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Stakeholders and communication
A person or group affected by or able to influence the project.
Prerequisites
No prior project-management course required.
Study notes
Stakeholder
A person or group affected by or able to influence the project.
Status report
A concise update on progress, decisions, risks and next actions.
Owner
The person accountable for completing or deciding a specified item.
Retrospective
A structured review of what worked, what did not and what to improve.
Worked examples
Which term best matches this description: A person or group affected by or able to influence the project.
Stakeholder is the matching concept in this lesson.
Stakeholder
Which term best matches this description: A concise update on progress, decisions, risks and next actions.
Status report is the matching concept in this lesson.
Status report
Check your understanding
Which concept would you apply first in a situation where the person accountable for completing or deciding a specified item.
- Retrospective
- Owner
- Stakeholder
- Status report
Name the concept described as: A structured review of what worked, what did not and what to improve.
Which statement about Stakeholder is most accurate?
- A structured review of what worked, what did not and what to improve.
- The person accountable for completing or deciding a specified item.
- A person or group affected by or able to influence the project.
- A concise update on progress, decisions, risks and next actions.
Explain one important difference between Stakeholder and Status report.
Answers and marking guidance
Answers and marking notes
- Owner
The scenario directly calls for Owner.
- Retrospective
The intended concept is Retrospective.
- A person or group affected by or able to influence the project.
The definition in the lesson notes gives the required condition.
- Stakeholder: A person or group affected by or able to influence the project. Status report: A concise update on progress, decisions, risks and next actions.
Credit a clear distinction using both definitions and an appropriate example if supplied.
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