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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)

Human resource planning

Most of the human resource planning is determining roles and responsibilities, so they can be clearly expressed to your team, as well as how team communication will occur. It is also important to clearly understand the chain of command, as well as your expectations on performance reporting. Organizational charts and position descriptions can help with this. The organizational chart is a hierarchical, visual overview of department heads and their teams. This can be useful if you are new to an organization or if you are trying to figure out which functional departments you might need to engage with to suit your project team needs. I’m also a huge fan of creating a project organizational chart, especially if you have a large team, multiple stakeholders, and possibly remote or virtual team members. This is good for communication and excellent for those...