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The Course

Master the skills needed for top-notch IT project management, From planning, scheduling and controlling IS/IT projects…to managing critical interfaces with users and vendors…to balancing development needs with system maintenance…you’ll find your IT project management solutions here, In this course, discover how to optimize IT development and delivery processes so that you can bring information technology projects online more effectively, more quickly and on budget.

How You Will Benefit

Maintain control of your information technology projects with proven scheduling techniques
Deliver quality systems on time
Plan for the unexpected
Budget more effectively
Keep conflict at a minimum
Expertly use PM software tools to manage information technology projects

What You Will Cover

Overview of Essential IT Project Management Tools

Project management framework and terminology—process groups and the nine knowledge areas of the PMBOK

Essentials for Leading Project Teams

Making the transition from practitioner to project manager
Six classic functions of management
Leading in an IS/IT environment

Project Planning: Starting with Scope Management

Creating the project charter
Using the SMART model when writing objectives

Defining Project Activities

Creating a customized WBS
IS/IT WBS examples: Phase approach vs. requirements approach

Developing a Dynamic Project Schedule

Determining the sequence of activities

Project Estimating Techniques

Five considerations when making estimates

Components of Project Planning

The planning process group
Establishing project performance baselines

Information Technology Project Planning Methodologies

Identify different approaches to planning information technology projects: Systems development life cycle (SDLC) vs. rapid application development (RAD)

Monitoring and Controlling Projects

Status reports… project baselines…identifying variances
Using earned value management (EVM) to evaluate project performance

Project Closure

Administrative closure vs. contractual closure
Categorizing by project endings: integration…starvation…addition…or extinction

Who Should Attend

Directors and managers of IT, project managers and team leaders, programmers/analysts, systems analysts, project office staff members.

OutLine

The Project Management Framework

Define the Basic Project Management Framework
Describe Key Project Management Terminology
Explain the Triple Constraint (Project Triangle)
Differentiate Between Operations and Projects
Describe Project Management in a Business Context

Initiate the Project

Discuss How Projects Are Initiated
Identify the Difference Between Project Requirements and Product Requirements
Describe the Purpose and Content of the Project Charter
Describe Two Methodologies for Developing Software—Waterfall and Iterative
Describe the Purpose and Content of the Product Requirements Document
Use the SMART Model When Writing Requirements
Identify Information-Gathering Techniques

Identify the Work

Discuss the Purpose of a Kickoff Meeting
Develop a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Estimate the Work

Discuss General Guidelines for Making Better Estimates
Describe Specific Estimating Techniques for Increasing Accuracy in IT/Software Projects
Describe the Process for Estimating the Number of Iterations

Schedule the Work

Describe Task Dependencies
Identify the Sequence of Tasks via Precedence Diagramming
Develop the Project Schedule

Create the Budget

Determine the Personnel Costs Needed for the Success of the Project
Determine the Expense Costs Needed for the Success of the Project
Differentiate Between Bottom-Up and Top-Down Cost Budget Planning, and State Which Is More Appropriate for Different Situations

Complete the Plan

Create the Project Communications Plan
Describe the Project Risk Management Processes
Describe the Purpose of the Project Procurement Plan
Discuss the Purpose of Reserves

Execute the Plan

Create a Project Status Report
Describe the Key Elements Required to Determine Project Health
Describe How to Run an Effective Project Status Meeting
Describe the Change Management Process

Close the Project

Identify the Elements of Both Administrative and Contractual Project Closure Procedures
Describe the Different Ways That Projects Can Be Terminated
Explain the Importance of a Repository and Lessons Learned

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