Managing IT Projects Effectively

Course Overview

This course is designed to complement the technical knowledge of IT professionals involved in an IT project with the necessary project management skills, discover a wealth of valuable, flexible tools that you can use immediately to ensure the success of any project in any type of organization.

The participant will be able to :

·       Manage information technology projects using different project management methodologies

·       Create the business case of IT projects and ensure feasibility and proper justifications

·       Explain fundamental project planning activities and processes and set realistic measurable objectives in terms of time and cost using proven project planning techniques

·       Manage IT projects that implement agile methodologies and identify the differences between traditional and agile projects

·       Undertake the activities during the execution phase of a project and establish an effective control process

Duration

 5 days

Who Should Attend

·       IT Managers

·       Project Manager

·       IT Supervisors

·       IT Team Leaders

·       IT project teams

Course Outline
Day 1 - IT Project Management Introduction

·       Risks Associated with IT Projects

·       System Development Life Cycle

o   Waterfall Model

o   Incremental Model

o   Basic Iterative Model

o   Agile Development Model

·       IT Project Manager Roles and Responsibilities

Day 2 - Project Concept and Requirements

·       Assessing Business Needs and Opportunities

·       Business Case

·       Identifying Stakeholders

·       Establishing Conceptual Solutions

·       Project Charter

·       Gathering and Defining Requirements

·       Functional Requirements

·       Technical Requirements

·       Basic Requirements Checklist

·       Requirements Gathering Techniques

·       Analyzing and Prioritizing Requirements

·       Documenting Requirements

Day 3 - Project Planning

·       Building Work Breakdown Structure

·       Estimating Project Duration and Resources

·       Activity Sequencing

·       Network Diagram

·       Critical Path Analysis

·       Schedule Planning

·       Gantt Charts

·       Milestone Charts

·       Resource Planning

·       Agile Project Planning

o   Adaptive Planning

o   User Story (Product) Backlog

o   Relative Sizing and Story Points

o   Product Roadmap

o   Release and Iteration Planning

o   Daily Standups

Day 4 - Project Design and Implementation

·       Developing Preliminary Design

·       Performing Gap Analysis

·       Prototyping IT Solutions

·       Preparing Technical Specifications Documentation

·       Design Criteria

·       Reuse and Reusability

·       Solution Alternatives: Build, Buy Or Outsource

·       Managing Project Team

·       Managing Schedule

·       Managing Cost

·       Earned Value Analysis

·       System Testing

·       Change Management

Day 5 - Project Delivery and Closeout

·       Delivery Conversion Strategy

·       Managing Logistics and Site Preparation

·       Acceptance Testing

·       Developing the Go-Live Transitioning

·       Project Closeout