Course Outline
1. Introduction to Project Management
- Foundations of project management: projects, processes, programs, portfolios, and organizational project management
- The project management triangle: key areas of focus
- Methodologies and standards: "Waterfall" (classic) and "Agile"
- Selecting the appropriate approach: aligning the project life cycle with the specific characteristics of participants' projects
2. IT Projects
- Definition and characteristics of IT project management
- Common causes of IT project failure
- Key success factors for IT projects
- The IT project life cycle
- Discussion of RUP and MSF development methodologies
- PMBoK and its integration with RUP and MSF methodologies
- Prince2 and its integration with Agile methodologies (Prince2Agile)
3. IT Project Planning
- Project charter: purpose, outcomes, benefits, and defining the scope of the IT project
- Project deliverables and quality criteria: identifying deliverables and quality standards as the basis for delivering business value and ensuring project accountability
- Project environment and structure: the impact of stakeholders and organizational structure on effective project execution
4. IT Project Scheduling: From Product to Task
- Scheduling approaches: based on product activities and resource structures
- Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), network diagrams, and milestones: the foundation of scheduling in classic methodologies
- Kanban boards: project scheduling in Agile environments
- RACI matrix: assigning resources to the project
5. Risk Management in IT
- Risk management models in projects
- Identifying and assessing risks
- Risk mapping and planning risk responses
- Is it worth addressing every risk? Strategies for effective risk management
6. Communication Management
- Developing a communication plan: determining what, when, where, and how to communicate
- Structure of effective messages: fact-based communication
- Crisis communication and conflict resolution
- Communicating value and promoting a project-positive attitude within the organization
7. Change Management in IT Projects
- What can change in a project? Areas of change management
- Defining change tolerance and documenting changes
- Managing project buffers and bottlenecks
- Managing changes to quality and business value: registers, indicators, and configuration management
- Fostering a change mindset to support a project-oriented attitude
8. Team Management
- Team structure and evolution: stages of team development and effective collaboration
- Leadership styles: models for managing project teams
- Communication styles, motivation, and task delegation
- Tools and techniques for effective team collaboration
9. Project Quality Management in IT: Approaches to Definition and Delivery
10. IT Project Schedule Management
- Schedule management: time, cost, and scope
- Reporting and monitoring systems: tailoring the approach to specific project needs
- Schedule management via the critical path: techniques for classic approaches
- Project monitoring using Kanban boards: techniques for Agile approaches
11. Project Closure
12. Start, Stop, Continue: Summary of Potential Changes in "My Project Area"
Requirements
No prior preparation is required for this training.
Testimonials (4)
The training was practical and straight forward
Mutu Bengui - EMIS - Empresa Interbancaria de Servicos, S.A
Course - Agile Product Management - Growth Marketing
workshops, practical cases
Joanna Nowak - LKQ Polska Sp. z o. o.
Course - Introduction to Agile Testing
Friendly, plenty of breaks to think about what we have learnt and lovely guy.
Leanne - Welsh Revenue Authority
Course - Agile Business Analysis
I really enjoyed the mix of practical with theory. The trainer was also exteremly knowledgable and answered all our questions perfectly
