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Why Choose this Course?

The course is intended for professionals in IT technical and non-technical work areas who need to acquire a high competency in IT project management including project control, documentation, tools and processes.

IT Projects are difficult as they demand constant attention and control. IT projects now live in an agile world where things can happen and the project manager must react and deal with these situations. The course is designed to provide the competencies needed to work within the IT project environment.

This course will feature:

Comprehensive understanding of the various processes of IT project management.
Advanced set of project management tools & techniques for IT project application at the workplace.
Working templates, forms and checklists relevant for use in IT projects at their place of work.
Understand core IT Project management concepts and applications.
Appraising the value and role of the IT Project Manager.

What are the Goals?

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Understand project management lifecycle, methodology and terminologies.
Apply project templates for IT project management and control
Anticipate possible project problems, opportunities, action steps, project contingencies & project risks.
Appreciate the use of project management software.
Understand how to implement an IT Project Management Office.

Who is this Course for?

This course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

Those who are directly involved in planning and implementation of any kind of IT projects
Those who require an advance set of tools to assist in cost estimation, cost tracking, procurement, contract, risk assessment and management, quality control and scope verification.
Those who are new to the IT industry and require to understand how to manage / participate in IT projects

How will this be Presented?

This course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. The course is highly interactive and is carefully designed to provide the best mix of experience, theory and practice in a professional learning environment. The emphasis is on real case studies, and practical applications through “hands-on” action learning. The use of project management software and techniques will be used to help delegates understand project management concepts.

The Course Content

Day One

Background for an IT Project Manager

IT project life cycle: initializing, planning, execution, monitoring & controlling, and closing processes
Waterfall to Agile Project in IT
Stakeholder conflicts of interest, and how to resolve them
Selecting project manager and team members
The role of a Project Management Office(PMO)
IT Project Leadership, Conflict and Motivation Styles
Practical Exercise: Personality profiling
Practical Exercise: Creating a communications management plan

Day Two

Project Initializing and Planning

Decomposing a project (business) need
Appraising IT project investments – tangible and intangible quantification techniques
Developing the IT Requirements
Developing the Project Schedule
Estimating and agreeing the project resources
Analysing the project plan
Practical Exercise: Creating a project charter for a group project
Practical Exercise: Constructing a WBS for a group project
Practical Exercise: Producing a task (work package) listing
Practical Exercise: Determining resource requirements and task costs
Practical Exercise: Calculating the Critical Path

Day Three

Managing the Project

Resource planning – resource scheduling and resource levelling
Determining roles and responsibilities for team members
Risk and Issue Management – identifying and controlling
Issue and change management processes
Controlling the Project Status
Managing project vendors
Practical Exercise: Resource leveling assignment
Practical Exercise: Creating a human resource management plan
Practical Exercise: Risk brainstorming exercise and creating a risk register
Practical Exercise: Creating a statement of work (SOW) for contractors and vendors
Practical Exercise: Developing a formal project plan, and get approval

Day Four

Executing the Project

Executing the project plan
Distribute project information to stakeholders – management and technical reports
The change control system (change management plan)
Project performance measurement
Create performance measurement report
Baseline techniques / Earned Value Analysis (EVA)
Practical Exercise: Creating a technical report
Practical Exercise: Creating a management report
Practical Exercise: Creating a change request
Practical Exercise: Creating a performance report

Day Five

Closing the Project

Validating the Scope
Contract close-out administration - procurement audits
Verifying the Product
Monitoring Customer Satisfaction
How to use Lesson Learnt
Practical Exercise: Creating a formal acceptance document
Practical Exercise: Creating a handover acceptance document
Practical Exercise: Creating a lessons learned document

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Training Methodology

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IT Project Management

Course details

This course will feature:

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Understand project management lifecycle, methodology and terminologies.

This course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

Day One

Background for an IT Project Manager

Day Two

Project Initializing and Planning

Day Three

Managing the Project

Day Four

Executing the Project

Day Five

Closing the Project

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