PK0-005 Project Life Cycle Practice Question
A project manager has identified a stakeholder with high power and high interest. According to the power/interest grid, how should this stakeholder be managed?
⚠ Common exam trap
PK0-005 often tests the power/interest grid by swapping the strategies for high-power/high-interest and high-power/low-interest stakeholders, so candidates must remember that 'manage closely' is for high interest, while 'keep satisfied' is for low interest.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Manage closely
In the power/interest grid, stakeholders with both high power and high interest are the most critical group because they can significantly influence the project and care deeply about its outcomes. The recommended strategy is to 'manage closely,' which means engaging them frequently, involving them in decision-making, and providing detailed, timely communication. This ensures their concerns are addressed and their influence is leveraged positively.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Monitor
Why it's wrong here
Monitoring suits low-power, low-interest stakeholders who require minimal effort and occasional status updates. A high-power, high-interest stakeholder must be managed closely and engaged directly, because their influence and concern can shape project direction. Monitoring leaves such a stakeholder uninvolved and their expectations unmanaged.
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Keep informed
Why it's wrong here
High power combined with high interest demands active engagement and close collaboration, since these stakeholders can materially affect the project and care about outcomes. Keeping them informed suits low-power, high-interest parties who merely need updates. Here, passive communication leaves a decisive stakeholder's concerns unaddressed.
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Keep satisfied
Why it's wrong here
Keeping satisfied applies to high-power, low-interest stakeholders whose support is needed but who do not want detailed involvement. A high-interest stakeholder expects active collaboration and two-way dialogue, so limiting engagement to satisfaction management ignores their stake and risks late objections that could derail the project.
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Manage closely
Why this is correct
High power combined with high interest places the stakeholder in the grid's manage-closely quadrant, requiring active, regular engagement. Their ability to influence the project and their investment in outcomes mean their concerns must be addressed continuously to avoid disruption.
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