2/5/2019 Online Courses - PMP Exam Simulator

PMP Exam Simulator

PMP Exam 5

Filtered Mode: Displaying 15 questions

Question 85 of 200 Question ID: 612210

You are managing a project to develop recreational facilities for a community. You have internal and external groups of
stakeholders. You would like to send project performance-related information to internal stakeholders only, but
deliverable status information to both internal and external stakeholders.

Which of the following processes would you use to actively send this information?

A Monitor Stakeholder Engagement

B Plan Stakeholder Engagement

C Manage Stakeholder Engagement

D Plan Communications Management

G Question answered correctly

Hint:
Which process is most involved in actively communicating with the project stakeholders?

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

One may argue that the correct answer should be Manage Communications. However, this option is not listed among the
answer choices. Certainly, Project Communications Management and Project Stakeholder Management are two very
closely correlated Knowledge Areas. Manage Communications is the process of "ensuring timely and appropriate
collection, creation, distribution, storage, retrieval, management, monitoring, and the ultimate disposition of project
information." One of the outputs from this process is the actual project communications, which include the performance
reports, the status of deliverables, schedule progress, the cost incurred, presentations, and other information required by
stakeholders which is what described in the scenario. Manage Stakeholder Engagement is the process of
"communicating and working with stakeholders to meet their needs and expectations, address issues, and foster
appropriate stakeholder involvement." However, the output artifacts for this process only include change requests and
updates to the project management plan and project documents. Eventually, we can say that Manage Communications
process is the means by which Manage Stakeholder Engagement process is carried out.
https://www.project-management-prepcast.com/index.php?option=com_joomla_lms&task=show_quiz&id=6&quiz_id=126&Itemid=1248&tmpl=quiz 1/2
 Now
2/5/2019 let us for a moment forget what we have just written. Let’s pretend
Online Courses we are
- PMP Exam taking the actual PMP exam. What choice
Simulator
would you pick? There is no Manage Communications as one of the answer choices. There is only Manage Stakeholder
Engagement and three other choices which are likely incorrect (we assume you do not argue over them). The point we
are trying to make here is that on the real PMP exam the questions and the answers could be ambiguous. They may
have no any specific clarifications or clear definitions. There may be situations where more than one (or even all) choices
will seem to be correct or, on the other hand, incorrect answers. Therefore while taking the exam, it is recommended to
make reasonable assumptions based on all 'available' information in the question and select the 'best' answer among the
choices given. It would not always be the ideal answer or the perfect answer you would prefer to hear, but it should be
better than the others. This is the whole idea of this simulator – to simulate the real PMP exam so you would be better
prepared for it. In this particular scenario, of the choices provided, Manage Stakeholder Engagement is the best answer
to the question asked.

Details for Each Option:

A Monitor Stakeholder Engagement

Incorrect. Monitor Stakeholder Engagement is the process of 'monitoring' overall stakeholder relationships and
adjusting strategies and plans for engaging stakeholders, which is not what is described in the scenario.

B Plan Stakeholder Engagement

Incorrect. Plan Stakeholder Engagement is a planning process that involves developing effective approaches
required to involve stakeholders based on their needs, expectations, interests, and potential impact. The question
is asking to select a process in which you will actively send information, implying the process is part of the
Executing Process Group.

C Manage Stakeholder Engagement

Correct. Of the choices available, Manage Stakeholder Engagement is the only process where you are actively
'managing' the information for each type of stakeholder, making this choice the best answer to the question asked.

D Plan Communications Management

Incorrect. Plan Communications Management is a planning process that involves 'determining and documenting'
the information required to manage project communications effectively. The question is asking to select a process
in which you will actively send information, suggesting you are looking for an executing process.

Reference:

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition, Project Management Institute
Inc., 2017, Page(s) 503, 359

https://www.project-management-prepcast.com/index.php?option=com_joomla_lms&task=show_quiz&id=6&quiz_id=126&Itemid=1248&tmpl=quiz 2/2