CompTIA Project+

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The CompTIA Project+ certification validates your knowledge and abilities as an IT project manager.

CompTIA Project+ certification is a vendor-neutral credential recognized worldwide. Having a Project+ certification is proof that you have the critical knowledge of business practices, interpersonal skills and project management processes, in addition to the ability to effectively plan, implement and complete projects on time and within your budget.

The Project+ Accelerated Certification Program is appropriate for the following job functions:

• Programmer, Senior Level
• Project Manager, Intermediate Level
• Project Manager, Entry Level
• Software Architect, Senior Level

Our CompTIA Project+ Program

• Allows you to achieve your certification in a fraction of the time of 'traditional training' while delivering industry-leading exam passing percentages
• Helps students grasp concepts more easily by identifying and catering to individual student learning styles through a mixed visual, auditory and kinaesthetic-tactual delivery system
• Enhances retention by employing accelerated learning techniques focused on committing information to long-term memory

Firebrand Training's CompTIA Project+ Accelerated Certification Program is the most effective, efficient way to learn a foundational standard for terms, concepts, and competencies in information system project management.

Course Materials

Students attending this blended-learning program will receive a robust set of course materials that caters to each of the three primary individual learning-intake styles (auditory, visual, and kinaesthetic-tactual) - critical for a successful accelerated learning experience.

Daily lectures, labs, and review sessions are supplemented by a combination of:

• Proprietary Lab Manual & Project+ Courseware - developed to address the demands of accelerated learners
• Self Test or Transcender Testing Software

Delivery Schedule

The CompTIA Project+ Program prepares students to successfully pass the examinations outlined below.

• Project Initiation: Discovery and Analysis
• Project Initiation: Estimating
• Project Initiation: Framing the Project
• Project Planning: Laying the Foundation
• Project Planning: Developing the Plan
• Project Planning: Building the Team
• Project Execution: Monitoring and Managing
• Project Control: Managing Chaos
• Project Closure: Tying Up Loose Ends
• Examination Review/Testing Exam: PK0-002

Experience

Project+ certification provides an independent validation that the project manager has mastered the foundation-level concepts applicable to IT and traditional projects. Project+ certifies knowledge mastery equivalent to 2,000-hours project-management experience.

The Project+ examination is designed for Information Technology (IT) and business professionals involved with IT projects and business projects with a technology component.

The examination is designed for candidates possessing at least 12 months of cumulative experience in leading, managing and directing small to medium scale IT projects.

Project+ examines the business, interpersonal and technical project management skills required to successfully manage IT projects and business initiatives with a technology component.

The exam is in the conventional linear format. There are about 80 questions on the exam and candidate will have 90 minutes to complete the exam. The exam is available in English only.

The table below lists the domains measured by this examination and the extent to which they are represented in the examination:

Project+ - P40-005

• Domain 1.0 Project Management Concepts (33%)
• Domain 2.0 Project Life Cycle Phases (30%)
• Domain 3.0 Tools and Documentation (19%)
• Domain 4.0 Basics of IT and Governance (18%)

Response Limits

The candidate selects from four (4) or more response option(s) that best completes the statement or answers the question. Distracters or wrong answers are response options that a candidate with incomplete knowledge or skill would likely choose, but are generally plausible responses fitting into the content area.

Test item formats used in this examination are:

Multiple Choice: The candidate selects one option that best answers the question or completes a statement.

Multiple-Response: The candidate selects more than one option that best answers the question or completes a statement.

Drag and Drop Items: A drag and drop item is an item that requires the candidate to drag a graphic or text to a correct destination