Project management data and information

I feel like I am being a bit precipitous in this section because the majority of what we'll cover here won't be considered until we begin to plan, execute, and monitor, and control. The fact of the matter is The PMBOK® Guide – 6th Edition wins every single time. In this case, Chapter 1 of The PMBOK® Guide - 6th Edition, page 26, goes through an overview of data and information that can be found throughout the project, regardless of the phases you use or don't use. These three items are work performance data, work performance information, and work performance reports. I believe I'm assuming this when I say that this chapter focuses on showing how the project data is collected and analyzed throughout the project, regardless of the phase or process group. I'll break them down here, and you'll see them again as inputs and outputs for several processes we'll cover.

Work performance data

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