CompTIA Project+ Training Certification Training Series

CompTIA Project+ Certification - Set of 4 w/ SelfTest Practice Exam

In the competitive high-tech world, project managers are being required to prove their competency. CompTIA Project+ certification is a global credential for project managers and those who manage projects as part of their job role. Makau’s training curriculum is mapped to this highly-sought-after credential. This certification training course focuses on universal project management principles and includes important people skills such as conflict resolution, negotiation, communication, team building, leadership, setting expectations, and managing expectations.

Course Instructor: Jean McKay
With over 14 years in the training industry, Jean is an experienced professional with a proven track record in all phases of technical training. She currently holds over fifteen (15) professional training certifications in both Project Management and IT, and has spent the past decade teaching professionals how to do their jobs better, faster and more effectively.

Course Outline

Level 1

1.0 Beginning Project Initiation

1.1 Definition of Project

2.0 Project Selection

2.1 Cost Benefit Analysis

2.2 Determing the Benefit

2.3 Decision Tree

3.0 Project Initiation

3.1 The Initiation Phase

3.2 The Project Definition Statement

4.0 Defining Project Scope

4.1 Scope Definition

4.2 Statement of Work

5.0 Identifying Stakeholders

5.1 Examples of Stakeholders

5.2 Section Summary

6.0 Determing Business Needs

6.1 Business Needs

6.2 Documenting Business Needs

7.0 Functional & Technical Analysis

7.1 Functional Analysis

7.2 Technical Analysis

7.3 Section Summary

8.0 Roles & Responsibilities

8.1 Typical Roles

8.2 Responsibility Matrix

8.3 Section Summary

9.0 Sponsor, Manager & Team

9.1 Project Sponsor

9.2 Project Manager

9.3 Functional Managers

9.4 The Kickoff Meeting

9.5 Organizational Structures

10.0 Create Project Charter & Scope

10.1 Project Charter

10.2 Project Scope

10.3 Statement of Work

11.0 List Assumptions & Constraints

11.1 Listing Project Assumptions

11.2 Conditional Assumptions

11.3 Factoring Constraints

12.0 Risk Tolerance

12.1 Classifying of Risk Tolerance

12.2 Risk Analysis

13.0 Initial Budget & Schedule

14.0 Gain Consensus

14.1 Project Buy-in

14.2 Critical Success Factors

14.3 GroupThink

15.0 Level 1 Conclusion

Level 2

1.0 Work Breakdkown Structure

1.1 Defining Work Breakdown Structure

1.2 Presenting WBS Examples

1.3 Creating a WBS in Visio

1.4 Creating a WBS in Project

1.5 Creating a WBS in Word

2.0 Risk Management Plan

2.1 Evaluating Risks

2.2 Creating a Risk Management Plan

2.3 Section Summary

3.0 Estimate Duration & Effort

3.1 Using Optimistic & Pessimistic Formula

4.0 Estimate Costs

4.1 Items to Consider

4.2 Estimating Budget Techniques

4.3 Creating a Contigency to Your Project Budget

4.4 Creating a Project Budget

5.0 Develop a Schedule

5.1 Creating a Schedule ~- (Items to Include)

5.2 The Schedule

5.3 Flow Chart Examples

6.0 Critical Path

6.1 Understanding Critical Path Guidelines

6.2 Using Critical Path Method Steps

7.0 Budget

7.1 Time-Phased Budget

7.2 Section Summary

8.0 Team Members

9.0 Acceptance Criteria

10.0 Resource Management

10.1 Categories of Resource Management

11.0 Change Control Plan

11.1 Control Management Form

12.0 Communication Plan

12.1 Creating a Communication Plan

13.0 Quality Management Plan

13.1 Items to Include in The Quality Management Plan

13.2 Quality Monitoring

13.3 Risk Management Plan

13.4 Uncertainty

14.0 Project Management Plan

14.1 Items to Include in The Project Management Plan

15.0 Procurement & Solicitation Plan

15.1 Get a Qualified Sellers List

15.2 Statement of Work or Request for Proposal

15.3 Make or Buy

15.4 Types of Procurement Documents

15.5 Outside Parties

16.0 Level Conclusion

Level 3

1.0 Track The Project Progress

1.1 Reports Used

2.0 Project Reporting

3.0 Vendor Source Selection

4.0 Resolve Issues

5.0 Communicating

5.1 General Guidelines

5.2 PM Skills and Communication

5.3 Productive Meetings

6.0 Earned Value Management

6.1 Understanding the Components of Earned Value Management

6.2 Calculating Examples

7.0 Managing Resources

7.1 Work Authorization

8.0 Maintaining Quality Deliverables

8.1 Managing Quality

8.2 Tools Available

9.0 Instituting Quality Assurance

10.0 Ensuring Quality Control

10.1 Measuring Quality

10.2 Variables That Effect Quality Control

10.3 Considering Major Cost Categories

11.0 Using Team Management

11.1 Team Management Guidelines

11.2 Leadership Skills

11.3 Motivational Theories

11.4 Team Development

11.5 Conflict Resolution

12.0 Using Scope Creep

12.1 Change Control

12.2 Scope Management

13.0 Creating a Baseline

14.0 Enforcing Schedule Control

15.0 Using Budget Control

16.0 Level Conclusion

Level 4

1.0 Closing a Project

1.1 Performance Reporting

1.2 Using Team Management

1.3 Risk Monitoring

1.4 Communicating

2.0 Customer Acceptance Testing

2.1 Customer Acceptance

3.0 Administering Vendor Contracts

3.1 Contract Stages

3.2 Categories of Contracts

3.3 Section Summary

4.0 Transferring Deliverables

5.0 Documentation

6.0 Administrative Closeout

7.0 User Training

8.0 Team Recognition

9.0 Receiving Customer Acceptance

10.0 Vendor Sign Off

10.1 Contract Closeout

11.0 Lessons Learned

11.1 Lessons Learned Meeting & Report

12.0 Formulizing the Final Report

13.0 Archive Project Files

14.0 Course Conclusion