Course description
IT Project Management - In House
Learn the challenges of managing IT projects and understand the methodologies, tools, techniques and the language of IT project management. This 2 day seminar is designed to appeal to those with experience working in a project management (PM) environment and who plan to work or are interested in getting insight into IT project management. Instructors for this course bring a wealth of knowledge gained from years of managing projects IT projects in rigorous project-driven industries.
Upcoming start dates
Who should attend?
IT project managers, team leads, system analysts, developers.
Prerequisite
There is no prerequisite for this course. It functions as a stand-alone course.
Training content
Introduction, Review of PM Concepts
- Introduction to the course
- Project life cycles, process groups and knowledge areas
- The role of the PM
- Example Project Management Plan
- Exercises: Create a WBS for a Website development project
IT Projects and Development Methodologies
- How are IT projects different
- Waterfall methodology
- Iterative and Incremental methodologies (Agile, Spiral, Extreme…)
- When to use which methodology
IT Projects and Development Methodologies
- Example of Agile Project Management Plan
- Exercise
Scope Management
- Requirement gathering
- Context diagrams
- Use cases
- JAD sessions
Project Estimation
- Estimation approach and best practices
- Estimation tools
- Estimation Example
Project Schedule & Cost
- Project budget
- Project Cash flow
- S curve
Quality Management
- Full Life cycle testing
- Test Plans
- Test types
- Test phases
- Test tools
Risk Management
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Response Planning
- Monte Carlo Simulation
- Root causes of IT project failures
- Exercises: Risk Assessment
Human Resource Management & Communications
- Organizing for Projects
- Exercises: Working in a Matrix environment
- Progress Reports
- Virtual Teams
- Exercises: Communication Problems, Communications Plan
Conclusion
- Trends in IT Project Management
- Development maturity (CMMI)
- Review and evaluations
Certification / Credits
Credits: 14 PDUs/CEUs
Learning Objectives
Participants will gain practical skills to:
- Understand the key IT project management methodologies
- Increase your own PM "lessons learned" by learning from the PM experiences of others.
- Understand the IT specific tools and techniques for managing projects, increasing your value to your organization and in the job marketplace.
- Understand the various tasks, roles and responsibilities in an IT project
- Understand the language of IT project professionals to enhance your project related communications
Contact this provider
Procept Associates Ltd.
Since 1963, Procept (and its subsidiaries) have trained over 1 million people from over 17,000 organizations. We focus on developing competencies in project management, change management, agile management, leadership, business analysis, IT and data management, as well as soft skill...