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(603) 852 79 35 akasi-commercial@akasigroup.com 1, Tara boulevard # 101, Nashua NH 03062 United States
(603) 852 79 35 akasi-commercial@akasigroup.com 1, Tara boulevard # 101, Nashua NH 03062 United States

Course details

It Project Management

Course 00020

Description

Learn the fundamentals and best practices of project management methodology as applied to IT initiatives, and practice and master the skills you need to deliver IT projects on time, within budget, and to specification. Examine all aspects of IT projects, including hardware, software, vendor relationships, communicating with different audiences, and working with virtual teams. Learn to determine project scope through effective requirements identification, set and manage stakeholder expectations, identify and manage IT risks, and meet quality standards. Learn how to overcome the most common pitfalls of IT project success. Students pursuing a university-recognized and/or accredited certificate in Canada or continuing education units in the US must attend at least 90% of class time, participate in class exercises and section-knowledge checks, and score at least 70% on an end-of-class, multiple-choice assessment.

What you'll learn

  • Foundations of project management
  • IT project life cycle
  • Quality requirements
  • Project stakeholders, scope, and uncertainty
  • Project requirements
  • Create a work breakdown structure
  • Create a network diagram based on activity sequence and duration
  • Assign responsibility for project activities
  • Estimate project cost
  • Create a communication management plan
  • Assess project risk and determine risk response strategies
  • Manage vend

Targeted audience

  • • IT professionals, IT project managers, IT managers, IT project team members, associate project managers, project managers, project coordinators, project analysts, project leaders, senior project managers, team leaders, product managers, and program managers

Pre-requisites

  • • If you have previously taken Project Management Fundamentals, you should not take this course, as there is significant content overlap

Curriculum

IT Project Success and Failure

Practical Project Methodologies

Software Development Methodologies and Processes

Definition of a Project

Project Management as a Service Industry

Formal vs. Informal Management

Complexity and Uncertainty in Projects

Influences of Organizational Structure on Project Management

Project Management Institute (PMI)®

Project Management Life Cycle

Project Management as a Subset of Overall Management Skills

Iterative Nature of the Project Management Life Cycle

Quality in IT Projects

IT Project Testing

Activities of Project Initiation

Scope

Defining and Gathering Requirements

Tracing

Work Breakdown Structure

Time Decomposition

Network Diagramming

Identification of Required Project Resources

Roles and Responsibilities Chart

Staffing Management Plan

Resource Constraints

Responsibility Assignment Matrix

Cost Planning and Analysis

Cost Estimating Techniques

Levels of Accuracy in Estimates

Cost Estimates at Planning Milestones

Contingency and Management Reserves

Management of Stakeholder Expectations

Considerations for Effective Communication

Lines of Communication

Forms of Communication

Communication Management Plan

Essentials of Project Risk Management

Risk Sources for the IT Project

Stakeholder Risk Tolerance

Risk Identification Techniques

Risk Ranking

Risk Triggers

Risk Response Strategies

Procurement and Sourcing Management

Overview of Vendor Management

Vendor Management Success

Measures of Vendor Management Success

Project Changes

Integrated Change Control

Change Control Process

Phase and Project Closing

Lessons Learned

Phase and Project Reports

Get this Course

2500,00 €


  • • 3 days instructor-led training course
  • • After-course coaching available

  • Nov 20, 2024 - Nov 22, 2024
    09:00 AM - 05:00 PM UTC
    ABIDJAN or Virtual