PK0-005 Project Management Concepts Practice Question
A project manager is preparing the stakeholder engagement approach for a hospital construction project. The regulatory authority has high interest and high influence, and can halt the project if permits are delayed. The project manager needs to keep this stakeholder satisfied. Which classification and engagement level is MOST appropriate?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap here is classifying a regulator as merely influential and therefore only keeping it satisfied, when its active oversight also makes its interest high.
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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High interest and high influence, so manage closely through active collaboration.
The power and interest grid places stakeholders into quadrants that drive engagement strategy. When both power and interest are high, the stakeholder must be managed closely with active collaboration. A regulatory authority that can halt construction clearly holds high power and, given its active oversight role, high interest, so close management with proactive communication is the appropriate approach.
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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High interest and low influence, so keep informed through regular updates.
Why it's wrong here
Keeping a stakeholder informed is appropriate when interest is high but influence is limited. Here the regulator can stop the project, so influence is clearly high. Relying on one-way updates would fail to engage the authority whose approval gates the schedule, leaving a critical dependency unmanaged.
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High interest and high influence, so manage closely through active collaboration.
Why this is correct
Stakeholders who are both highly interested and highly influential require close management, meaning active, two-way engagement and early involvement in decisions. For a regulator that can stop the project, this means proactive permit coordination and regular interaction, which is the most effective way to keep the stakeholder satisfied and protect the schedule.
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High influence and low interest, so keep satisfied by addressing their concerns.
Why it's wrong here
Keeping a stakeholder satisfied fits those with high influence but low interest, where the goal is to avoid surprises that could trigger interference. The regulator in this scenario is also highly interested, so a minimal-engagement strategy would ignore an actively involved party and miss the chance to resolve permit issues early.
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Low interest and low influence, so monitor with minimal effort.
Why it's wrong here
Monitoring with minimal effort suits stakeholders who neither care much nor can affect the outcome. Applying that approach to a regulator that can halt the project would leave permit risks unmanaged. The scenario explicitly states high interest and high influence, so a low-effort monitoring strategy directly contradicts the situation.
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