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Beth is the project manager of the KJH project. Sarah is Beth's administrative assistant and Ben is the project team leader. Beth's project has eight virtual teams throughout the world that will be…

The correct answer is D. Beth. Beth, the project manager, is responsible for communication with all stakeholders. According to the PMBOK, the project manager occupies the center of the interactions between stakeholders and the project itself. Answer option B is incorrect. Sarah may help with the…

Stakeholder Communication

Question

Beth is the project manager of the KJH project. Sarah is Beth's administrative assistant and Ben is the project team leader. Beth's project has eight virtual teams throughout the world that will be working on the activities relevant to the deliverables in their locales. Thomas, the project sponsor, has told Beth that he is to be kept abreast of all communication between her project and the stakeholders. In this project, who is the lead person responsible for communication with all stakeholders?

Options

  • AThomas
  • BSarah
  • CEach of the team leaders for the eight virtual teams
  • DBeth

How the community answered

(50 responses)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    4% (2)
  • D
    94% (47)

Explanation

Beth, the project manager, is responsible for communication with all stakeholders. According to the PMBOK, the project manager occupies the center of the interactions between stakeholders and the project itself. Answer option B is incorrect. Sarah may help with the communications, but she is not responsible for the communications. Answer option A is incorrect. Thomas, the project sponsor, just needs to be kept abreast of the Answer option C is incorrect. The project team leaders for the virtual sites are not responsible for communicating with the project stakeholders.

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#stakeholder communication#project manager role#virtual teams#communication responsibility

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