Introduction
The CompTIA Project+ certification is an internationally recognized validation of the project management knowledge required of business professionals participating in small to medium scale projects. The CompTIA Project+ is a vendor neutral course that validates delegate’s business, interpersonal and technical project management knowledge and skills necessary to successfully manage projects and business initiatives.
Audience profile
Before attending this course, delegates must have a minimum of 12 months’ experience in leading, managing, directing and participating in small to medium scale projects.
Pre-requisites
To ensure your success, delegates should be familiar with basic project management concepts.
What Is CertMaster Learn?
CertMaster Learn is a self-paced, comprehensive online learning experience that helps you gain the knowledge and practical skills necessary to be successful on your CompTIA certification exam, and in your IT career.
Interactive and flexible, CertMaster Learn is the ideal first step in your training journey. Instructional lessons are combined with videos, practice questions, and performance-based questions to provide hours of content aligned with the CompTIA exam objectives. A Learning Plan helps you stay on track with your studies, while robust analytics bring awareness of your strengths and weaknesses.
What is included?
- Lessons cover all exam objectives with integrated videos
- Hundreds of practice questions test your knowledge
- Performance-based questions apply what you’ve learned in a scenario
- Flashcards ensure you know the terminology and acronyms required for the exam
- The Learning Plan keeps you on track with your studies
- One CompTIA CertMaster Learn for license for the purchased course – 1 year access
- One CompTIA CertMaster LABS for the purchased course – 1 year access
- One CompTIA Exam Voucher valid for – 1 year access
- One CompTIA CertMaster Practice licence is valid – 1 year access
How to Access CertMaster Learn?
An access key and instructions will be sent via email after your purchase is complete.
You may then login anytime, here.
Course objectives
After completing this course, students will understand:
- 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
Course content
| Lesson 1: Defining Project Management Fundamentals |
- Identify Project Management Basics
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- Identify Organizational Influences on Project Management
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- Describe the Project Life Cycle
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| Lesson 2: Initiating the Project |
- Identify the Project Selection Process
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- Identify Project Stakeholders
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| Lesson 3: Planning the Project |
- Identify Project Management Plan Components
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- Determine Stakeholder Needs
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| Lesson 4: Preparing to Develop the Project Schedule |
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- Identify the Relationships Between Activities
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| Lesson 5: Developing the Project Schedule |
- Develop a Project Schedule
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- Optimize the Project Schedule
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- Identify the Critical Path
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- Create a Schedule Baseline
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| Lesson 6: Planning Project Costs |
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- Reconcile Funding and Costs
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- Estimate the Cost Baseline
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| Lesson 7: Planning Human Resources and Quality Management |
- Create a Human Resource Plan
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- Create a Quality Management Plan
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| Lesson 8: Communicating During the Project |
- Identify Communication Methods
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- Create a Communications Management Plan
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| Lesson 9: Planning for Risk |
- Create a Risk Management Plan
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- Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
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- Identify Project Risks and Triggers
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- Develop a Risk Response Plan
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- Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
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| Lesson 10: Planning Project Procurements |
- Collect Project Procurement Inputs
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- Prepare Procurement Documents
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- Prepare a Procurement Management Plan
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| Lesson 11: Planning for Change and Transitions |
- Develop an Integrated Change Control System
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- Develop a Transition Plan
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| Lesson 12: Executing the Project |
- Direct the Project Execution
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- Execute a Quality Assurance Plan
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- Distribute Project Information
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- Assemble the Project Team
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- Manage Stakeholder Relationships and Expectations
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- Manage Stakeholder Relationships and Expectations
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| Lesson 13: Executing the Procurement Plan |
- Obtain Responses from Vendors
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| Lesson 14: Monitoring and Controlling Project Performance |
- Monitor and Control Project Work
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- Report Project Performance
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| Lesson 15: Monitoring and Controlling Project Constraints |
- Control the Project Scope
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- Control the Project Schedule
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| Lesson 16: Monitoring and Controlling Project Risks |
- Monitor and Control Project Risks
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| Lesson 17: Monitoring and Controlling Procurements |
- Monitor and Control Vendors and Procurements
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| Lesson 18: Closing the Project |
- Deliver the Final Product
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- Close Project Procurements
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Associated certifications and exam
This course will prepare delegates to write the CompTIA Project+ PK0-005 Exam. Successfully passing this exam will result in the attainment of the CompTIA Project+ Certification.
CompTIA Project+ is ideal for IT professionals who need to manage smaller, less-complex projects as part of their other job duties but still have foundational project management skills. Project+ is versatile because it covers essential project management concepts beyond the scope of just one methodology or framework.
| Exam Details |
CompTIA Project+ |
| Exam Title |
CompTIA Project+ |
| Number of Questions/Practical Challenges |
90 Questions |
| Recommended Experience |
Equivalent to at least 6–12 months of hands-on experience managing projects in an IT environment |
| Test Duration |
1 Hour 30 Minutes |
| Test Format |
Multiple choice (single and multiple responses) questions and performance-based questions |
| Test Delivery |
Pearson VUE
– Testing Centres
– Online Testing |
| Availability |
Pearson VUE |
| Exam Prefix |
PK0-005 |
| Passing Score |
710 (on a scale of 900) |
| Retirement |
Three years after date of launch |
