Hello,

I have a questions regarding stakeholder Analysis from Headfirst PMP Free Exam (Q#.7)

When do you perform stakeholder analysis?

a. When defining the project scope

b. when developing the project charter 

c. when creating the project management plan

d. when putting changes through change control

My understanding was that you identify stakeholders in the initiation phase so I selected b,

however, the answer given is (a) when defining the project scope. "Stakeholder analysis is one of the tools and techniques of the Scope Definition process. And that shouldn't really be a surprise. After all, the goal of stakeholder analysis is to write down the needs of your stakeholders. And when is it most important to figure out what your stakeholders need? When you are defining the scope of the project work!"

Could anyone confirm this or my understanding is just wrong.

Many thanks,