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IT Project Management

  • Course Code 2819
  • Duration 4 days

Additional Payment Options

  • GTC 11

    GTC, Global Knowledge Training Credit, please contact Global Knowledge for more details

Public Classroom Price

$1,000.00

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Course Delivery

This course is available in the following formats:

  • Company Event

    Event at company

  • Public Classroom

    Traditional Classroom Learning

  • Virtual Learning

    Learning that is virtual

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Course Overview

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We used our years of experience training IT professionals to develop a course uniquely suited to the needs of the IT professional. Students of this project management training course report major improvements in project estimation, increased credibility with their customers, effective risk management, better control over scope creep, and an overall satisfaction with the positive impact on their company's operations.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 local and remote teams. Learn to determine project scope, 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 college credit recommendation or continuing education units 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.

28 PMI PDUs

Course Schedule

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    • Delivery Format: Virtual Learning
    • Date: 12-15 May, 2024
    • Location: Virtual
    • Delivery Format: Virtual Learning
    • Date: 13-16 May, 2024
    • Location: Virtual
    • Delivery Format: Virtual Learning
    • Date: 09-12 June, 2024
    • Location: Virtual

Target Audience

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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.

Course Objectives

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What You'll Learn

  • Examine the IT project life cycle
  • Understand project management methodologies
  • Build an IT project business case, schedule, and budget
  • Procure human and capital resources
  • Identify, assess, and manage risk
  • Establish quality metrics
  • Monitor project progress

Course Content

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1. IT Project Failure and Success

  • Reasons for IT Project Failure
  • Reasons for IT Project Success
  • How to Plan for IT Project Success
  • IT Projects: What Makes Them Different?

2. Project Management Foundation

  • Project Management Institute's (PMI) framework
  • Project Management Basics
  • Project Management Life Cycle
  • Project Management Knowledge Areas
  • Triple Constraints of Project Management
  • Types of Project Organizations

3. Project Initiation

  • Project Selection and Prioritization
  • Business Case Development
  • Stakeholder Analysis
  • Project Charter
  • Project Objectives
  • Constraints and Assumptions

4. Project Scope Definition

  • Scope Statement
  • Requirements: Defining and Gathering
  • Work Breakdown Structure

5. Time Management and Scheduling

  • Activity Definition
  • Activity Sequencing
  • Estimating Activity Duration
  • Network Diagramming
  • Critical Path

6. Resource Planning

  • Identify Required Project Resources
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • Resource Assignment Matrix
  • Staffing Management
  • Resource Constraints

7. Cost Management and Control

  • Cost Estimating Techniques
  • Types of Estimates
  • Typical IT Expenditures
  • Controlling and Managing Costs
  • Earned Value Analysis

8. Communications Management

  • Manage Stakeholder Expectations
  • Considerations for Effective Communication
  • Communication Management Plan
  • Project Status Report

9. Project Risk Management

  • Risk Sources for the IT Project
  • Stakeholder Risk Tolerance
  • Risk Identification
  • Risk Ranking
  • Risk Triggers
  • Risk Response Strategies

10. Procurement and Sourcing

  • Build or Buy
  • Sourcing Management
  • Procurement Life Cycle
  • Procurement Documents
  • Contract Types and Requirements

11. Project Management Methodologies

  • Stage-Gate
  • Organizational Project Management Maturity Model
  • Critical Chain
  • IT Project Management Methodologies

12. Controlling and Managing Change

  • Change Control Framework
  • Integrated Change Control
  • Change Control Process
  • Change Control Tools

13. Quality Assurance and Control

  • Creating Project Quality
  • Quality Management Theories
  • Quality Tools and Techniques
  • IT Project Testing

14. Phase and Project Closure

  • Contract Closeout
  • Administrative Closure
  • Lessons Learned
  • Phase and Project Reports

Course Prerequisites

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  • None; Do not take this course if you have taken Introduction to Project Management (course 2868)