CompTIA Project+

If you are taking this course, you probably have some professional exposure to the duties of a project manager, or you may be embarking on a career in professional project management. As a project manager, the ability to demonstrate best practices in project management—both on the job and through professional certification—is becoming the standard to compete in today's fast-paced and highly technical workplace. In this course, you will apply the generally recognized practices of project management to successfully manage projects.

How you’ll benefit
This class will help you:

• With the skills needed to be a successful project manager in today's rapidly changing world.
• This course will give you the skills and knowledge in helping you avoid making costly mistakes and increase your competitive edge in the project management profession.
• Preparation for the CompTIA® Project+® certification exam.

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Upon completing this course, the student will be able to meet these objectives:

• 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
• Perform the pre-project setup

The job roles best suited to the material in this course are:

• 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 scale projects.

To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge:

• To ensure your success, you should be familiar with basic project management concepts

Module 1: Defining Project Management Fundamentals

• Identify Project Management Basics
• Describe the Project Life Cycle
• Identify Organizational Influences on Project Management
• Define Agile Methodology

Module 2: Initiating the Project

• Identify the Project Selection Process
• Prepare a Project SOW
• Create a Project Charter
• Identify Project Stakeholders

Module 3: Planning the Project

• Identify Project Management Plan Components
• Determine Stakeholder Needs
• Create a Scope Statement

Module 4: Preparing to Develop the Project Schedule

• Develop a WBS
• Create an Activity List
• Identify the Relationships Between Activities
• Identify Resources
• Estimate Time

Module 5: Developing the Project Schedule

• Develop a Project Schedule
• Identify the Critical Path
• Optimize the Project Schedule
• Create a Schedule Baseline

Module 6: Planning Project Costs

• Estimate Project Costs
• Estimate the Cost Baseline
• Reconcile Funding and Costs

Module 7: Planning Human Resources and Quality Management

• Create a Human Resource Plan
• Create a Quality Management Plan

Module 8: Communicating During the Project

• Identify Communication Methods
• Create a Communications Management Plan

Module 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

Module 10: Planning Project Procurements

• Collect Project Procurement Inputs
• Prepare a Procurement Management Plan
• Prepare Procurement Documents

Module 11: Planning for Change and Transitions

• Develop an Integrated Change Control System
• Develop a Transition Plan

Module 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

Module 13: Executing the Procurement Plan

• Obtain Responses from Vendors
• Select Project Vendors

Module 14: Monitoring and Controlling Project Performance

• Monitor and Control Project Work
• Manage Project Changes
• Report Project Performance

Module 15: Monitoring and Controlling Project Constraints

• Control Project Scope
• Control Project Schedule
• Control Project Costs
• Manage Project Quality

Module 16: Monitoring and Controlling Project Risks

• Monitor and Control Project Risks

Module 17: Monitoring and Controlling Procurements

• Monitor and Control Vendors and Procurements
• Handling Legal Issues

Module 18: Closing the Project

• Deliver the Final Product
• Close Project Procurements
• Close a Project