Course Outline
1. Introduction to project management
- Fundamentals of project management: defining projects, processes, programs, portfolios, and their roles within an organization
- The project management triangle: balancing scope, time, and cost
- Comparing project management approaches and standards: the classic "Waterfall" model versus "Agile" methodologies
- Selecting the appropriate approach and project life cycle tailored to the specific characteristics of participants' projects
2. IT projects
- Defining and characterizing IT project management
- Analyzing common causes of IT project failures
- Identifying key success factors for IT projects
- Understanding the IT project life cycle
- Reviewing RUP and MSF development methodologies
- Integrating PMBOK with RUP and MSF methodologies
- Exploring the synergy between Prince2 and Agile methodologies - Prince2 Agile
3. IT project planning
- Developing the project charter: defining purpose, outcomes, benefits, and the scope of the IT project
- Establishing project deliverables and quality criteria as the foundation for business value delivery and accountability
- Analyzing the project environment and structure: the impact of stakeholders on effective project execution
4. IT project scheduling- from project product to task
- Strategies for project scheduling based on deliverables and resource structures
- Utilizing Work Breakdown Structures, network diagrams, and milestones in classical scheduling approaches
- Applying Kanban boards for project scheduling in Agile environments
- Using the RACI matrix for resource assignment and responsibility definition
5. Risk management in IT
- Models and frameworks for project risk management
- Techniques for identifying and assessing risks
- Risk mapping and planning response strategies
- Implementing effective risk management by prioritizing significant risks
6. Communication management
- Developing a communication plan: defining what, when, where, and how to communicate
- Structuring effective, fact-based messages
- Managing crisis communication and resolving conflicts
- Communicating added value to foster positive project attitudes within the organization
7. Change management in an IT project
- Identifying areas susceptible to change within the project
- Defining change tolerance thresholds and documenting changes
- Managing project buffers and addressing bottlenecks
- Overseeing quality and business value changes through registers, indicators, and configuration libraries
- Cultivating a change-oriented mindset to support a proactive project attitude
8. Team management
- Understanding team structure and transformation through the stages of team development
- Applying leadership models suitable for project teams
- Navigating communication styles, motivation, and task delegation
- Utilizing tools and techniques to enhance team collaboration
9. Project quality management in IT - approaches to defining and quality delivery - acceptance criteria, test driven devlopment
10. IT project schedule management
- Balancing schedule management across time, cost, and scope
- Tailoring reporting and monitoring systems to specific project needs
- Managing the critical path using classical schedule management techniques
- Monitoring project progress using Kanban boards in Agile approaches
11. Clearing the project
12. Start, stop, continue - summary of potential changes in "my project area"
Requirements
No prior preparation or specific prerequisites are 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
team exercises
Dan
Course - SAFe® for Teams
Friendly, plenty of breaks to think about what we have learnt and lovely guy.
