CompTIA IT Project+

CompTIA IT Project+ (Certificate)

IT Project+ is a company-neutral, industry-wide recognition of project management skills.
This course is designed for students who are new to project management in IT, or who are
IT professionals starting to work as project managers in the field.
Students attending this course will learn to define the IT specific challenges of project

Course Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to:
�Perform discovery and analysis to determine the true nature of the problem or
opportunity, ascertain its relevance and feasibility, and identify associated risks.
�Establish a high-level timetable and budget for the project.
�Create project planning documents, including Scope Statement, Project Charter, and
Statement of Work.
�Conduct management planning activities that result in the development of the project
plan.
�Compose, recruit, negotiate for, and assign team members.
�Define a strategy for monitoring the project iteratively, calculate schedule and budget
variances, manage the critical path, team, and vendor relationships, and monitor quality
metrics.
�Identify variances and outline corrective action, negotiate changes, and identify the
proper course of action to avoid scope creep.
management, and methods to avoid common pitfalls.

This 5-day course will provide participants with the essential knowledge and skills to either manage a project or be an effective, valuable member of the project team. It covers the fundamental steps in any project lifecycle and also addresses the necessary people skills such as effective negotiation, conflict resolution, leadership and team building. The course uses a case study to effectively follow a project from its conception through to completion. This course will also prepare students for CompTIA’s IT Project+ Certification exam (code: PK0-001).


Prerequisites


To gain maximum benefit from this course delegates should be able to demonstrate the following skills:

Students should either be currently working in a project-based environment or are planning to do so in the near future. Basic PC and Windows user skills are necessary for successful completion of this course.


Delegates will learn how to


At course completion, delegates will be able to:

Plan, baseline and control a project effectively
Understand how to identify, manage and control change throughout a project
Have an awareness of estimating and managing pitfalls
Understand methods of identifying and controlling risks
Pick up essential tools and disciplines
Make successful cost/schedule/performance trade-offs
Understand quality management and customer expectation management
Identify and control risks
Know why, when and how to report progress
Create schedules, manage resources, track and control project plans using Microsoft Project
Effectively lead & develop a project team
Communicate effectively and carry out dynamic presentations
Get win-win outcomes through assertiveness, empathy and principled negotiations

With tight pressure to cut costs and yet implement technology quickly, IT project managers are under severe pressure to complete projects on time, on budget, and at the promised quality. Yet industry figures consistently show that 90 percent of major IT project initiatives fail to be completed both on time and on budget. This course delves into the unique challenges of managing IT projects, and offers a roadmap to success.

This course delves into the unique challenges of managing IT projects, and offers a roadmap to success. It was specifically designed to address the skills inventory and performance outcomes that you need to be successful in today’s volatile IT market.

Pre-requisites:

A basic working knowledge of Microsoft Project 2000
Project Management Fundamentals
Outline:

Lesson 1: Project Initiation: Discovery and Analysis
Creating a Project Concept Definition
Defining Business and Functional Requirements
Define Technical Requirements
Strategic and Operational Relevance
Assessing Project Feasibility
Perform Risk Assessment

Lesson 2: Project Initiation: Estimating
Construct a Formal Estimate
Create Time Estimates
Create Cost Estimates

Lesson 3: Project Initiation: Framing the Project
Managing Change
Writing the Scope Statement
Writing the Project Charter
Writing a Statement of Work (SOW)

Lesson 4: Project Planning: Laying the Foundation
Setting Expectations for the Planning Process
Decomposing a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Creating a Network Diagram
Identify and Analyse the Critical Path
Creating Project Schedules
Creating Project Budgets

Lesson 5: Project Planning: Developing the Plan
Develop Resource Management Plan
Develop a Risk Management Plan
Develop a Quality Management Plan
Develop an Operational Transfer Plan
Develop a Communication Plan
Compile a Comprehensive Project Plan

Lesson 6: Project Planning: Building the Team
Assemble the Project Team
Building and Supporting the Team
Developing the Team

Lesson 7: Project Execution: Monitoring and Managing
Monitor the Project Iterativity
Calculate Earned Value
Execute Schedule Updates
Execute Budget Updates
Managing the Critical Path
Managing the Project Team
Managing Project Quality
Managing Vendors

Lesson 8: Project Control: Managing Chaos
Interpreting Control Techniques
Mitigating Scope Creep
Managing Variances

Lesson 9: Project Closure: Tying Up Loose Ends
Managing Documentation
Managing the Operational Transfer Plan
Write Project Closure Report
Obtain Final, Formal Sign-off
Document Lessons Learned
Managing Administrative Closure

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