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Exam Name CompTIA Project+
Exam Code PK0-004
Actual Exam Duration 90 minutes
Expected no. of Questions in Actual Exam 95
Exam Registration Price $338
Official Information https://certification.comptia.org/certifications/project
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CompTIA PK0-004 Exam Topics :

Section Weight Objectives
Project Basics 36%
Summarize the properties of a project. 1. Temporary
2. Start and finish
3. Unique
4. Reason/purpose
5. Project as part of a program
6. Project as part of a portfolio
Classify project roles and responsibilities. 1. Sponsor/champion
  1. Approval authority
  2. Funding
  3. Project charter
  4. Baseline
  5. High-level requirements
  6. Control
  7. Marketing
  8. Roadblocks
  9. Business case/justification
2. Project manager
  1. Manage team, communication, scope, risk, budget, and time
  2. Manage quality assurance
  3. Responsible for artifacts
3. Project coordinator
  1. Support project manager
  2. Cross-functional coordination
  3. Documentation/ administrative support
  4. Time/resource scheduling
  5. Check for quality
4. Stakeholder
  1. Vested interest
  2. Provide input and requirements
  3. Project steering
  4. Expertise
5. Scheduler
  1. Develop and maintain project schedule
  2. Communicate timeline and changes
  3. Reporting schedule performance
  4. Solicit task status from resources
6. Project team
  1. Contribute expertise to the project
  2. Contribute deliverables according to schedule
  3. Estimation of task duration
  4. Estimation of costs and dependencies
7. Project Management Office (PMO)
  1. Sets standards and practices for organization
  2. Sets deliverables
  3. Provides governance
  4. Key performance indicators and parameters
  5. Provides tools
  6. Outlines consequences of non-performance
  7. Standard documentation/templates
  8. Coordinate resources between projects
Compare and contrast standard project phases. 1. Initiation
  1. Project charter
  2. Business case
  3. High-level scope definition
  4. High-level risks
2. Planning
  1. Schedule
  2. Work breakdown structure
  3. Resources
  4. Detailed risks
  5. Requirements
  6. Communication plan
  7. Procurement plan
  8. Change management plan
  9. Budget
3. Execution
  1. Deliverables
4. Monitor and control
  1. Risks/issues log
  2. Performance measuring and reporting
  3. Quality assurance/governance
  4. Change control
  5. Budget
5. Closing
  1. Transition/integration plan
  2. Training
  3. Project sign off
  4. Archive project documents
  5. Lessons learned
  6. Release resources
  7. Close contracts
Identify the basics of project cost control. 1. Total project cost
2. Expenditure tracking
3. Expenditure reporting
4. Burn rate
5. Cost baseline/budget
  1. Plan vs. actual
Identify common project team organizational structures. 1. Functional
  1. Resources reporting to functional manager
  2. Project manager has limited or no authority
2. Matrix
  1. Authority is shared between functional managers and project managers
  2. Resources assigned from functional area to project
  3. Project manager authority ranges from weak to strong
3. Projectized
  1. Project manager has full authority
  2. Resources report to project manager
  3. Ad hoc resources
Given a scenario, execute and develop project schedules. 1. Work breakdown structure
2. Scheduling activities
  1. Determine tasks
  2. Determine task start/finish dates
  3. Determine activity/task durations
  4. Determine milestones
  5. Set predecessors
  6. Set dependencies
  7. Sequence tasks
  8. Prioritize tasks
  9. Determine critical path
  10. Allocate resources
  11. Set baseline
  12. Set quality gates
  13. Set governance gates
  14. Client sign off
  15. Management approval
  16. Legislative approval
Identify the basic aspects of the Agile methodology. 1. Readily adapt to new/ changing requirements
2. Iterative approach
3. Continuous requirements gathering
4. Establish a backlog
5. Burndown charts
6. Continuous feedback
7. Sprint planning
8. Daily standup meetings/ SCRUM meetings
9. SCRUM retrospective
10. Self-organized and self-directed teams
Explain the importance of human resource, physical resource, and personnel management. 1. Resource management concepts
  1. Shared resources
  2. Dedicated resources
  3. Resource allocation
  4. Resource shortage
  5. Resource overallocation
  6. Low quality resources
  7. Benched resources
  8. Interproject dependencies
  9. Interproject resource contention
2. Personnel management
  1. Team building
  2. Trust building
  3. Team selection
  4. Skill sets
  5. Remote vs. in-house
  6. Personnel removal/replacement
  7. Communication issues
  8. Conflict resolution
  9. Smoothing
  10. Forcing
  11. Compromising
  12. Confronting
  13. Avoiding
  14. Negotiating
Project Constraints 17%
Given a scenario, predict the impact of various constraint variables and influences throughout the project. 1. Common constraints
  1. Budget
  2. Scope
  3. Deliverables
  4. Quality
  5. Environment
  6. Resources
  7. Requirements
  8. Scheduling
2. Influences
  1. Change request
  2. Scope creep
  3. Constraint reprioritization
  4. Interaction between constraints
  5. Stakeholders/sponsors/management
  6. Other projects
Explain the importance of risk strategies and activities. 1. Strategies
  1. Accept
  2. Mitigate
  3. Transfer
  4. Avoid
  5. Exploit
2. Risk activities
  1. Identification
  2. Quantification
  3. Planning
  4. Review
  5. Response
  6. Register
  7. Prioritization
  8. Communication
Communication & Change Management 26%
Given a scenario, use the appropriate communication method. 1. Meetings
  1. Kick-off meetings
  2. Virtual vs. in-person meetings
  3. Scheduled vs. impromptu meetings
  4. Closure meetings
2. Email
3. Fax
4. Instant messaging
5. Video conferencing
6. Voice conferencing
7. Face-to-face
8. Text message
9. Distribution of printed media
10. Social media
Compare and contrast factors influencing communication methods 1. Language barriers
2. Time zones/geographical factors
3. Technological factors
4. Cultural differences
5. Interorganizational differences
6. Intraorganizational differences
7. Personal preferences
8. Rapport building/relationship building
9. Tailor method based on content of message
10. Criticality factors
11. Specific stakeholder communication requirements
  1. Frequency
  2. Level of report detail
  3. Types of communication
  4. Confidentiality constraints
  5. Tailor communication style
Explain common communication triggers and determine the target audience and rationale. 1. Audits
2. Project planning
3. Project change
4. Risk register updates
5. Milestones
6. Schedule changes
7. Task initiation/completion
8. Stakeholder changes
9. Gate reviews
10. Business continuity response
11. Incident response
12. Resource changes
Given a scenario, use the following change control process within the context of a project. 1. Change control process
  1. Identify and document
  2. Evaluate impact and justification
  3. Regression plan (Reverse changes)
  4. Identify approval authority
  5. Obtain approval
  6. Implement change
  7. Validate change/quality check
  8. Update documents/audit documents/version control
  9. Communicate throughout as needed
2. Types of common project changes
  1. Timeline change
  2. Funding change
  3. Risk event
  4. Requirements change
  5. Quality change
  6. Resource change
  7. Scope change
Recognize types of organizational change. 1. Business merger/acquisition
2. Business demerger/split
3. Business process change
4. Internal reorganization
5. Relocation
6. Outsourcing
Project Tools & Documentation 21%
Compare and contrast various project management tools. 1. Project scheduling software
2. Charts
  1. Process diagram
  2. Histogram
  3. Fishbone
  4. Pareto chart
  5. Run chart
  6. Scatter chart
  7. Gantt chart
3. Dashboard/status report
4. Knowledge management tools
  1. Intranet sites
  2. Internet sites
  3. Wiki pages
  4. Vendor knowledge bases
  5. Collaboration tools
5. Performance measurement tools
  1. Key performance indicators
  2. Key performance parameters
  3. Balanced score card
6. SWOT analysis
7. Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed (RACI) Matrix
Given a scenario, analyze project centric documentation. 1. Project charter
2. Project management plan
3. Issues log
4. Organizational chart
5. Scope statement
6. Communication plan
7. Project schedule
8. Status report
9. Dashboard information
10. Action items
11. Meeting agenda/meeting minutes
Identify common partner or vendor-centric documents and their purpose. 1. Request for Information
2. Request for Proposal
3. Request for Quote
4. Mutually binding documents
  1. Agreements/contract
  2. Non-disclosure agreement
  3. Cease and Desist letter
  4. Letter of Intent
  5. Statement of Work
  6. Memorandum of Understanding
  7. Service Level Agreement
  8. Purchase Order
  9. Warranty

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