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CompTIA Project+ Certification Guide: Learn project management best practices and successfully pass the CompTIA Project+ PK0-004 exam
Authors: J. Ashley Hunt
ISBN-10 书号: 1789534496
ISBN-13 书号: 9781789534498
Publisher Finelybook 出版日期: 2018-10-09
Publisher Finelybook 出版社: Packt
pages 页数: 358 pages
Book Description
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.
Contents
1: INTRODUCTION TO THE COMPTIA PROJECT+ EXAM (PK0-004)
2: PROJECT INITIATION
3: PROJECT ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
4: DEVELOPING A PROJECT CHARTER
5: CREATING A WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE (WBS)
6: DEVELOPING A PROJECT SCHEDULE
7: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANNING AND COMMUNICATION CONSIDERATIONS
8: BUDGET AND CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR RISK
9: MONITORING AND CONTROLLING PROJECT WORK
10: FORMAL PROJECT OR PHASE CLOSURE AND AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
What you will learn
Develop a project charter and define team roles and responsibilities
Plan the project scope,schedule,budget,and risks
Process change requests and work with procurement documents
Close a formal project or phase and get an overview of Agile Project Management principles
Create a work breakdown structure (WBS) and dictionary
Discover best practices for identifying,analyzing,and responding to risk
Gain important exam information and discover the next steps
Authors
J. Ashley Hunt
J. Ashley Hunt is currently the senior project management instructor at StormWind Studios for Waterfall and Agile project management. A nationally and internationally known subject-matter expert in the areas of Project Management and Professional Development,she has created training offerings for and delivered project management training to more than 10 thousand people working for enterprise clientele around the world. Ashley has developed an admirable reputation as a consultative trainer and engaging speaker in several disciplines,consistently receiving exemplary evaluations from her students and clientele. This is her second published study guide. Relevant technical experience: PMP®,Project+,PMI-ACP®,CSM,MCAS,LSSGBC certified.
