CompTIA Project+: Part 1
Part 1 of 2 in the CompTIA Project+ series, covering the fundamentals of IT project management.
What you'll learn
Part 1 of 2 in the CompTIA Project+ series, covering the fundamentals of IT project management. You will learn pre-project setup; project planning; project execution and delivery; change, control, and communication; as well as project closure. This course is intended for those who have little to no experience that want to pursue a career in project management, and those who wish to learn the fundamentals of good project management. No IT experience is required. This course covers the following PMBOK® Process Groups: Initiating, Planning. This course covers the following PMBOK® Knowledge Areas: Project Time Management, Project Scope Management, Project Integration Management, Project Stakeholders Management.
Table of contents
- Introduction 2m
- What is a Project? 1m
- Triple Constraints 1m
- Project Management Process Groups 8m
- Project Life Cycle 2m
- Project Manager 1m
- Project Management Knowledge Areas 1m
- IT Project Management 2m
- Different Types of Organizational Structures 5m
- Key Terms You Should Know 1m
- My Favorite Supporting Resources 1m
- What We Learned 2m
- Introduction 2m
- Identify the Project 3m
- The Business Need 2m
- Globomantics Project and Business Need 2m
- Validate the Project 3m
- Requirements 4m
- Measuring Success 1m
- Globomantics Project Requirements 7m
- The Stakeholders 3m
- Identifying the Stakeholders 7m
- Stakeholder Matrix 3m
- Stakeholder Requirements 2m
- Assumptions About the Project 1m
- When Requirements Collide 1m
- Getting Vendors Involved 1m
- Globomantics Stakeholders and Assumptions 3m
- Key Terms You Should Know 2m
- What We Learned 2m
- Introduction 2m
- What is Project Charter? 2m
- Inputs to the Project Charter 3m
- Elements of the Project Charter 4m
- Project Charter Sample Template 3m
- Consensus and Customer Expectations 3m
- Globomantics Statement of Work (SOW) 3m
- Globomantics Project Charter 11m
- Key Terms You Should Know 1m
- What We Learned 2m
- Introduction 1m
- Creating a Budget 5m
- Estimating Types 3m
- Bottom-Up Estimating 2m
- Three Point Estimate 3m
- Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) Estimating 2m
- Estimating Work Hours 10m
- Cost Estimates 2m
- Estimating Techniques 2m
- Estimating Recommendations 1m
- Allocation 1m
- Associated Risks 3m
- Contingency 2m
- Cost Management Plan 1m
- Elements of the Cost Management Plan 3m
- Globomantics Budget Creation 5m
- Key Terms You Should Know 3m
- What We Learned 2m
- Introduction 1m
- What Is a Schedule? 1m
- Why Do We Need a Schedule? 3m
- What We Need to Create a Schedule 2m
- Resource Assignments 5m
- Network Diagram 4m
- Finish to Start Dependency 2m
- Start to Start Dependency 1m
- Finish to Finish Dependency 1m
- Start to Finish Dependency 1m
- Arrow Diagram Method (ADM) 2m
- Graphical Evaluation and Review Technique (GERT) 1m
- Critical Path Method (CPM) 3m
- Float Overview 3m
- Calculating Float 9m
- Milestone Chart 1m
- Summary Chart 2m
- Gantt Chart 7m
- Resource Leveling 4m
- Schedule Compression 5m
- Key Terms You Should Know 2m
- What We Covered 2m
About the author
Bill Kulterman is an educator, author, and a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT). Bill has been a trainer for more than a dozen years, educating students in Excel, Visio and a bevy of additional solutions. In recent years he has focused solely on SharePoint and SharePoint Online through Office 365. When he's not creating courses, he can usually be found riding his bike or relaxing near his Koi pond.