Chapter 7

Executing the Project

THE COMPTIA PROJECT+ EXAM TOPICS COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER INCLUDE

• 3.1 Coordinate human resources to maximize performance
  • Assemble and develop project team, build team cohesiveness, perform individual performance appraisals
  • Identify common causes of conflict
    • Competing resource demands
    • Expert judgment
    • Varying work styles
  • Detect conflict and apply conflict resolution techniques
    • Smoothing
    • Forcing
    • Compromise
    • Confronting
    • Avoiding
    • Negotiating
• 3.2 Explain the importance of a project kick-off meeting and outline the common activities performed during this meeting
  • Communicate stakeholder expectations, high level timeline, project goals and objectives, roles and responsibilities to the project team
• 3.3 Recognize the purpose and influence of organizational governance on a project’s execution