PK0-005 Project Life Cycle Practice Question
A project manager identifies a key stakeholder who has high interest in the project but low power to influence decisions. In the power/interest grid, where should this stakeholder be placed?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Keep informed
High interest, low power stakeholders should be kept informed.
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Manage closely
Why it's wrong here
Managing closely is reserved for stakeholders with both high power and high interest, such as project sponsors who can block or accelerate decisions. This stakeholder has low power, so the correct placement is "keep satisfied" or "keep informed," depending on the grid quadrant. The option is tempting because high interest often suggests active engagement, but without decision-making authority, intensive management wastes resources and ignores the power axis of the grid.
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Keep satisfied
Why it's wrong here
Keep satisfied is for high power, low interest.
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Monitor
Why it's wrong here
Monitor is for low power, low interest.
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Keep informed
Why this is correct
Keep informed is for high interest, low power.
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