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CIPS L4M5 Exam - Topic 3 Question 28 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIPS's L4M5 exam
Question #: 28
Topic #: 3
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End users are the only stakeholders that are involved in the preparation of a negotiation. Is this statement true?

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Suggested Answer: D

Commercial negotiation objectives should be driven by the business needs of the organisation. Organisations are made up of different stakeholder groups, some of whom may have different, even conflicting objectives. From a negotiation perspective, stakeholders can be defined as persons or groups that have interest (or stake) in the outcome of the negotiation you are leading or participating in.

CIPS distinguishes between 3 sets of stakeholders:

- Internal stakeholders

- Connected stakeholders

- External stakeholders

End-users are examples of internal stakeholders. They are the people who will benefit from the purchase of a product or service. However, their interest may conflict with other groups, i.e. the budget controllers whose objective is minimising the expense. In negotiation perspective, procurement should involve different groups of stakeholder.

LO 1, AC 1.1


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Adaline
4 months ago
True, but expert power isn't limited to just end-users!
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Cherelle
4 months ago
End-users know their needs best, but others matter too.
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Felice
4 months ago
Wait, are end-users really external stakeholders?
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Tyisha
4 months ago
I agree, budget holders have a big say too.
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Freeman
4 months ago
Definitely not just end-users involved!
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Delbert
5 months ago
I think end-users are crucial, but I also recall that budget holders influence decisions significantly. "D" seems like the right choice to me.
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Maurine
5 months ago
I feel like we practiced a question similar to this, and it emphasized the role of various stakeholders. I want to say "C" might be correct.
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Mari
5 months ago
I’m not entirely sure, but I think end-users are important, yet budget holders also have a say in negotiations. Could it be "D"?
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Rima
5 months ago
I remember discussing how negotiations often involve multiple stakeholders, not just end-users. So, I think the answer is probably "No."
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Gwen
5 months ago
I've seen questions like this before. I think the solution involves removing or modifying the existing policy-statement configuration. Let me review the options and see which ones make the most sense.
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Shannan
5 months ago
Okay, let me see... I think I know the answer, but I want to double-check my work.
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Fidelia
5 months ago
I think AWS Global Accelerator improves performance but I'm not sure if it directly connects with Azure ExpressRoute.
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Aliza
5 months ago
I've got a good handle on RBAC, so I'm confident that option A is the correct answer. Granting access based on group membership is a classic RBAC approach, as opposed to the other options which don't really fit the RBAC model.
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