plausible distractor, but mixing a logistics VP with 'potential customers' and executives is less precise as a 'key stakeholder' grouping in the PMI sense. B most accurately reflects the program management ecosystem of governance, delivery partners, and authorized representatives.

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