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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 some common resource management concepts and reviewed how organizational charts and position descriptions can help allocate your resources and determine any gaps in your resourcing needs. Using a RACI chart, or something similar, and RBS, can help you determine how to allocate and whether the allocations are working efficiently for the project. Then, we reviewed several of motivational theorists' beliefs about human behavior as well as categories of conflict-resolution. Monitoring team performance is making sure that your team has what they need. If not, you can provide it to them through excellent communication. We wrapped up this chapter with communication considerations and kick-off-meeting management.

In Chapter 8, Budget and Contingency Plans for Risk, you will review how to define the project budget and identify risks to create...