Project Management Professional (PMP) — Question 1242

A company is interested in reducing production costs in one of its production lines. When the project charter was about to be approved, one of the key stakeholders questioned the project's value and caused a delay in the approval.
What should the project manager have done to avoid this setback?

Answer options

• A. Developed benchmarking
• B. Assessed feasibility and impacts
• C. Detailed the project charter
• D. Analyzed stakeholders

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because analyzing stakeholders helps identify their interests and concerns early in the project, potentially mitigating objections later. Options A, B, and C, while useful in project planning, do not directly address stakeholder engagement and may not prevent delays caused by stakeholder objections.