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CompTIA Project+

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Duration

5 days

Language

English / Arabic

Batch Options

4 hours & 8 hours

Upcoming Batch

20 October 2025

Overview Schedule Dates Course Content FAQs

Course Overview

CompTIA Project+ is the only industry certification designed to teach IT pros the entry-level skills they need to successfully manage small to medium-sized projects. It showcases professionals’ capabilities in planning, executing, and delivering projects on time and within scope while ensuring effective communication and resource management. CompTIA Project+ focuses on practical, hands-on skills to tackle real-world project challenges.

Skills Learned

Understand the properties of a project, including phases, schedules, roles and responsibilities, cost controls, and the fundamental aspects of agile methodology.
Analyze the impact of various constraint variables and influences throughout a project while applying risk strategies and activities.
Implement appropriate communication methods and change control processes within the context of a project.
Utilize various project management tools and create project and partner-centric documentation to support project success.

Exam Details

Exam version: V5
Exam series code: PK0-005
Launch date: November 8, 2022
Number of questions: a maximum of 90 questions
Types of questions: multiple-choice and performance-based
Duration: 90 minutes
Passing score: 710 (on a scale of 100-900)
Languages: English, Japanese, and Thai
Recommended experience: equivalent to 6–12 months of hands-on experience managing projects in a tech environment

Career Path

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Target Audiance

IT Project Manager
IT Manager
Network Administrator

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Schedule Dates

20 October 2025 - 24 October 2025

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Course Content

Project characteristics and methodologies: Explaining project characteristics, methodologies, and frameworks.
Agile vs. waterfall: Comparing criteria for selection, team composition, and communication methods.
Change control: Applying project-specific change control and management processes.
Risk management: Identifying risks, analyzing responses, and understanding roles and responsibilities.
Issue management: Tracking issues, resolving them, and documenting outcomes.
Schedule management: Identifying milestones, sequencing activities, estimating resources, and maintaining schedules.
Quality and performance management: Comparing retrospectives, sprint reviews, service-level agreements (SLAs), key performance indicators (KPIs), audits, and testing cycles.
Communication management: Assessing methods, developing platforms, and managing communication.
Meeting management: Setting agendas, assigning roles, timeboxing, and documenting action items.
Team and resource management: Analyzing resource gaps, managing team performance, and defining roles.
Procurement and vendor selection: Evaluating vendors, contracts, and procurement methods.

Discovery phase artifacts: Explaining business cases, prequalified vendors, and financial concepts.
Project initiation: Developing project charters, identifying stakeholders, creating responsibility assignment matrices (RAMs), and conducting kickoff meetings.
Project planning: Assigning resources, developing communication plans, defining scope, creating schedules, and performing risk assessments.
Project execution: Managing tasks, vendors, meetings, budgets, conflicts, and phase gate reviews.
Project closing: Validating deliverables, closing contracts, releasing resources, archiving documentation, and conducting closure meetings.

Project tools: Using Gantt charts, burndown charts, PERT (program evaluation review technique) charts, issue logs, change logs, risk registers, dashboards, and time-tracking tools.
Productivity tools: Comparing communication, collaboration, meeting, documentation, scheduling, and ticketing tools.
Quality and performance charts: Analyzing histograms, Pareto charts, scatter diagrams, fishbone diagrams, burnup/burndown charts, and decision trees.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG): Summarizing project impacts on the environment, regulations, company values, and brand value.
Information security: Explaining physical, operational, digital, and data security concepts.
Compliance and privacy: Understanding confidentiality, legal impacts, and privacy regulations.
IT concepts: Summarizing infrastructure, cloud models, and software basics.
Change control: Explaining IT infrastructure change control, software change control, CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous deployment), and production vs. staging environments.

FAQs

CompTIA Project+ is a globally recognized entry-level project management certification that validates essential skills in managing projects, coordinating resources, and ensuring successful project delivery. It is the first certification professionals should earn and establishes the core knowledge required for any entry-level project management role.

A score of 710 out of 900 is required to pass the CompTIA Project+ exam.

CompTIA Project+ demonstrates to employers that you possess the skills to effectively manage projects, coordinate resources, and ensure successful project delivery. It is often a valuable credential for project-related roles in the tech industry, showcasing your ability to plan, execute, and oversee projects in dynamic and fast-paced environments.

Yes, CompTIA Project+ is recognized internationally. As a globally respected certification, it validates foundational project management skills applicable across industries and methodologies, making it valuable for professionals seeking project management roles in diverse international markets.

Yes, you can go directly to CompTIA Project+ without first earning other certifications. Project+ is an entry-level certification designed for beginners or professionals managing projects as part of their roles, making it accessible without prior certifications or extensive experience.

Preparation options include CompTIA CertMaster Learn for self-paced study, CertMaster Labs for hands-on experience, and CertMaster Practice for assessment readiness.

You can retake the exam immediately after the first attempt if you do not pass. A 14-day waiting period is required for a third attempt. Check CompTIA’s website for the latest retake policy. 

CompTIA Project+ is not directly listed under DoD 8140/8570 requirements but is valuable for government or military roles involving project management. It equips professionals with essential skills to manage IT and operational projects, aligning with organizational and mission-critical objectives. 

After CompTIA Project+, consider pursuing advanced certifications like PMP (Project Management Professional) for in-depth project management expertise, PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner) for Agile methodologies, or ITIL for IT service management to further enhance your career prospects.