This is a comprehensive project management training course for business and IT people who are involved in IT projects, including software development projects.
The course shows how IT projects should be managed, from inception to post implementation review. People who attend the course say that it covers more ground and in more detail than many other 3-day and even 4-day project management training courses.
The course is very highly rated by those who attend. It covers a lot of material in 3 days yet is run in a relaxed manner and all will feel welcome.
This project management training course is suitable for project managers and team leaders, IT developers and testers and for business people who are involved in IT projects. There are no prerequisites – no prior project management training is necessary, no IT knowledge is needed.
The course is built around a series of consecutive structured lectures, class exercises, and class discussions with the perspectives of Information Technology project.
Objectives
Today’s IT projects present unique challenges to the project manager requiring coordination with many stakeholders and integration of various technological capabilities. In Managing IT Projects, we shall discover critical success factors and hidden risks inherent in IT projects-and you’ll leave with an understanding of strategies and techniques developed in the field by experienced IT project managers for successfully managing IT projects.
“IT” means different things to different people. This course addresses all areas of IT project management: hardware, software, systems integration, communications, and human resources. It addresses the role of the project manager and the project team at each phase of the project life cycle, helping you gain the foundation, basic experience, techniques and tools to manage each stage of your project.
We shall learn techniques to determine customer requirements, set goals tied directly to stakeholder needs, get the most from your project management team, and utilize project management tools to get work done on time and within budget.
By extending traditional project management concepts into the IT arena, We shall gain an understanding of the strategies and skills necessary to manage IT projects of any size. And further we shall take home powerful tools to enhance our IT project management capabilities, as well as written text in our course binder explaining the concepts in each unit for reference when you return to the workplace.
We shall learn IT project management skills through hands-on exercises, interactive case studies, and relevant discussions with your peers and an experienced IT project management instructor. This approach allows you to practice new skills and ask questions as you assimilate a broad array of practical experiences that can immediately be applied when you return to the workplace.
Course Contents and Descriptions
Overview of IT Project Management
- Definition and characteristics of IT project management, common reasons why IT projects fail Critical factors for IT project success The IT project life cycle and the activities of each life cycle phase Project processes common to all projects.
Concept Phase
- Selecting and funding IT projects, identify key project stakeholders and describe the purpose and content of a IT business case, further prepare a project charter
Requirements Phase
- Identify and articulate customer requirements, and distinguish between functional and technical requirements. Use different methods for gathering requirements, and develop a requirements traceability methodology
Planning Phase
- Identify the key components of the project plan and the planning process. Construct a work breakdown structure showing all work components. Build a project schedule estimate duration, resources, and costs, also describe risk management planning and risk response planning. Describe subsidiary management plans including communications, procurement, and quality
Design Phase
- Describe the major activities of the preliminary and detailed design activities; identify typical content of the technical specification document. Identify some design techniques use in developing the technical solution, and describe make or buy decision methodology
Construction Phase
- Develop a project team to build and deliver the product Describe quality assurance activities, testing and audits. Assess project performance, Develop and use a change request methodology, and further develop risk response strategies
Delivery Phase
- Describe the key activities of the delivery phase, also describe four major product/system conversion strategies. Understand the “go-live” transition responsibilities of the project manager, further develop scope verification and customer acceptance strategies
Case Studies
- Case-based discussions will be conducted with topics related to the subjects of training
Target Audience
- Senior and Middle Project Managers with responsibility for the IT project execution, and Project Management team including Methodology and Functional Experts, Project Managers, and Project Coordinators.
- Managers wishing to increase or update their knowledge of project management methodology functions and processes.
- Others with an interest in improving IT project management results within their organizations, and who would benefit from an understanding of the project management knowledge as related to IT project implementation.
- Direct involvement in a particular project, either as a project manager or as a staff member, then this training becomes a recommended prerequisite.
Duration : 3 Days
Trainer / Facilitator
Ekselensi Training Indonesia Team