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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)

Risk management planning

Risk is the trouble maker in a project and can wreak havoc on baselines, deliverables, the team, and pretty much any area of a project if you leave the project susceptible to threats. Typically, when I’m teaching risk management, my classes fall on one side of the extreme or the other. They either comprehensively manage risk with documentation and meetings designed just for risk assessments or they fly by the seat of their pants and put out fires when they happen. A lot of that depends on the industry and the organization. It’s safe to say that in IT you will have a lot of technical risks on the hardware or software side of things. Cyber security is a massive concern these days. Every time I take a cyber security class I’m am freaked out more and more about what is happening in the world of tech. It’s our job to stay on top...