PMP · Question #360
A project manager is leading an in-house company project in its very early stages. This current project is similar to another project that ended a year ago. What should the project manager do to analy
The correct answer is B. Use lessons learned from the previous project as a guide for the current project's stakeholder. When starting a new in-house project similar to a previous one, the project manager should leverage the lessons learned from the prior project to guide current stakeholder analysis and engagement strategies.
Question
A project manager is leading an in-house company project in its very early stages. This current project is similar to another project that ended a year ago. What should the project manager do to analyze the involved stakeholders?
Options
- ALower the priority of stakeholder engagement as the stakeholders already have knowledge of this
- BUse lessons learned from the previous project as a guide for the current project's stakeholder
- CRefer to the stakeholder register from the previous project as it was similar to the current project
- DDocument in the risk register that the current project may have different stakeholders than the
How the community answered
(54 responses)- A9% (5)
- B83% (45)
- C2% (1)
- D6% (3)
Why each option
When starting a new in-house project similar to a previous one, the project manager should leverage the lessons learned from the prior project to guide current stakeholder analysis and engagement strategies.
Even if stakeholders have prior knowledge, engagement priorities should not be lowered as projects always have unique aspects and active engagement remains crucial for success and managing expectations.
Lessons learned from a previous similar project provide valuable insights into which stakeholders were critical, how they preferred to be engaged, what issues arose, and what worked well, offering a comprehensive guide for managing stakeholders in the current project. This goes beyond just identifying the stakeholders, but rather understanding *how* to engage them effectively based on past experience.
While referring to the previous stakeholder register can be a starting point, it merely lists stakeholders and their attributes; lessons learned provide deeper insights into their actual engagement history, communication effectiveness, and specific issues encountered.
Documenting a potential difference in stakeholders in the risk register is a reactive measure and doesn't proactively guide the analysis process itself; the primary goal is to *analyze* the current stakeholders using available information.
Concept tested: Leveraging past project lessons for stakeholder management
Source: https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/knowledge-management-project-management-6593
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Toby R.Apr 7, 2026Confirmed B on my exam last month. PMI wants you to leverage lessons learned from prior projects as a starting point, but you still have to do fresh stakeholder analysis since a year can change a lot.
Brenda K.Apr 15, 2026Saw this one on my exam last March, flagged it at the 40 second mark because C looks tempting but you never just copy old artifacts. B is the move because lessons learned are the approved knowledge transfer mechanism, and I confirmed it when I reviewed my flagged questions at the end.
Ola B.Apr 10, 2026A is the right call here. The PMBOK is clear that stakeholder engagement should be scaled to the context, and since the company already did a nearly identical project a year ago, the same stakeholders already know the drill and have context, so you can reasonably dial back the effort instead of starting from scratch.
Toby R.Apr 11, 2026B is correct here, Ola. Even if stakeholders have prior project experience, the PMBOK emphasizes that each project is unique and stakeholder engagement should be tailored to the specific context and needs of the current project, not assumed to carry over automatically.