Instructor-led training (
ILT)
Onsite dedicated training (
OST)
Course overview
This course addresses the project management challenges unique to IT. Learn to use project management “best practices.” Apply effective techniques for requirements definition and management, planning and scheduling, as well as methods to identify, analyze, and manage risks. Discover techniques for determining resource requirements, ways to best work with vendors and contractors, and tools to track and control the project. Recognize what must be done to complete your IT projects on schedule, within budget, and according to performance specifications to ensure client satisfaction.
Prerequisites
Some project management experience is helpful but not required. Project team experience is very desirable
Audience
This course is intended for project managers involved in IT, software development, and communications projects. It is especially suited for people seeking project management certification
Course objectives
Learn how to:
Apply project management concepts to a variety of IT projects
Develop successful project plans for IT projects
Determine which methodologies will be the most successful for your environment
Identify, assess, and manage risks that threaten your projects
Estimate effort and cost of IT projects using various techniques
Identify and work effectively with all project stakeholders
Establish baselines and handle changes in project scope throughout the project life cycle
Monitor, control, and report project status
Document lessons learned for future projects
Next steps
IT Project Risk Management (HE542S) or other advanced Project Management topics leading to recognition of your knowledge and skill by passing the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification appropriate to your country or region
Benefits to you
Develop project plans
Identify advantages and disadvantages of different systems development models
Employ scheduling techniques
Identify the critical path
Manage project conflicts
Use different estimating methodologies
Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks
Develop a risk management plan
Manage changes to project scope throughout the project life cycle
Use earned value techniques
Establish software project metrics and a measurement program
Explain the challenges associated with hardware, telecom, and systems integration projects
Close a project and capture lessons learned
Course outline
Project Management Overview
Identify the five processes of project management
Identify critical IT characteristics
Explain the triple constraint
Project Initiation
Define initiation and its objectives
Prepare and use a project charter
Document assumptions and constraints
Methodologies and Models
Identify key characteristics of systems development models
Explain the difference between life cycles and process groups
Select a systems development model
Project Planning, Scheduling & Estimating
Develop an effective Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Develop effective time and cost estimates
Prepare a project schedule and determine the critical path
Effective IT Project Teams
Discuss project organizational structures
Identify roles and responsibilities of project stakeholders
Explain the challenges and advantages of virtual teams
Project Risk Management
Prepare a risk management plan
Identify, analyze, and prioritize risks
Apply appropriate risk strategies
Project Monitoring and Control
Establish baselines for project control
Apply percent complete project reporting
Use the basic concepts of earned value
Infrastructure Projects
Compare and contrast different computing environments
Describe the challenges in a client/server environment
Explain the importance of controls and security
E-Business Projects
Recognize the differences between E-business and traditional projects
Identify critical success factors and high-risk areas in E-business projects
Determine the key project management issues in E-business projects
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