A project manager is preparing the communications management plan. The project has a large number of stakeholders with varying levels of interest and power. Which tool should the PM use to determine the appropriate communication frequency and method for each stakeholder?

Answer options:

Organizational Chart

Stakeholder Engagement Assessment Matrix and Power/Interest Grid

Resource Histogram

Ishikawa Diagram

How to approach this question

Input: Stakeholder Analysis. Output: Comms Plan.

Full Answer

B.Stakeholder Engagement Assessment Matrix and Power/Interest Grid✓ Correct

Task 2 (Manage communications). Communication planning is based on Stakeholder Analysis (Task 4). The Power/Interest grid dictates the strategy (Manage Closely vs Monitor), which dictates the communication frequency.

Common mistakes

Thinking Comms Plan is generic. It must be tailored via analysis.

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