Product Description

Renowned IT project management expert, Joseph Phillips, again delivers an authoritative, easy-to-understand guide that delves into all CompTIA IT Project+ certification objectives. The “Inside the Exam” sections focus on the necessary topics to pass the new CompTIA exam. Each chapter features an end-of-chapter review, and the CD-ROM includes an IT Project+ practice test, plus templates and worksheets to use when managing a project. The included real-world examples that provide on-the-job insight from practicing project management professionals, and tie discussed theory to practice, make this comprehensive reference a must-have for IT staff.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #207537 in Books
• Published on: 2004-03-22
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 520 pages

From Library Journal
While this title prepares readers for the CompTIA IT Project+ exam, it will assist anyone thrust into an IT project management role. It highlights the unique challenges of technology projects, shows how to define clearly a project's parameters and goals, and explains how smaller steps fit into the overall objective. Quizzes and exercises following each chapter help prepare readers for the exam and allow them to practice thinking about technology projects. The accompanying CD-ROM includes a trial version of Microsoft Project 2000. Appropriate for larger public libraries.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Back Cover

Complete IT projects on time, stay within budget, and prepare for CompTIA’s IT Project+ certification exam

Get expert advice on planning and steering a successful IT project using PMBOK-driven principles. Expert author and PMI certified Project Management Professional, Joseph Phillips, walks you through each step of the IT project management process, and shares critical strategies that engender smoothly-run, on-time, and within-budget projects. Find the best path to initiate a project, uncover techniques for project planning, focus your managing skills on picking the most qualified team members, and discover ways to deal with management. Then, establish communication channels and realistic timetables and learn how to track financial obligations. These concepts are also illustrated through interviews with leading IT project managers. The bonus CD-ROM includes an IT Project+ simulated certification test which, along with the in-depth exam information covered in the “Inside the Exam” chapter sections, and the end-of-chapter exercises and quizzes, prepares you for the new CompTIA IT Project+ certification exam.

• Define a project goal and create the project charter
• Create a feasibility plan and establish a priority list
• Determine strategy and obtain budget dollars
• Work with management and define their role
• Determine project expenses—including estimated required hours
• Organize a project team—assess internal skills as well as utilize external resources
• Delegate responsibilities and manage project schedules
• Resolve disagreements—as well as address delays and budget increases
• Track progress and implement quality testing
• Maintain leadership and keep your team focused

Covers all exam objectives for CompTIA’s IT Project+ Certification

CD-ROM includes IT Project+ simulated exam, and project management worksheets and templates

Joseph Phillips, PMP, MCSE, MCT, CTT+, A+, Network+, IT Project+, is the Director of Education for Project Seminars, a project management training company. He has successfully implemented projects for pharmaceutical, banking, manufacturing, insurance, and other industries. Phillips has also taught PMP exam prep courses and given risk management and IT project management seminars for Fortune 500 companies, the US military, not-for-profit agencies, and universities.

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Customer Reviews

Great product
This is a great book. Not only it has broadened my knowledge about project management, but the exercises and quizzes contained will for sure help me get my CompTIA Project+ certification.

I'm at chapter 5 and things are getting interesting. One thing to note is the informal way the author presents issues. Contrary to some other certification books I have read, that had a fixed, formal approach, this book is like talking to a good friend.

Excelent
This book is the ideal one to people that have to understand the principles of project management, but with focus in IT. Even though it can not give you a complete overview of project management principles (for this, you have to use PMBOK, from PMI), here you can find all the information necessary to manage IT projects.

Where Are the Files?
I am currently on Chapter 8 of this twelve chapter book. So far, it's a clearly written review of IT Project Management with usefull apendices for connecting the subject matter to Comp TIA Project+ certification. The bad news is the publishers and author did not review the enclosed CD to assure that all of the files the author refers to are on the CD. So far, I have found four missing files, two of them are needed for completing review exercises at the end of chapters. I searched both McGraw Hill/Osborne and Joseph Philip's websites for the missing files, but could not find them.

The text itself is a good selection for anyone studying for the Project+ certificate, but I cannot give an above average rating to a project management product that does not deliver all promised deliverables.