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CompTIA Project+ Certification Guide

By : J. Ashley Hunt
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CompTIA Project+ Certification Guide

By: J. Ashley Hunt

Overview of this book

The CompTIA Project+ exam is designed for IT professionals who want to improve their career trajectory by gaining certification in project management specific to their industry. This guide covers everything necessary to pass the current iteration of the Project+ PK0-004 exam. The CompTIA Project+ Certification Guide starts by covering project initiation best practices, including an understanding of organizational structures, team roles, and responsibilities. You’ll then study best practices for developing a project charter and the scope of work to produce deliverables necessary to obtain formal approval of the end result. The ability to monitor your project work and make changes as necessary to bring performance back in line with the plan is the difference between a successful and unsuccessful project. The concluding chapters of the book provide best practices to help keep an eye on your projects and close them out successfully. The guide also includes practice questions created to mirror the exam experience and help solidify your understanding of core project management concepts. By the end of this book, you will be able to develop creative solutions for complex issues faced in project management.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Hybrid or tailored project management

There are multiple new agile/Predictive hybrid frameworks right now. Some were designed to accommodate larger teams, some were designed to accomplish scaling to different levels of frameworks based on the product or service, and some are creations of our own that work for us. My hope is that as you read through all the best practices you have found some items that you might consider using, if you are not using them already. Perhaps some of the Scrum items caught your attention, or knowing that using the critical path method is important for schedule constraints has appealed to you. Whatever the reasons why these best practices are chosen for your projects, it’s important to make sure they are practiced and understood. That can take some time, so don’t worry so much about first-time execution. Continuous improvement is constant...