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CompTIA Project+ 

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CompTIA Project+ 

Course Code: Project+


Duration: 5 Days


Prerequisite:

•    To ensure your success, you should be familiar with basic project management concepts.
•    Basic computing skills and some experience using Microsoft Office are desirable but not required.

Couse Description:

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 can be a significant part of your preparation for the CompTIA® Project+® certification exam. The skills and knowledge you gain in this course will help you avoid making costly mistakes and increase your competitive edge in the project management profession.


Course Objectives:

On course completion, you will be able to:

•    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.


Intended 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 scale projects.

Course Outline:

Lesson 1: Defining Project Management Fundamentals
•    Identify Project Management Basics
•    Describe the Project Life Cycle
•    Identify Organizational Influences on Project Management
•    Define Agile Methodology

Lesson 2: Initiating the Project
•    Identify the Project Selection Process
•    Prepare a Project SOW
•    Create a Project Charter
•    Identify Project Stakeholders

Lesson 3: Planning the Project
•    Identify Project Management Plan Components
•    Determine Stakeholder Needs
•    Create a Scope Statement

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

Lesson 5: Developing the Project Schedule
•    Develop a Project Schedule
•    Identify the Critical Path
•    Optimize the Project Schedule
•    Create a Schedule Baseline

Lesson 6: Planning Project Costs
•    Estimate Project Costs
•    Estimate the Cost Baseline
•    Reconcile Funding and Costs

Lesson 7: Planning Human Resources and Quality
Management
•    Create a Human Resource Plan 
•    Create a Quality Management Plan

Lesson 8: Communicating During the Project
•    Identify Communication Methods
•    Create a Communications Management Plan

Lesson 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

Lesson 10: Planning Project Procurements
•    Collect Project Procurement Inputs
•    Prepare a Procurement Management Plan
•    Prepare Procurement Documents

Lesson 11: Planning for Change and Transitions
•    Develop an Integrated Change Control System
•    Develop a Transition Plan

Lesson 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

    


    Lesson 13: Executing the Procurement Plan
•    Obtain Responses from Vendors
•    Select Project Vendors

Lesson 14: Monitoring and Controlling Project Performance
•    Monitor and Control Project Work
•    Manage Project Changes
•    Report Project Performance

Lesson 15: Monitoring and Controlling Project Constraints
•    Control the Project Scope
•    Control the Project Schedule
•    Control Project Costs
•    Manage Project Quality

Lesson 16: Monitoring and Controlling Project Risks
•    Monitor and Control Project Risks

Lesson 17: Monitoring and Controlling Procurements
•    Monitor and Control Vendors and Procurements
•    Handling Legal Issues

Lesson 18: Closing the Project
•    Deliver the Final Product
•    Close Project Procurements
•    Close a Project