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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 reviewed schedule management concepts such as creating a schedule management plan, and defining and sequencing tasks, as well as some best practices for duration estimating. You wrapped up with critical path and float determination and diverse ways to compress your schedule and reduce over-allocation of your resources, as well as having an approved schedule baseline to track performance with.

In Chapter 7, Resource Management Planning and Communication Considerations, you will be covering resource management planning and communication considerations. This is basically the human side of project management and is typically easy on the exam. It will be valuable information, but it won't create a brain cramp, as this chapter did.

The topics we will cover include resource management concepts, conflict management, monitoring team performance, and techniques...