Advanced IT Project Management

MDP251 - Advanced IT Project Management

Course description
With the increasing focus on common failures in IT projects, senior IT project mangers are increasingly under the spotlight to deliver value to their firms, more rapidly than ever before. This course helps IT project managers gain control of their environment by increasing their understanding of project business cases, newer development methodologies, and outsourcing.

Who should attend
Project managers who want to get a greater understanding of some tools and techniques that can make them more effective contributors to their organizations.

Prerequisites
Completion of a basic certificate in project management, or PMP certification

Managing IT Projects MDP405, or equivalent

Participants are expected to bring real world project information to class for discussion.

What you will achieve

• An understanding of how a solid business case can drive project tradeoffs.


• The ability to decide when it is appropriate to use newer development methodologies, and how to create a project plan that can help to manage the project.


• Insight into the risk associated with project outsourcing. When is it appropriate to outsource? What is needed to ensure project success?

What you will learn

• What are the key components of a good business case for an IT project? How can the use of sensitivity analysis increase chances for project success?


• Managing complex IT projects – how are these projects different from regular IT projects? What are the keys to success?


• Requirements Management- what makes a successful business requirements document? How should you manage the process of collecting business requirements? · New development methodologies – what challenges do newer agile methodologies bring to the project manager? What techniques are successful on these projects? · Outsourcing – what are the challenges in outsourcing IT projects? What are the common risks, and how can the project manager deal with them?

• Accelerating Product Development Using 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 Information Technology IT Projects
• 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