CompTIA IT Project+ Certification Training (TIA401)

This CompTIA IT Project+ Certification (Exam PK0-004) Training class teaches the best practices of project management and a project's life cycle and roles. Students will learn the skills required to effectively initiate, plan, execute, monitor, control, and close a project, skills required for today's fast-paced and highly technical workplace, and prepare them for the CompTIA Project+ certification exam.

1. Defining Project Management Fundamentals
   1. Identify Project Management Basics
   2. Describe the Project Life Cycle
   3. Identify Organizational Influences on Project Management
   4. Define Agile Methodology
2. Initiating the Project
   1. Identify the Project Selection Process
   2. Prepare a Project SOW
   3. Create a Project Charter
   4. Identify Project Stakeholders
3. Planning the Project
   1. Identify Project Management Plan Components
   2. Determine Stakeholder Needs
   3. Create a Scope Statement
4. Preparing to Develop the Project Schedule
   1. Develop a WBS
   2. Create an Activity List
   3. Identify the Relationships Between Activities
   4. Identify Resources
   5. Estimate Time
5. Developing the Project Schedule
   1. Develop a Project Schedule
   2. Identify the Critical Path
   3. Optimize the Project Schedule
   4. Create a Schedule Baseline
6. Planning Project Costs
   1. Estimate Project Costs
   2. Estimate the Cost Baseline
   3. Reconcile Funding and Costs
7. Planning Human Resources and Quality Management
   1. Create a Human Resource Plan
   2. Create a Quality Management Plan
8. Communicating During the Project
   1. Identify Communication Methods
   2. Create a Communications Management Plan
9. Planning for Risk
   1. Create a Risk Management Plan
   2. Identify Project Risks and Triggers
   3. Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis
   4. Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis
   5. Develop a Risk Response Plan
10. Planning Project Procurements
    1. Collect Project Procurement Inputs
    2. Prepare a Procurement Management Plan
    3. Prepare Procurement Documents
11. Planning for Change and Transitions
    1. Develop an Integrated Change Control System
    2. Develop a Transition Plan
12. Executing the Project
    1. Direct the Project Execution
    2. Execute a Quality Assurance Plan
    3. Assemble the Project Team
    4. Develop the Project Team
    5. Manage the Project Team
    6. Distribute Project Information
    7. Manage Stakeholder Relationships and Expectations
13. Executing the Procurement Plan
    1. Obtain Responses from Vendors
    2. Select Project Vendors
14. Monitoring and Controlling Project Performance
    1. Monitor and Control Project Work
    2. Manage Project Changes
    3. Report Project Performance
15. Monitoring and Controlling Project Constraints
    1. Control the Project Scope
    2. Control the Project Schedule
    3. Control Project Costs
    4. Manage Project Quality
16. Monitoring and Controlling Project Risks
    1. Monitor and Control Project Risks
17. Monitoring and Controlling Procurements
    1. Monitor and Control Vendors and Procurements
    2. Handling Legal Issues
18. Closing the Project
    1. Deliver the Final Product
    2. Close Project Procurements
    3. Close a Project

Each student receives a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all class examples.

Experience in the following is required for this CompTIA class: