A project has no formal relationship with a nearby community, but the project’s outcome will affect that community. Which conclusion best fits the definition of a stakeholder?
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In a stakeholder register, a person’s ability to shape project decisions, resources, delivery, or others’ views is their .
When defining the scope of stakeholder identification, a team should decide whether to include current as well as stakeholders.
Which stakeholder register field describes how a stakeholder contributes to the project, makes decisions, uses results, or may be affected?
A stakeholder register should be reviewed when project scope, people, or circumstances change.
- A
True
- B
False
A project is introducing an online appointment system. Patients use it, while the sponsor controls funding and key decisions. Which assessment best distinguishes interest from influence?
- A
The patient has high influence because they use the system.
- B
The sponsor has high interest because the sponsor funds the system.
- C
The patient may have high interest, while the sponsor may have high influence through funding and decisions.
- D
The reception staff must have the same level of interest and influence as the sponsor.
A team wants to identify stakeholders systematically rather than rely on memory. Which actions support that goal? Select all that apply.
- A
Hold a structured brainstorming session with people who understand the project and its delivery.
- B
Limit the search to the project manager’s personal recollection.
- C
Review relevant project documents and processes.
- D
Ask identified stakeholders to suggest others who may be affected or influential.
A team is grouping stakeholders for a project. Under which category would it place professional bodies, advocacy groups, and media that may influence or be affected by the work?
- A
Governance and funding
- B
Delivery
- C
Wider context
- D
Use and impact
Which stakeholder register field records how an assessment was formed and what still needs to be checked?
Before building a stakeholder list, a team is unsure whether to include potential stakeholders and parties outside the organization. What should it do first?
- A
Define the project’s scope and decide what counts as a stakeholder for this analysis.
- B
Start by assigning influence scores to every stakeholder the team can recall.
- C
Include only external organizations to keep the analysis consistent.
- D
Wait until delivery begins before deciding who counts as a stakeholder.
A team has created a power–interest map and concludes that it no longer needs a stakeholder register or direct validation. Is this conclusion correct?
- A
True
- B
False
A team is validating its stakeholder list before a project milestone. Which review inputs are appropriate? Select all that apply.
- A
Ask relevant functions such as operations, customer support, IT, procurement, legal, communications, or governance to review the list.
- B
Ask only people already listed as stakeholders to approve the list.
- C
Include project partners or subject-matter experts when their knowledge is needed.
- D
Consult colleagues who already engage with stakeholders and may identify additional groups.
A stakeholder group has a designated representative, and knowing the representative would help the team validate the group’s needs. How should the team document this?
- A
Record only the stakeholder group, because naming individuals is never useful.
- B
Where useful, record named individuals as well as the groups they represent.
- C
Record only the most influential individual and omit the group represented.
- D
Avoid recording representatives until the project is complete.
A team is starting a project to replace an internal service system. Describe a practical process for identifying stakeholders and maintaining a useful stakeholder register as the project develops.
A team is beginning stakeholder identification for a project with several internal and external relationships. What should it do first to establish a useful basis for the analysis?
- A
Begin with the people who have formal decision-making authority.
- B
Define the project scope and decide what counts as a stakeholder for the analysis.
- C
Create a power–interest map using only stakeholders already known to the project team.
- D
Wait until delivery begins, when project impacts are easier to observe.
A team keeps overlooking potentially affected groups when brainstorming stakeholders. Which change is most likely to make its search more systematic?
- A
List only people named in the project charter.
- B
Ask each department to nominate one representative and stop once every department responds.
- C
Use useful categories to prompt a broad search across project relationships and effects.
- D
Identify only groups that will use the final product directly.
A project team wants to identify stakeholders it may not already know about. Which approach best combines the recommended identification methods?
- A
Hold a structured session with people who understand the project, review relevant documents and processes, and ask identified stakeholders who else may be affected or influential.
- B
Review the project schedule and treat every task owner as the complete stakeholder list.
- C
Ask the sponsor to create the list alone, then record only the groups the sponsor approves.
- D
Use a power–interest map before gathering information and include only those placed in its highest category.
A team needs a working project record for stakeholder names or groups, relationships, interests, influence, and uncertainties. What is this record called?
True or false: After a stakeholder register has been validated, the team should revisit it at project milestones and when the scope, people, or circumstances change.
- A
True
- B
False
A project partner can shape delivery because it controls access to a key resource. Which stakeholder-analysis dimension describes this ability?
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