This course will prepare students for the current CompTIA Project+ certification exam. It covers the full range of skills and concepts students need to know to plan and implement projects. The project initiation and planning process is covered in-depth, culminating in the creation of a project schedule. Learning how to manage business concerns such as cost and risk is balanced by thorough coverage of best practices in managing people and resources. Students will also learn how to manage change and the steps necessary in closing a project.

After completing this course, students will know how to:

• Discuss project management concepts, project management tools and resources, and the various project management skills.
• Identify stakeholders and business requirements, perform system requirements analysis, identify roles and responsibilities of stakeholders, create a scope document, and build consensus.
• Use the planning process, perform risk management, develop effort, time, and cost estimates, and create a project schedule, budget, and project team.
• Create a vendor management plan, a resource management plan, a communication plan, a quality management plan, and a detailed project management plan.
• Identify project tracking activities, manage resources, quality, the project team, and changes, and close a project.

Students will get the most out of this course if their goal is to manage an IT project efficiently. Although this course is primarily designed to teach students techniques and methods for managing IT projects, it will also provide them with the skills and knowledge necessary to prepare for CompTIA’s IT Project+ certification exam.

The only prerequisite for this course is a basic understanding of project management.

Lesson 1: Project management overview
Introduction to project management
IT project management
Project management skills

Lesson 2: Project initiation
Project stakeholders
Business requirements
System requirements analysis
Key roles and responsibilities
The project charter
Defining scope
Topic G: Stakeholder consensus and approval

Lesson 3: Project planning, estimating and scheduling
Planning phase
Creating a work breakdown structure
Developing effort, time, and cost estimates
The project team
The project schedule

Lesson 4: Creating project plans
The communication plan
The resource management plan
The procurement and vendor management plan
The risk management plan
The quality management plan
The comprehensive project plan

Lesson 5: Managing people
Managing the project team
Client relationships

Lesson 6: Managing cost and evaluating project performance
Creating a budget
Tracking
Performance reporting

Lesson 7: Managing change and quality
Managing change
Resource and quality management