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SECTION B [60 Marks] Answer ANY THREE (3) questions in this section.

QUESTION 1 (20 Marks) The analysis of stakeholders helps to alleviate the risk of possible misunderstanding that may occur during the execution of a project. With your knowledge on the analysis of stakeholders, critically discuss the associated theory and how the project team went about analysing their stakeholders in the case study above.

QUESTION 2 (20 Marks) Relationship building with all stakeholders is vital in promoting a reliable atmosphere for the project to succeed by preventing interruptions and as a foundation to communicate on the project progress. After discussing the theory related to relationship building within stakeholders, identify all the stakeholders from the case study and record them in the stakeholder engagement assessment matrix. (You do not need to provide the matrix but list the stakeholders and map them to the relevant heading)

QUESTION 3 [20 Marks] Stakeholder engagement and stakeholder management are arguably the most important ingredients for a successful project delivery, and yet are often regarded as a fringe activity or one that can be outsourced to business-as-usual functions. Consider you are a project manager for a high profile government project. Outline the project and discuss the ten key principles of stakeholder engagement.

QUESTION 4 [20 Marks] Project communication, according to Healy (1997:227), has a dual purpose: the first is to cause some action or agreement to take place, and the second is to make a record that might be needed later. As an appointed project manager to a project of your choice, critically discuss the importance of effective and efficient communication in managing your project.

QUESTION 5 [20 Marks] A project is successful when it achieves its objectives and meets or exceeds the expectations of the stakeholders. Suppose you are managing an important project for executive, to redesign the operations facility of your organisation. Discuss in detail the process of managing stakeholders when undertaking your project.

QUESTION 6 [20 Marks] In managing conflict effectively it is important to correctly identify its source (Sadri, 2012:22). Then only can one decide on the appropriate conflict management style to utilise. Critically examine the five conflict management styles as cited by Brown (2011) by using a project that you are familiar with.