INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT) PROJECT MANAGEMENT

"Training duration is 3 days / Contact Hours/PDUs, 18 PDU"
Overview of Essential IT Project Management Tools

Project management framework and terminology—process groups and knowledge areas of the PMBOK

Essentials for Leading Project Teams

• Making the transition from practitioner to project manager
• Six classic functions of management
• Leading in an IS/IT environment

Project Planning: Starting with Scope Management

• Creating the project charter
• Using the SMART model when writing objectives
   

Defining Project Activities

• Creating a customized WBS
• IS/IT WBS examples: Phase approach vs. requirements approach
   

Developing a Dynamic Project Schedule

• Determining the sequence of activities
   

Project Estimating Techniques

• Five considerations when making estimates
   

Components of Project Planning

• The planning process group
• Establishing project performance baselines
   

Information Technology Project Planning Methodologies

• Identify different approaches to planning information technology projects: Systems development life cycle (SDLC)  
   

Monitoring and Controlling Projects

• Status reports… project baselines…identifying variances
• Using earned value management (EVM) to evaluate project performance
   

Project Closure

• Administrative closure vs. contractual closure

• Directors and managers of IT,
• Project managers and team leaders,
• Programmers/analysts,
• Systems analysts,
• Project office magement members. 

Upon completion of the training, participants will have knowledge of the following:

• Maintain control of your information technology projects with proven scheduling techniques
• Deliver quality systems on time
• Plan for the unexpected
• Budget more effectively
• Keep conflict at a minimum
• Expertly use PM software tools to manage information technology projects