You have been hired as a project manager for Tech Perfect Inc. You are studying the
documentation of planning of a project. The documentation states that there are twenty-five
stakeholders with the project. What will be the number of communication channels for the project?

A.
300

B.
50

C.
600

D.
25

Explanation:
According to the question, the project has twenty-five stakeholders. Communication channels are
paths of communication with stakeholders in a project. The number of communication channels
shows the complexity of a project’s communication and can be derived through the formula shown
below: Total Number of Communication Channels = n (n-1)/2 where, n is the number of
stakeholders. Hence, a project having five stakeholders will have ten communication channels.
Putting the value of the number of stake holder in the formula will provide the number of
communication channels: Number of communication channel = (n (n-1)) / 2 = (25 (25-1)) / 2 = (25
x 24) / 2 = 600 / 2 = 300 Who are project stakeholders? Project stakeholders are those entities
within or without an organization, which: Sponsor a project or, Have an interest or a gain upon a
successful completion of a project. Examples of project stakeholders include the customer, the
user group, the project manager, the development team, the testers, etc. Stakeholders are anyone
who has an interest in the project. Project stakeholders are individuals and organizations that are
actively involved in the project, or whose interests may be affected as a result of project execution
or project completion. They may also exert influence over the project’s objectives and outcomes.
The project management team must identify the stakeholders, determine their requirements and
expectations, and, to the extent possible, manage their influence in relation to the requirements to
ensure a successful project.