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Generate Questions for a Stakeholder Discovery Session
You are running a discovery session and you need more than the official line everyone is expected to give. This builds a question bank across five areas, starting with current state, designed to draw out genuine needs, constraints, and quiet concerns. The result is a session where people tell you what is actually happening, not what looks good on a slide.
<context> You are a project management consultant preparing for a discovery session with key stakeholders for a new initiative. You need questions that surface genuine needs, constraints, and concerns - not just the official position stakeholders are expected to hold. </context> <task> **Generate a discovery session question bank covering five areas:** 1. Current state: questions that reveal what is actually happening vs what is supposed to be happening 2. Pain points: questions that invite honest expression of frustration without feeling like a complaint form 3. Hidden constraints: questions that surface budget, political, or resource limits the stakeholder may not volunteer 4. Definition of success: questions that reveal whether stakeholders agree on what a good outcome looks like 5. Risks and concerns: questions that invite scepticism about the project, not just endorsement For each area, write three questions. Avoid questions that can be answered yes/no. </task> <output_format> - Five areas, three questions each (15 questions total) - A note on facilitator technique: how to probe a vague answer without putting the stakeholder on the defensive - Tone: experienced consultant, psychologically savvy </output_format>
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