About This Study Plan
This 7-day study plan breaks the PROJECTPLUS (Project+) exam preparation into 7 focused study sessions with 28 actionable tasks. The plan covers all 4 exam domains — Project Management Concepts, Project Planning, Project Execution and Delivery, Agile and Iterative — ensuring complete coverage. Intensive 7-day review for CompTIA Project+ (PK0-005) covering project management basics, constraints, communication, and tools.
Prerequisites
- Some project experience or PM exposure
- 4–6 hours per day
Study Schedule
- Project lifecycle phases: initiating, planning, executing, closing
- Project charter, stakeholder identification, and kick-off
- Agile vs Waterfall vs hybrid methodologies
- Roles: project manager, sponsor, PMO, team members
- Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) creation
- Task dependencies: FS, FF, SS, SF, leads, and lags
- Critical path method and Gantt charts
- Estimation techniques: analogous, parametric, three-point, bottom-up
- Triple constraint: scope, time, cost (and quality)
- Scope management: requirements, scope creep, change control
- Budget management: cost baseline, EVM (EV, PV, AC, SPI, CPI)
- Resource allocation and leveling
- Risk identification, qualitative/quantitative analysis
- Risk responses: avoid, mitigate, transfer, accept, exploit
- Risk register and risk monitoring
- Quality management: QA vs QC, testing, and acceptance criteria
- Communication plan, stakeholder matrix, and RACI chart
- Status reporting, escalation paths, and meeting types
- Change management process and change control board (CCB)
- Conflict resolution and team development stages (Tuckman)
- Take a full timed practice exam
- Review all incorrect answers
- Focus on EVM calculations and scheduling
- Review Agile ceremonies and artifacts
- EVM formulas cheat sheet
- Methodology comparison chart
- Quick flashcard pass
- Rest before exam
Study Tips
Know EVM formulas: SPI = EV/PV, CPI = EV/AC, VAC = BAC - EAC.
Understand when to use Agile vs Waterfall based on project characteristics.
Risk management appears heavily — know all five risk response strategies.
Recommended CompTIA Study Resources
Supplement this study plan with the official CompTIA CertMaster labs and practice tests. Download the free exam objectives PDF from CompTIA's website and use it as a checklist — cross off each objective as you master it. Professor Messer's free video series covers every CompTIA exam objective and is widely regarded as one of the best free resources available.
Ready to Practice?
Put your study plan into action with Project+ practice questions.