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  <FAI:CourseTitle FAI:level="Introduction"  FAI:code="Project+">
	CompTIA Project+ Exam Training
  </FAI:CourseTitle>  
  
    <FAI:CourseCategory>CompTIA</FAI:CourseCategory>
    <FAI:CourseCategory>Project Management</FAI:CourseCategory>
     
  <FAI:SummaryInfo>

    <FAI:CourseDesc FAI:version="Mar11">
	An intense class designed specifically for individuals seeking to achieve CompTIA Project+ Certification.
	This course presents the key terms and concepts necessary to prepare for the exam.	
    </FAI:CourseDesc>

    <FAI:CourseDuration>
	3 Days
    </FAI:CourseDuration>

    <FAI:CourseAudience>
	Individuals preparing to take the CompTIA Project+ Certification test.
	Project Managers, Team Members, and managers
	seeking to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills 
	to improve IT Project productivity and efficiency throughout their organization.  
    </FAI:CourseAudience>

    <FAI:CourseObjectives>
      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Understand the purpose and activities involved in the Project Lifecycle" />
      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Be familiar with the proper way to initiate a Project " />
      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Understand the purpose, content, prepearation, and validation of a Project Charter" />
      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Be prepared to conduct a Stakeholder Analysis for a Project" />
      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Understand the purpose and value of the Kick-Off meeting" />
      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Understand the purpose and content of a Project Scope Statement" />
      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Be prepared to create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)" />
      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Be familiar with the analysis and techniques used to create a Project Schedule" />
      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Understand how to create task and Project level estimates" />
      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Understand the meaning and value of the Critical Path" />
      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Be prepared to create a Communications Plan" />
      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Be familiar with Resource Planning" />
      <FAI:Objective FAI:desc="Understand the purpose, value, and deliverables of the Project Closing Phase" />
     </FAI:CourseObjectives>

    <FAI:CourseSetupList>
      <FAI:Setup FAI:desc="Internet access"  />
    </FAI:CourseSetupList>    

    <FAI:CourseTextList>
      <FAI:Text FAI:title="Course Workbook" />
      <FAI:Text FAI:title="CompTIA Project+ Study Guide" 
      		FAI:link="http://www.amazon.com/CompTIA-Project-Study-Guide-PK0-003/dp/0470585927/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1306268424&amp;sr=8-1" />
    </FAI:CourseTextList>    

    <FAI:CoursePrerequisiteList>
    </FAI:CoursePrerequisiteList>    

  </FAI:SummaryInfo>  

  <FAI:TopicList>                                  

    <FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Introduction" >
	<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Welcome"/>
	<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Motivation"/>
	<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Objectives"/>
	<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Prerequisites &amp; Setup"/>
	<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Course Overview"/>
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="What is a Project ?" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="The Project Lifecycle" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Project Process Groups" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Project Management Knowledge Areas" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="The Role of the Project Manager" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Project Management Skills" />
    </FAI:SuperTopic>
    
    <FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Project Initiation" >
	<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Receiving a Project Request" />
	<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Validating a Project" />
	<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Creating the Project Charter" >
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Goals and Objectives" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Project Description" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Problem Statement" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Key Deliverables" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="High-Level Milestones" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="High-Level Cost Estimates" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Stakeholder Analysis" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="High-Level Assumptions" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="High-Level Constraints" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="High-Level Risks" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Project Approach" />
    	</FAI:SuperTopic>
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Review and Quiz" />
    </FAI:SuperTopic>

    <FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Project Planning" >
	<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Kick-Off Meeting" />
	<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Scope Management Plan" />
	<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Project Scope Statement" >
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Product Description" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Key Deliverables and Detailed Objectives" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Success Criteria and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Exclusions from Scope" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Time and Cost Estimates" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Assumptions" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Constraints" />
	</FAI:SuperTopic>
	<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Scope Statement Validation" />
	<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Creating the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)" >
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Decomposing the Major Deliverables" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Guidelines for Creating a WBS" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Benefits of the WBS" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="WBS Dictionary" />
	</FAI:SuperTopic>
	<FAI:Topic FAI:title="WBS Validation" />
	<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Review and Quiz" />
    </FAI:SuperTopic>
    
    <FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Scheduling" >
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Defining Activities" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Understanding Dependencies" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Creating a Network Diagram" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Effort vs. Duration" />
	<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Estimating Techniques" >
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="3-Point Estimation" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="PERT Estimation" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Top-Down" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Parametric" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Bottom Up" />
	</FAI:SuperTopic>
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Critical Path Method (CPM)" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Project Management Software" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Improving Schedule Accuracy" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Review and Quiz" />
    </FAI:SuperTopic>
    
    <FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Communications and Resource Planning" >
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="The Communications Plan" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Resource Planning" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Human Resources Planning" />
	<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Procurement Planning" >
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Request for Proposal" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Statement of Work" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Vendor Selection" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Contracts" />
	</FAI:SuperTopic>
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Review and Quiz" />
    </FAI:SuperTopic>
    
    <FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Cost, Quality, and Risk Planning" >
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Estimating Cost" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="The Project Budget" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Cost Baseline" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Quality Planning" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Quality Management Plan" />
	<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Risk Planning" >
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Risk Identification" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Risk Analysis" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Risk Response Planning" />
	</FAI:SuperTopic>
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Finalizing Project Plans" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Review and Quiz" />
    </FAI:SuperTopic>
    
    <FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Project Execution" >
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Team Formation" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Conflict Management" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Rewards and Incentives" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Project Kick-off" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Organizational Governance" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Review and Quiz" />
    </FAI:SuperTopic>
    
    <FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Change Control" >
	<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Change Control Process" >
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Change Requests" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Logging Requests" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Change Request Analysis" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Change Control Board" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Updating Plans" />
	</FAI:SuperTopic>
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Not All Changes are Questions" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Review and Quiz" />
    </FAI:SuperTopic>
    
    <FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Monitoring and Controlling the Project" >
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Controlling Scope" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Controlling Quality" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Risk Monitoring and Control" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Controlling the Schedule" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Controlling the Budget" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Earned Value Measurement" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Managing Stakeholder Expectations" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Review and Quiz" />
    </FAI:SuperTopic>
    
    <FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Project Closure" >
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Project Endings" />
	<FAI:SuperTopic FAI:title="Closing the Project" >
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Obtaining Sign-Off" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Transitioning Responsibility" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Releasing Team Members" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Closing Out Contract(s)" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Administrative Closure" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Archiving Artifacts" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Post-Project Review" />
		<FAI:Topic FAI:title="Project Close Report" />
	</FAI:SuperTopic>
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Post-Mortem Analysis" />
       <FAI:Topic FAI:title="Review and Quiz" />
    </FAI:SuperTopic>

  </FAI:TopicList>
    
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