Course Outline
The concepts and use of project management tools, techniques and methodologies are becoming all pervasive. This course addresses project management in the context of IT projects, including software projects.
Risk assessment methods including simulation and risk reduction approaches are also covered. The participants will be required to use the software @ risk to simulate project completion times. The use of Earned Value Analysis for Project Monitoring and Control is emphasized. For Software Project Management, the Waterfall Model and Agile Project Management is covered in detail.
- Why IT organizations use project management to deliver business value and how organizational culture can influence the role of the PM and individual projects
- How to describe and distinguish among the major project management methodologies and project lifecycles as applied to IT and to identify strategies for managing distributed teams
- The purpose of a Project Management Office
(PMO), high-level strategies to set up, maintain, and close a PMO, and how it can work within your organization - Techniques to intake, prioritize, and select projects and programs so that they align with an organization’s overall business strategy and which personal and performance competencies are necessary for project management in IT, and strategies for developing those skills.
There are no prerequisites for this course
- IT Managers
- Project Managers
- Process Analysts
- Technical Support Associates
- Security Engineers
Using the framework of project life cycle, the course covers various aspects pertaining to:
- Project initiation
- Project Planning and Scheduling
- Project Monitoring and control
- Project termination