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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)

Summary

In this chapter, you learned about how projects are defined based on different organizational structures as well as different project-selection techniques that are used to initiate a project.

Then you reviewed the 10 different knowledge areas that influence unique projects as well as the role of the project manager. This information is important as a stepping stone or baseline that can lead to managing a project effectively based on the circumstances of the organization and your leadership skills as a project manager. In Chapter 3, Project Roles and Responsibilities, you will review the different roles and responsibilities of a variety of stakeholders. This is necessary information for exam considerations as well as your real-world projects.