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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

Wrapping up

To wrap up this chapter and this topic, we'll review the inputs, tools/techniques, and outputs of the identify stakeholder process regarding initiation.

Reference

Project Management Institute, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – 6th Edition, Project Management Institute, Inc., 2017, pages 509-515.

Inputs:

  • Project charter (lists key stakeholders)
  • Business documents:

    a) Business case

    b) Benefits management plan

  • Project management plan (This includes everything that has been planned to date. Stakeholder identification is iterative, so some of these documents won't be created in the initiation of a project but during the planning/execution phase.):

    a) Communications management plan

    b) Stakeholder engagement plan (strategy for stakeholder engagement, done during planning and iteratively updated)

  • Project documents:

    a) Changelog

    b) Issue log

    c) Requirements documentation

  • Agreements (includes stakeholders...