CompTIA® Project+ PK0-005 Cert Guide, 2nd Edition

Chapter 9

Project Life Cycles, Discovery/Concept Preparation Phase, and Initiating Phase Activities

This chapter covers the following topics:

• The Project Life Cycle: Understand the purpose of the Discovery, Initiating, Planning, Executing, and Closing phases for a project or phase.

• Discovery Phase Activities: Conceptualize the project, define the business case, define the current vs. future state, and estimate the return on investment; understand the importance of prequalified vendors, predetermined clients, preexisting contracts, capital expenses (CapEx), and operational expenses (OpEx).

• Initiating Phase Activities: Define the project’s objectives, success criteria, preliminary scope and requirements, high-level risks and assumptions, summary ...