ITPEC FE Morning April 2018 Question 53
According to the PMBOK Guide – Fifth Edition, which of the following is an appropriate definition of a project stakeholder?
Explanation
Anyone who may affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by the project — the PMBOK Guide defines a stakeholder this broadly.
Stakeholders include people inside the project (sponsor, project manager, team, PMO) and outside it (customers, users, suppliers, regulators, the public). The word "perceive" matters: a group that only believes it is affected, and may resist the project, is still a stakeholder to identify and manage.
Answer (b)
Why not others:
- •(a) — describes the project sponsor, who provides resources and support and is accountable for enabling success
- •(c) — describes the project management office (PMO), which standardizes governance and shares resources, methodologies, tools and techniques
- •(d) — describes the project manager, assigned by the performing organization to lead the team
Key rule: The sponsor, the PMO and the project manager are each a stakeholder, but the definition of stakeholder is the broad one: anyone who affects or is affected by the project, really or in their own view.
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