COMPTIA PROJECT+ CERTIFICATION

This course is designed to provide you with the skills needed to be a successful project manager in today’s rapidly changing world. Additionally, this course canbe a significant part of your preparation for the CompTIA® Project+® certification exam.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

In this course, you will apply recognized practices of project management and understand a project’s life cycle, roles, and skills necessary to effectively initiate,
plan, execute, monitor, control and close a project.
You will:

• Identify the fundamentals of project management.
• Initiate a project.
• Create project plans, stakeholder strategies, and scope statement.
• Develop a Work Breakdown Structure and activity lists.
• Develop project schedule and identify the critical path.
• Plan project costs.
• Create project staffing and quality management plans.
• Create an effective communication plan.
• Create a risk management plan, perform risk analysis, and develop a risk response plan.
• Plan project procurements.
• Develop change management and transition plans.
• Assemble and launch the project team to execute the plan.
• Execute the project procurement plan.
• Monitor and control project performance.
• Monitor and control project constraints.
• Monitor and control project risks.
• Monitor and control procurements.
• Perform project closure activities.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This course is designed for individuals in various job roles who have a basic knowledge of project management, and who participate in small to medium scaleprojects.This course is also designed for students who are seeking the CompTIA® Project+® certification and who want to prepare for the CompTIA® Project+® PK0-004 Certification Exam. A typical student taking the CompTIA® Project+® PK0-004 Certification Exam should have a minimum of 12 months of projectmanagement experience. Experience with specific project management software is helpful, but not mandatory.

COURSE OUTLINE

1.- Defining Project Management Fundamentals
Identify Project Management Basics
Describe the Project Life Cycle
Identify Organizational Influences on Project Management
Define Agile Methodology

2.- Initiating the Project
Identify the Project Selection Process
Prepare a Project SOW
Create a Project Charter
Identify Project Stakeholders

3.- Planning the Project
Identify Project Management Plan Components
Determine Stakeholder Needs
Create a Scope Statement

4.- Preparing to Develop the Project Schedule
Develop a WBS
Create an Activity List
Identify the Relationships Between Activities
Identify Resources
Estimate Time

5.- Developing the Project Schedule
Develop a Project Schedule
Identify the Critical Path
Optimize the Project Schedule
Create a Schedule Baseline

6.- Planning Project Costs
Estimate Project Costs
Estimate the Cost Baseline
Reconcile Funding and Costs

7.- Planning Human Resources and Quality Management
Create a Human Resource Plan
Create a Quality Management Plan

8.- Communicating During the Project
Identify Communication Methods
Create a Communications Management Plan

9.- Planning for Risk
Create a Risk Management Plan
Identify Project Risks and Triggers
Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
Develop a Risk Response Plan

10.- Planning Project Procurements
Collect Project Procurement Inputs
Prepare a Procurement Management Plan
Prepare Procurement Documents

11.- Planning for Change and Transitions
Develop an Integrated Change Control System
Develop a Transition Plan

12.- Executing the Project
Direct the Project Execution
Execute a Quality Assurance Plan
Assemble the Project Team
Develop the Project Team
Manage the Project Team
Distribute Project Information
Manage Stakeholder Relationships and Expectations

13.- Executing the Procurement Plan
Obtain Responses from Vendors
Select Project Vendors

14.- Monitoring and Controlling Project Performance
Monitor and Control Project Work
Manage Project Changes
Report Project Performance

15.- Monitoring and Controlling Project Constraints
Control Project Scope
Control Project Schedule
Control Project Costs
Manage Project Quality

16.- Monitoring and Controlling Project Risks
Monitor and Control Project Risks

17.- Monitoring and Controlling Procurements
Monitor and Control Vendors and Procurements
Handling Legal Issues

18.- Closing the Project
Deliver the Final Product
Close Project Procurements
Close a Project