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Becoming a PMP® Certified Professional

By : J. Ashley Hunt
Book Image

Becoming a PMP® Certified Professional

By: J. Ashley Hunt

Overview of this book

One of the five most prestigious certifications in the world, the PMP® exam is said to be the most difficult non-technical certification exam. With this exam guide, you'll be able to address the challenges in learning advanced project management concepts. This PMP study guide covers all of the 10 project management knowledge areas, 5 process groups, 49 processes, and aspects of the Agile Practice Guide that you need to tailor your projects. With this book, you will understand the best practices found in the sixth edition of the PMBOK® Guide and the newly updated exam content outline. Throughout the book, you'll learn exam objectives in the form of a project for better understanding and effective implementation of real-world project management tasks, helping you to not only prepare for the exam but also implement project management best practices. Finally, you'll get to grips with the entire application and testing processes in PMP® and discover numerous tips and techniques for passing the exam on your first attempt. By the end of this PMP® exam prep book, you'll have a solid understanding of everything you need to pass the PMP® certification exam, and be able to use this handy, on-the-job desktop reference guide to overcome challenges in project management.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
1
Section 1: Introduction to Project Management and People
8
Section 2: Project Management Processes
17
Section 3: Revision
19
Chapter 16: Final Exam

Data analysis

The tool or technique of data analysis is really just a label attempting to determine a variety of information, then analyzing it appropriately to gain the insight you and the team need. This is called stakeholder analysis. This process results in a list of stakeholders and any additional information that can help engage those stakeholders throughout the project.

Stakeholder analysis will result in gaining the following information:

  • Their interest in the project and/or its outcome
  • Legal or moral rights:

    a) Legal rights: Occupational health and safety. This may be part of a country's legislation.

    b) Moral rights: This could be the protection of historical sites or the sustainability of the environment.

  • Ownership of an asset or property:

    a) Knowledge: Any special knowledge that can benefit the project.

    b) Contribution: Provisioning funding or other resources and being an advocate or a buffer between politics and the project.

Once you have determined...