Which of the following activities best describes a salience model?

Ben works as a project manager for the MJH Project. In this project, Ben is preparing to identify stakeholders so he can communicate project requirements, status, and risks. Ben has elected to use a salience model as part of his stakeholder identification process.

Which of the following activities best describes a salience model?
A . Describing classes of stakeholders based on their power (ability to impose their will), urgency (need for
immediate attention), and legitimacy (their involvement is appropriate).

B . Grouping the stakeholders based on their level of authority ("power") and their level or concern ("interest") regarding the project outcomes.
C . Influence/impact grid, grouping the stakeholders based on their active involvement ("influence") in the project and their ability to affect changes to the project’s planning or execution ("impact").
D . Grouping the stakeholders based on their level of authority ("power") and their active involvement ("influence") in the project.

Answer: A

Explanation:

A salience model defines and charts stakeholders’ power, urgency, and legitimacy in the project.

The salience model is a technique for categorizing stakeholders according to their importance. The various difficulties faced by the project managers are as follows:

How to choose the right stakeholders?

– How to prioritize competing claims of the stakeholders communication needs?

– Stakeholder salience is determined by the evaluation of their power, legitimacy and urgency in the organization.

Power is defined as the ability of the stakeholder to impose their will.

– Urgency is the need for immediate action.

– Legitimacy shows the stakeholders participation is appropriate or not.

– The model allows the project manager to decide the relative salience of a particular stakeholder.

Incorrect Answers:

B: This defines the power/interest grid.

C: This defines an influence/impact grid.

D: This defines a power/influence grid.

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