CompTIA Project+ is designed for business professionals who coordinate or manage small-to-medium-size projects inside and outside of IT. Upon course completion, you will be prepared for the CompTIA Project+ certification exam
Requirements:
Hardware Requirements:
- This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.
Software Requirements:
- PC: Windows 10 or later.
- Mac: macOS 12 or later.
- Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox is preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible.
- Virtual Labs included with course
- Microsoft Word Online
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
Other:
- Email capabilities and access to a personal email account.
Instructional Material Requirements:
The instructional materials required for this course are included in enrollment. The following textbooks will be shipped to you approximately 7-10 business days after enrollment:
- CompTIA Project+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide (Exam PK0-005), 1st Edition
Please note: You will receive a digital book if the physical book is on backorder.
Project management skills are needed in almost every field and mastering the roles and responsibilities of project management can separate you from the rest of the workforce. Successful project management means leading your team through the completion of a project on time, within budget, and aligned with your company's goals –and even the smallest projects can benefit from these processes.
In this online project management course, you will learn project management techniques and become prepared to take the CompTIA Project+ certification exam. Although the CompTIA Project+ credential is primarily an IT project management certification, it validates project management skills to employers, both inside and outside the IT profession. The CompTIA Project+ certification also validates the communication and business skills you need to lead projects with confidence, complete projects on time, and make sure you stay within budget.
During this course, you will start with an overview of CompTIA Project+ exam and then dive into project management fundamentals and review project life cycle phases. You will understand the factors influencing project management activities and be able to analyze business cases, project selection, project charter, and stakeholder identification.
You will expand your understanding of Agile frameworks and hybrid frameworks and explore scope management on waterfall projects and Agile projects. The curriculum will cover best practices of planning and management, how to manage your team by defining ground rules, and a lesson on emotional intelligence. The course also covers many other crucial factors such as data security, quality control, budget planning and management, communication techniques, software selection and how to track performance and manage issues, impediments, and blockers.
This CompTIA project management course offers a voucher with your enrollment, which is prepaid access to sit for the certifying exam upon eligibility.
- CompTIA Project+
- Welcome to CompTIA Project+
- Project Management Fundamentals
- Project Life Cycle Phases/Overview
- Factors the influence project management activities
- Business Case and Project selection
- The Project Charter and Stakeholder Identification
- Agile Frameworks
- Agile Hybrid Frameworks
- Scope Management on Waterfall Projects
- Scope Management on Agile Projects
- Plan Quality Management
- Plan And Manage a Waterfall Schedule
- Scheduling Management on Agile Projects
- Resource Management Planning
- Define Team Ground Rules
- Emotional Intelligence
- Procurement Planning
- Data Security
- Plan and Manage Budget
- Execution and Performance Tracking
- Assess and Manage Risks
- Managing Issues, impediments, and blockers
- Manage Communications
- Manage Project Changes
- Manage Organizational Changes
- Control Quality
- Plan and Manage Project/Phase Closure
- Software Options for Project Management
What you will learn
- Purpose of a project charter
- Different Agile hybrid frameworks
- Project process groups
- Waterfall and Agile project lifecycle
- Define team ground rules
- Determine the critical path
- Establish a schedule baseline
- Quality assurance and quality control processes
- Create a quality baseline
- Assess and manage risks Better understand the different software options for project management
How you will benefit
- Acquire the skills required to plan and manage a small-to-medium-size project through to successful completion
- Gain the knowledge to manage the project life cycle, manage resources and stakeholders, and display appropriate communication
- Identify the basic aspects of the Agile methodology
- Prepare to pass the CompTIA Project+ certification exam
Ashley Hunt
Ashley Hunt is a world-recognized project management instructor who has authorship of books on PMP, ACP, and Project+. Ashley has helped over 10,000 individuals get their PMP certification.