Managing Information Technology IT Projects

MDP405 - Managing Information Technology (IT) Projects

Course description
This 3-day course provides an overview of how project management concepts and principles are applied in an I.T. environment, using lecture, small group activities, and discussions. The course allows each team to follow an I.T. project from design to completion, emulating the project management life cycle.

Who should attend
The course is primarily designed for people who have or will be assigned project management responsibilities for information technology projects; for project managers, team leaders, anyone performing in those roles or soon to be performing in those roles

What you will achieve

• The knowledge of how to define the role of the project manager while balancing the expectations of the different project stakeholders


• The ability to apply different project life cycles to manage the project based on degree of project complexity, team structure, and risk requirements


• The use of an integrated case study to create each of the following project deliverables: Project charter, scope statement, work breakdown structure, project network diagram, time-driven schedule, and technical requirements


• The ability to design and conduct a requirements gathering and analysis process, engaging key stakeholders, to determine the key success factors for the I.T. project

What you will learn

• The Project Management Framework - as described in PMI's current PMBOK guide


• The 9 Knowledge Areas, the 5 Process Groups, and the Iterative Process Model - processes involved in project management


• Key Stakeholders - their impact on, as well as their roles in, a typical project


• Types of Organizational Structures - their impact on managing projects


• Project Quality and Risk - how to account for project quality and risk as a part of the project plan


• Integrating Project Management with I.T. Methodology - how to incorporate I.T. application development methodologies with proven project management techniques to create practical procedures for a project management process


• Conducting Requirements Gathering and Analysis - how to gather and prioritize user requirements to develop an effective technology solution
  
  Agenda
  Day One


• Course Introduction


• A Framework for Project Management


• Initiating Process Group
  
  Day Two
  


• Planning Process Group (Core Processes)
  
  Day Three
  


• Planning Process Group (Facilitating Processes)


• Executing Process Group


• Controlling Process Group


• Closing Process Group


• Assessing Project Manager Skills

• Accelerating Product Development Using Project Management
• Advanced IT Project Management
• Advanced Project Scheduling
• Advanced Purchasing Strategies sup sm sup
• Advanced Strategic Planning
• BPM Professional Certification Practicum - Conducting an Analysis and Design Project
• Building Cultural Intelligence
• Business Management Skills for Project Managers
• Business Writing for Results
• Certificate in Applied Project Management Days
• Certificate in Applied Project Management Evenings
• Chartering Teams to High Performance
• Coaching for Business Results
• Commercializing New Products and Services Rapidity and Results
• Communicating with Influence Building Successful Interpersonal Team Communication
• Design For Six Sigma Service
• Developing a Project Management Office
• Developing Into a Powerful Leader
• Directing Teams to Finesse Team Facilitation and Coaching
• Driving Performance Through Emotional Intelligence
• Effective Project Leadership
• Finance Accounting for Non-Financial Managers
• Getting Our Message Across Strategies for More Effective and Confident Public Speaking
• How To Achieve Results Through Influencing
• How to Purchase Services
• Improving Purchasing Performance - Developing New Skills for A Changing Profession
• Improving Supervisory Management Skills
• Improving Your Presentation Skills
• Improving Your Purchasing Negotiating Skills sup sm sup
• Information Gathering and Facilitation for Business Processes
• Introduction to Business Process Management for Business Analysts
• Introduction to Business Process Management for Project Managers
• Introduction to Business Process Modeling Analysis and Design
• Leadership Excellence in a Complex World
• Leading Managing Successful Teams
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
• Listening to Influence Getting More Out of Conversations
• Making Your Ideas Theirs Advanced Communication Strategies
• Management Planning The Bridge Between Strategic Direction and Project Implementation
• Managing a Business Process Project
• Managing Generational Differences Piloting and Motivating the New Work Force
• Managing Successful Negotiations
• Managing Troubled Projects
• Maximizing Global Success Designing and Managing Remote Operations
• Newly Appointed Managers
• Peer Mentoring A practical approach to knowledge transfer
• Positive Assertive Management
• Preparing for the PMP Exam
• PRINCE2 Foundation
• PRINCE2 Overview
• PRINCE2 Practitioner
• Principles of Business Process Management
• Principles of Project Management Business Analysis
• Principles Techniques of Project Management
• Program Management Managing in the Complex Multiple Project Environment
• Project Communications Management
• Project Cost Management
• Project Framework and Integration Management
• Project Human Resource Management
• Project Management Earned Value Management Systems Methods EVMS
• Project Management Fast Track
• Project Management for Everyone A non-technical approach
• Project Management Using Microsoft Project 2003
• Project Planning and Control
• Project Procurement Management
• Project Quality Management
• Project Risk Management
• Project Scope Management
• Project Time Management
• Relationship Management Up Down and Sideways
• Seven Steps to Improved Work Flows
• Simulation of Real World Project Management
• Situational Leadership - Twelve O Clock High
• Situational Leadership The Core
• Six Sigma Champions Training
• Strategic Alignment of the Project Portfolio
• Strategic Decision-Making and Problem-Solving for Leaders
• Strategic Marketing Concepts Strategies
• Strategic Thinking Planning and Deployment
• Strategies for Managing Change Managing People in a Changing Environment
• Strengthening Effectiveness Across Organizational Boundaries
• The 5 Management Essentials for New Managers and Supervisors
• The Legal Aspects of Purchasing sup sm sup
• Time Management Survival Skills
• Understanding Managing Conflict
• Understanding Working with People