Project Management for IT Course

Course Description

This course covers various aspects of project management, including project planning, risk management, change management, change control and quality management. It also discusses the project development lifecycle including initiation, planning, execution and closure.

Prerequisites

Delegates should have some previous IT and project exposure.

Intended Audience

Anyone who needs to manage an IT project or support an IT project manager.

Contents

Overview

Definition of a successful project. •  IT projects are different. •  The myths of project management. •  Project parameters. •  Critical success factors.

Project Stakeholders

The project sponsor. •  The project team. •  Functional management. •  The steering committee. •  The client. •  The user. •  Managing stakeholders and creating project rules. •  Significance of stakeholders.

The Project Life Cycle

The PMBOK processes: initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing. •  Activities and deliverables for each phase. •  The Project Initiation Phase. •  The Project Planning Phase •  The Project Execution and Control Phase •  The Project Closure Phase. •  Advantages and disadvantages of incremental delivery.

Project Planning

The consequences of poor planning. •  The work breakdown structure: task identification, estimation and scheduling. •  Resource allocation and levelling. •  Measuring project performance. •  Lessons from Critical Chain.

Risk Management

Risk identification. •  Risk quantification and evaluation. •  Risk response development. •  Risk management plan. •  Issue management.

Quality Management

Testing. •  Code and documentation reviews. •  Software development standards. •  Version control.

Change Control

The change control procedure. •  The change control decision.

Communication Management

The communication plan. •  Project reports.

Other Topics

Change management in technology projects. •  Programme management.

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