Project Management for IT Course

Course Description

The Project Management for IT course covers various aspects of project management, including project planning, risk management, change management, change control and quality management, with specific reference to IT projects. It also discusses the project development lifecycle including initiation, planning, execution and closure.

Course Objectives

Delegates who complete the Project Management for IT course will be able to:

• Identify the risks and critical success factors for IT projects.
• Identify the project stakeholders and their roles.
• Understand the project lifecycle.
• Create a project plan and identify ways to effectively measure project progress.
• Create a risk management plan.
• Implement measures to manage quality.
• Create a change control plan.
• Create a communication plan.

Intended Audience

The Project Management for IT course is suitable for anyone who needs to manage an IT project or support an IT project manager.

Course Prerequisites

Delegates should have some previous IT and project exposure.

Please ensure you meet the prerequisites for the Project Management for IT Course before you attend the course. Read the importance of course prerequisites to understand why this is necessary.

Course 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 per phase. •  Project Initiation Phase. •  Project Planning Phase •  Project Execution and Control Phase •  Project Closure Phase. •  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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