CompTIA Project+: Part 2
Part 2 of 2 in the CompTIA Project+ series, covering the fundamentals of IT project management.
What you'll learn
Part 2 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: Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, Closing. This course covers the following PMBOK® Knowledge Areas: Project Human Resource Management, Project Communications Management.
Table of contents
- Introduction 2m
- The Procurement Process 1m
- Procurement Planning Inputs 1m
- Procurement Planning 1m
- Expert Judgment 1m
- Make or Buy Analysis 2m
- Purchase Planning 1m
- Request For Information (RFI) and Request For Proposal (RFP) 2m
- Elements of an RFP 2m
- Request for Quote (RFQ) 1m
- Proposal Evaluation 2m
- Request Seller Response 2m
- Vendor Selection 1m
- Selection Methods 1m
- Contracts 1m
- Contracts Types 3m
- Globomantics Hardware Procurement 1m
- Key Terms You Should Know 2m
- What We Covered 3m
- Introduction 1m
- Quality Planning 1m
- Quality Management Plan Overview 2m
- Define Quality Requirements 1m
- Quality Control 2m
- Toll-gate Review 2m
- Quality Assurance 4m
- Standards Compliance 2m
- Cost of Quality 3m
- Quality Measurement Tools 2m
- Globomantics Run Chart 1m
- Pareto Diagram 4m
- Ishakawa Diagram 3m
- Globomantics Ishakawa Diagram 3m
- Dispute Resolution 3m
- Key Terms You Should Know 2m
- What We Covered 2m
- Introduction 2m
- Project Management Plan Overview 2m
- Inputs to the Project Plan 10m
- Transition Plan 2m
- Assemble the Project Plan and Change Control Process 4m
- Presenting the Plan 1m
- Formal Plan Review 1m
- Kick-off Meeting 3m
- Globomantics Kick-off Meeting 1m
- Key Terms You Should Know 1m
- What We Covered 2m
- Introduction 2m
- Creating the Project Team 2m
- Identify Resource Requirements 2m
- Assessing Skills 4m
- Team Members Availability 2m
- Team Orientation 1m
- Managing the Team 1m
- Leadership Qualities 2m
- Developing the Team 1m
- Teamwork 4m
- Virtual/Dispersed Teams 4m
- Managing Virtual Teams 2m
- Globomantics Virtual Teams 2m
- Performance Appraisals 2m
- Individual and Team Performance Issues 2m
- Sources of Conflict 2m
- Confronting (Problem Solving) 2m
- Smoothing (Accommodating, Obliging) 2m
- Compromising (Give and Take) 2m
- Forcing (Competing, Controlling) 2m
- Withdrawing (Avoiding) 2m
- Collaborating 2m
- Wavering Project Support 2m
- Managing the Customer/Sponsor 1m
- Key Terms You Should Know 1m
- What We Covered 1m
- Introduction 2m
- The Need for Change Management 2m
- Scope Creep 4m
- The Change Control Process 6m
- The Change Request Form 4m
- Evaluating the Impact of Change 3m
- Making a Decision 3m
- Communicating Changes to the Affected Parties 2m
- Documenting Changes 4m
- Executing Changes 1m
- Updating Plans and Components 1m
- Corrective Action 1m
- Globomantics - Managing Change 5m
- Key Terms You Should Know 1m
- What We Covered 3m
- Introduction 1m
- Monitoring the Project 3m
- What, When, and How Do We Monitor? 5m
- Canceling a Project 2m
- Monitoring the Schedule 2m
- Negotiation 3m
- Performance Reporting 7m
- Issue Logs 1m
- Earned Value Analysis 2m
- Calculating Earned Value 2m
- Globomantics Earned Value Calculations 8m
- Variance Analysis 2m
- Globomantics Variance Analysis 8m
- Trend Analysis 2m
- Globomantics Trend Analysis 4m
- Key Terms You Should Know 3m
- What We Covered 2m
- Introduction 2m
- Project Closure 2m
- When Do We Close a Project? 2m
- Assessing the Deliverables 1m
- Customer Acceptance 2m
- Transition Plan 3m
- Releasing Resources 2m
- Closing Contracts 1m
- Collecting Project Documentation 2m
- Lessons Learned 1m
- Project Review 3m
- Project Archive 2m
- Final Project Report 1m
- Recognizing Success 1m
- Key Terms You Should Know 6m
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.