PMP Question #922: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

Question

A project manager is working on a software development contract. The project is halfway through a 3-year contract when there is a change in the political landscape and 20% of the stakeholders are replaced. Almost immediately decisions become delayed, invoices go unpaid, and meetings become unmanageable. What tool would assist the project manager to better understand the new project landscape?

Options

• ACommunication analysis
• BPower distance analysis
• CStakeholder analysis
• DEngagement analysis

Explanation

Given significant changes in stakeholders and resulting project disruptions, conducting a stakeholder analysis is essential to understand the new project landscape.

Common mistakes.

• A. Communication analysis focuses on the effectiveness of communication channels and methods, but first, the project manager needs to understand who the new stakeholders are and their influence before optimizing communication.
• B. Power distance analysis is a concept from cultural dimensions theory and while relevant to understanding cultural dynamics, it's not the direct tool to address specific issues arising from replaced stakeholders.
• D. Engagement analysis assesses how stakeholders are currently involved, but a comprehensive stakeholder analysis is needed first to identify who needs to be engaged and why, especially after new stakeholders are introduced.

Concept tested. Stakeholder identification and analysis in response to change

Reference. https://www.pmi.org/pmbok-guide-standards/foundational/pmbok/project-stakeholder-management

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