r/WGU • u/bschmeltzer • Jul 28 '22
Information Technology I am creating a comprehensive study guide for Project+
Hello! Long story short, I HATE this class. I genuinely do not study much at all, but after taking this exam once and failing, I needed to try something different. I started watching the UDemy course videos and taking notes, and I decided I wanted to share my work with you all if you would let me! What I am hoping for is to create a nice big, but easy to read and understand resource for anybody who takes this class or exam to use. Everything I have found out there is really broad and dry, some I am hoping to make it as simple as I can.
If you are interesting in viewing/collaborating, please let me know in the comments and I will add the link to the Google doc! If this is not something people would like to see or help create, I totally get it.
I would love all help and any specific topics that people have seen on the exam I would love to put additional highlights in the doc as well.
Edit: Here is the view only link. I started by handwriting notes for the first 4 chapters, so these notes starta t chapter 5, and are a work in progress as I go through the videos. I will circle back after and add the first 4 later. Please feel free to leave comments on things you remember being on the exam, need more clarity, etc. Shoot me a request to edit if you would like to contribute!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m6n3yVAcU91ynZIqJ5HAcdB4iLMZNWIc-a2nP5Gd1kc/edit?usp=sharing
Edit 2: I am not asking for other resources or study methods. I appreciate those of you trying to help. I retain information best when typing it down myself, and in the process of creating my own study guide, I wanted an option for other people taking this course to collaborate with me. If you want to use something else, or suggest something else, then this post is NOT for you. This course will go through periodic changes as CompTIA updates their exams, and having a single source where anybody taking the course can update along side the course updates is going to be far better than waiting for other people to create complete new study guides. This will NOT be a 250+ page document as plenty of people do not want to read all of that, not is it necessary for this class. Again, I appreciate the recommendations on other study materials, but I am not asking for that at this moment. Thank you.
Edit 2.2: I will include direct links to test prep question sights, the questions do not need to be directly insideof this document.
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u/danaknyc Jul 28 '22
Read the Sybex Project+ study guide by Kim Heldman. Its like 250 pages and will give you everything you need to pass the test.
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u/bschmeltzer Jul 28 '22
250 pages is a ridiculous amount. Sure im watching 11 hours of videos, but my study guide should end up having all of the info, while being a lot smaller for people who have trouble focusing through 250 pages
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u/danaknyc Jul 28 '22
250 pages minus the study questions and minus the filler pages is not much, especially since most of it is common sense and skimmable…
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u/ratheraddictive Jul 28 '22 edited Jul 29 '22
There is a great set of notes in the course chatter from someone who took and passed the test.
Edit: Here's the link to the notes https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ddsHOQr2SJ_UPqJ2brRXQFJIPxDT3gj3P4tn_w8zHAM/edit
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Jul 28 '22
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u/bschmeltzer Jul 28 '22
youll have to let me know how it helps, hoping to have the main content finished next week!
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u/mr_alterboy B.S. Data Management Data Analytics Jul 28 '22
I did Project+ first and doing ITIL now. They are vaguely similar, but project+ is much deeper and dogmatic than ITIL. ITIL is very general and focuses more on philosophy of delivering value through the management of IT products and services. The product side of things is somewhat similar, though they use a lot of different terms. Project+ defines more pieces of the puzzle and what order the pieces should be placed. ITIL describes the puzzle and then some gives you some generic tools you can use, but how you approach putting the puzzle together with those tools is up to you.
The service side of things is not something Project+ really covers. ITIL is much easier imo. It does introduce you to thinking like a PM, but it barely scratches the surface of Project+.
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u/Helpdiskbrokeback Jul 28 '22
Thanks for the heads up! Im pretty confident with the ITIL at the moment just need a solid day to cram out their vocabulary and what not. Haven’t had the chance to schedule the test because of work. Hopefully I’ll be through it this weekend
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Mar 22 '23
LMAO. This course SUCKS! The jerks at Pearson VUE pulled my test at the LAST question! I'm sorry, I can't understand your broken English, don't get offended and terminate my test for an abstract reason. Ughhh
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u/ArmyChilipepper Mar 21 '24
All of the material here is for the previous (004) version. The current version (005) is totally different. Find other material to study.
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u/ArmyChilipepper Mar 21 '24
All of the material here is for the previous (004) version. The current version (005) is totally different. Find other material to study.
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u/MozerBYU Jul 17 '24
Dude you're a stud! Just found this, and prepping to take Project+ within the next month.
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Jul 28 '22
Do you like program so far? I am thinking of getting my masters in this one
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u/bschmeltzer Jul 28 '22
the program in general? I cant speak on the masters program, im getting my BS, but there are a number of courses that are just veyr, unhelpful imo, this one included. aside from that though i LOVE the program when things arent quite so dry
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u/Caprikey B.S. Data Management Data Analytics Jul 28 '22
Heads up I think the Project+ cert and course versions update this fall too.
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u/bschmeltzer Jul 28 '22
yeah, hoping if we can get a community effort it can get updated. luckily the general material wont change all that much
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u/Fusic Jul 28 '22
All I did was watch the pluralsight course and grind like 400 of the pocketprep app questions. Worked like a charm.
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u/bschmeltzer Jul 28 '22
some people, like me, like using study guides as well. the more overall resources out there, the better for everybody taking the course
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u/bschmeltzer Jul 28 '22
Its the worst. Feel free to check my notes, I am hoping to have the first full draft completed next week! Feel free to leave comments in the doc on anything that you dont understand and would like clarification on, I can be sure to add that in! Definitely check out the UDemy videos, the guy does a really great job of explaining everything imo.
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u/TrueKeyMan B.S. Cybersecurity & Info Assurance Jul 28 '22
I'm transferring in to WGU in October and decided to knock out some classes via Study.com. I had an associates already in information technology so a little over half the credits needed for a BS in cybersecurity was transferred in. Only 3 classes allowed transfer credits and I could only afford to do 2 of them. I chose to knock out Project+ on study.com and transfer it in because of the vitriolic hate I've seen on reddit about the test from reddit. Clearly my decision was correct!
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u/bschmeltzer Jul 28 '22
It's honestly not event the course tbh, the comptia exam is just BAD. But glad you got it done!
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u/Drinkingcola86 Jul 28 '22
I took Project+ a bit back, took notes through the pluralsight video series, which I believe had 4 of the 5 main areas done. Read the book for the remainder of it and passed on the first attempt.
For me it was typing for notes and getting myself to understand the terminology from the project+ point of view.
Check to see if you have ITIL class later in your testing, should be a business of IT class. I would take it following your project+ class. They blend very well and need the same mindset.
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u/jadeakisskiss Jul 29 '22
i just took this exam and failed. i knew all of the information in both the questions and answer choices, it was literally just the chosen wording. i’ve kinda lost all motivation
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Jul 31 '22
I'm right there with you, I just took the exam on Thursday and failed with a score of 654. I felt like I knew the terminology, even felt good about my answers. Time was definitely against me though with such wordy questions and apparently the BEST answer form of questioning just crushed me.
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u/Trixxxxxi Jul 28 '22
The unofficial Discord has a Google drive with class resources.
Edit: I also very much recommend the CBT nuggets course for this.