CAPM Business Analysis Frameworks Practice Question
A business analyst is working on a regulatory compliance project with many diverse stakeholders. The analyst needs to categorize stakeholders based on their interest and influence to prioritize engagement. Which tool should the analyst use?
⚠ Common exam trap
The trap is confusing stakeholder analysis tools with other project management tools like RACI or SWOT, which serve different purposes.
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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Power/Interest Grid
The Power/Interest Grid is a stakeholder analysis tool that categorizes stakeholders based on their level of authority (power) and level of concern (interest) regarding the project outcomes. This helps prioritize engagement strategies. It is exactly designed for the purpose described.
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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SWOT Analysis
Why it's wrong here
SWOT assesses internal strengths and weaknesses against external opportunities and threats for strategy formulation. It is tempting as a familiar analysis technique, but it examines organisational position, not stakeholders, so it cannot plot interest against influence for engagement prioritisation.
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Power/Interest Grid
Why this is correct
The Power/Interest Grid plots stakeholders on two axes, authority to influence outcomes against concern for the work, sorting them into prioritised quadrants. This lets the analyst target engagement effort where it matters most across a diverse regulatory stakeholder group.
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RACI Matrix
Why it's wrong here
A RACI matrix assigns responsibility, accountability, consultation and information roles to tasks or deliverables. It is tempting because it maps people to work, but it operates on task assignments rather than classifying stakeholders by interest and influence levels for engagement planning.
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Stakeholder Register
Why it's wrong here
A stakeholder register records identified stakeholders and their details, but does not itself plot interest against influence. It is tempting because it is the central stakeholder artefact, and it would be correct as the repository feeding a power/interest grid, not as the categorisation tool.
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