Questions And Answers
Interactive communications Correct Answers: This type of communication means that information is
happening among stakeholders, like in a forum. Examples of interactive communications are
meetings, videoconferences, phone calls, and ad-hoc conversations. Interactive communications
means that the participants are actively communicating with one another.
Brain writing Correct Answers: A data gathering technique that's similar to brainstorming, but provides
brainstorming meeting participants with the questions and topics for brainstorming before the
stakeholder identification meeting.
Key stakeholder Correct Answers: Stakeholders—such as management, the project manager,
program manager, or customers—that have the authority to make decisions in the project.
Leading stakeholder status Correct Answers: Part of stakeholder analysis classification. A leading
stakeholder is aware of your project, they want your project to be successful, and the stakeholder is
working to make certain the project is a success.
Negative stakeholder Correct Answers: A stakeholder who does not want the project to exist and is
opposed to the project.
Neutral stakeholder Correct Answers: A stakeholder who has neither a positive nor negative attitude
about the project's existence.
Neutral stakeholder status Correct Answers: Part of stakeholder analysis classification. A neutral
stakeholder is aware of your project and is not concerned if the project succeeds or fails.
Positive stakeholder Correct Answers: A stakeholder who sees the benefits of the project and is in
favor of the change the project is to bring about.
Profile analysis meeting Correct Answers: This is an analysis meeting to examine and document the
roles in the project. The role's interests, concerns, influence, project knowledge, and attitude are
documented.
Pull communications Correct Answers: This type of communication pulls information from a central
repository. Pull communications allow stakeholders to retrieve information from a central source as
needed.
Push communications Correct Answers: This type of communication happens when the sender
pushes the same message to multiple people. Good examples of push communications are
broadcast text messages, faxes, press releases, and group e-mails.
Reporting system Correct Answers: A reporting system is a software program to store and analyze
project data for reporting. A common reporting system will take project data, allow the project
manager to pass the data through earned value management, for example, and then create
forecasting reports about the project costs and schedule.