A project lead sends an update but provides no way for stakeholders to ask questions or contribute. Is this, by itself, an example of effective stakeholder communication?
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A project team needs to resolve a sensitive disagreement with a stakeholder. Which communication approach is most suitable for enabling discussion?
- A
Send a routine email update and assume it will resolve the disagreement.
- B
Arrange a meeting or one-to-one conversation to discuss the issue.
- C
Post the issue on a dashboard without inviting questions.
- D
Send the same brief message to every stakeholder group.
In the feedback loop, what is the two-word action of telling participants what was heard and what action followed?
Using a power–interest grid, project leads should with stakeholders who have both high influence and high interest.
A project sponsor must decide whether to fund extra training. Which message emphasis is best suited to this audience and decision?
- A
Provide a detailed list of every task assigned to the delivery team.
- B
Focus on how to access a demonstration of the new process.
- C
Emphasize project outcomes, risks, and decisions needed.
- D
Ask the sponsor to confirm individual testing cases in the tracker.
Which elements belong in a practical communication plan? Select all that apply.
- A
Name an owner responsible for the communication.
- B
Use one identical channel for every audience, regardless of their needs.
- C
Specify how communication effectiveness will be checked.
- D
Include a route for feedback.
If stakeholders respond to a survey at a low rate, the project team can conclude that they have no concerns.
- A
True
- B
False
To give people time to prepare, share changes .
A project team receives few responses to a request for feedback from staff affected by a new process. What is the best next step?
- A
Stop seeking input because a low response rate proves the audience is satisfied.
- B
Review the channel, timing, wording, and access arrangements, then adjust as needed.
- C
Send the same message more often without checking its effectiveness.
- D
Remove the feedback route so that people are not confused by multiple options.
What tool can a project team use to consider stakeholder influence and interest when prioritizing attention?
Which are useful indicators for evaluating whether stakeholder communication worked? Select all that apply.
- A
Whether the intended audience understood the change.
- B
The total number of messages sent, treated as the sole measure of success.
- C
Whether stakeholders took the requested action.
- D
Whether people could raise issues through the intended route.
Users say a new booking form is difficult to use on phones. Describe how the project team should respond so that it closes the feedback loop and checks whether its response worked.
A new workplace process will affect staff who use it. Which communication is most likely to give them the information they need to prepare?
- A
Send leadership a list of every task the delivery team must complete.
- B
Explain what changes for staff, when it happens, and how they can get support.
- C
Ask the support team to confirm its testing assignments in a tracker.
- D
Send an announcement without specifying when the change takes effect.
A project team needs to make routine status information available in one consistent place for people who already know where to find it. Which channel is the best fit?
- A
A private one-to-one conversation
- B
A project dashboard or portal
- C
A workshop for trying a proposed process
- D
An interview designed to collect detailed individual input
A project team wants to collect input from many people about a proposed change. Which approach is designed for that purpose?
- A
A decision briefing for a sponsor
- B
A project portal for recurring status information
- C
A survey or feedback form with a clear question
- D
A one-to-one conversation about a sensitive concern
During a project, the team discovers a group that may be affected by the outcome but was not previously identified. What is the best next step?
- A
Keep the existing stakeholder list unchanged to avoid disrupting the plan.
- B
Add the group only if it has formal decision-making authority.
- C
Add the group and identify its interests, likely impacts, and communication needs.
- D
Send the group the same update used for every other audience.
A group has little formal influence over a project but will experience a major change and may know about practical problems. How should the team use a power–interest grid when planning engagement?
- A
Exclude the group because it has little influence over project decisions.
- B
Include the group in engagement because its members may be heavily affected or have important knowledge.
- C
Contact the group only if influential stakeholders ask the team to do so.
- D
Use the group's low influence as evidence that it has little interest in the outcome.
In a communication plan, what role is assigned to each communication to support consistent messages and ensure questions receive a response?
True or false: If people attend a communication activity, that alone is enough to show that the communication was effective.
- A
True
- B
False
After reviewing a communication activity, what should the team record and use to improve later messages and engagement?
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