IPA IP 2022 Question 52

Topic: Project Management

A question IPA Japan published in 令和4年度 ITパスポート試験 公開問題 問52, translated into English. ITPEC is based on the same exams.

Same question on ITPEC: Apr 2026 Q57 +1 more

Company A orders the development of a system to Company B and starts a system development project. Among (i) through (iv) below who are concerned with the project, which of the following lists all and only the stakeholders of the project?

(i)Company A’s management executives(ii)Company A’s user department(iii)Company B’s project manager(iv)Company B’s business partner that provides technical support

Explanation

(i), (ii), (iii), (iv): all four — a stakeholder is anyone who affects or is affected by the project, on either side of the contract.

  • •(i) Company A's management executives decide on and pay for the investment
  • •(ii) Company A's user department will work with the system and states its requirements
  • •(iii) Company B's project manager runs the development
  • •(iv) Company B's business partner provides technical support, so its work and its contract depend on the project

Stakeholders include the customer and the sponsor, the users, the project manager and team, and suppliers and subcontractors. Each of the four groups has an interest in the project or its result.

Answer (b)

Why not others:

  • •(a) (i), (ii), (iv) — leaves out (iii), yet the project manager is the stakeholder most directly involved
  • •(c) (ii), (iii), (iv) — leaves out (i), the executives who approve and fund the project
  • •(d) (ii), (iv) — leaves out both the executives and the project manager

Key rule: Stakeholders are not only the users and the team but also sponsors, executives, suppliers and partners: anyone whose interests the project affects.

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