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PMP Exam 5

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Question 155 of 200 Question ID: 610081

You have compiled a list of potential stakeholders for your project, and now you are classifying the stakeholders with
regard to their influence. As you work through your way down the list of stakeholders, you have come to the project
sponsor.

How should you classify the direction of influence of this stakeholder?

A Downward

B Sideward

C Outward

D Upward

J Question answered incorrectly

Hint:
Think of the seniority level of the project sponsor.

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:

According to the scenario, you are carrying out the Identify Stakeholders process. Directions of influence is an example
of a data representation technique that can be used as part of this process. This technique classifies stakeholders
according to their influence on the work of the project or the project team itself. Stakeholders can be classified as
upward, downward, outward, or sideward. The upward classification includes senior management of the performing
organization or customer organization, sponsor, and steering committee. Therefore, the project sponsor should be
classified as upward.

Details for Each Option:

A Downward
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skills in a temporary capacity. The project sponsor is neither a part of the project team nor a specialist contributing
knowledge or skills in a temporary capacity.

B Sideward
Incorrect. The sideward classification includes peers of the project manager, such as other project managers or
middle managers who are in competition for scarce project resources or who collaborate with the project manager
in sharing resources or information. This description does not include the project sponsor.

C Outward
Incorrect. Stakeholder groups and their representatives outside the project team, such as suppliers, government
departments, the public, end-users, and regulators are typically classified outward when the directions of influence
technique is used.

D Upward
Correct. The upward classification includes senior management of the performing organization or customer
organization, sponsor, and steering committee. Therefore, the project sponsor should be classified as upward.

Reference:

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition, Project Management Institute
Inc., 2017, Page(s) 513

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