1.    Course Overview

CompTIA Project+ gives IT Pros the basic concepts to successfully manage small to medium sized projects. CompTIA Project+ is ideal for IT professionals who need to manage smaller, less complex projects as part of their other job duties but still have foundational project management skills. Project+ is versatile because it covers essential project management concepts beyond the scope of just one methodology or framework. 

This five-day instructor led course will provide delegates 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..

2.    Course Duration

5 Days (40 Hours)

3.    Target Audience

·      Junior IT project manager

·      Project coordinator

·      SCRUM masters

·      Level II help desk technicians

·      Development leads

·      Product owners

·      Associate/business analysts

·      QA leads

·      Project control analysts

·      PMO team members

4.    During this course you should learn:

·      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.

·      Practice principled negotiation and conflict resolution.

5.    Course Content

Module1: What is a project and project management?

·      Skills needed for successful project management

·      The definition of a project

·      Stakeholders

Module2: Why do projects fail?

·      Reviewing project failure

Module3: The project lifecycle

·      Examining lifecycles

·      Why is the lifecycle important?

Module4: Managing the project

·      Project Scoping

·      The Work Breakdown Structure

·      Risk Management

·      Vendor management

·      Successful estimating and cost management

·      Earned value

·      Scheduling (Microsoft Project)

·      Resources, tracking & reporting (Microsoft Project)

·      Change management

·      Project tracking and control

·      Project reporting and communication

·      Project completion

Module5: Interpersonal skills in project management

·      Communication and negotiation

·      Conflict resolution, skills practice & action plan

·      Recruitment & selection

·      Leadership

·      Team development

·      Presentation, assertiveness & empathy skills

·      Performance management & principled negotiation

6.    Prerequisites

Delegates are required to meet the following prerequisites:

·      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.

7.    Course Agenda 

8.    Technical Requirement

1.     Laptop with minimum 8GB Ram

2.     Connected Monitor for iLabs.

3.     Hi speed Internet Connection as All the labs it will be accessed through EC-Council Cloud

9.    Exam Voucher Validity

It will be valid for 12month starting from