Course Outline
1. Introduction to Project Management
- Overview of project management concepts: projects, processes, programs, portfolios, and organizational project management
- The project management triangle: key constraints and areas
- Project management approaches and standards: 'Waterfall' (classic) versus 'Agile' (adaptive)
- Aligning the appropriate approach with the project: tailoring the project life cycle to 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 implementation methodologies
- Integration of PMBOK 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 IT projects
- Project deliverables and quality criteria: identifying outputs and quality standards to ensure business value and 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
- Approaches to project scheduling: organizing based on activity products and resource structures
- Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), network diagrams, and milestones: the foundation of scheduling in classic methodologies
- Kanban boards: facilitating project scheduling in Agile environments
- RACI matrix: assigning resources and responsibilities within a project
5. Risk Management in IT
- Risk management models in projects
- Identifying and assessing risks
- Risk mapping and developing risk response plans
- Is it worthwhile to address everything? Achieving effective risk management
6. Communication Management
- Developing a communication plan: determining what, when, where, and how to communicate
- Structuring effective messages: fact-based communication
- Managing crisis communication and conflicts
- Communicating added value and project benefits within the organization: fostering a pro-project mindset
7. Change Management in IT Projects
- What can change in a project? - Scope areas for change management
- Defining project change tolerance and documenting changes
- Managing project buffers and bottlenecks
- Managing changes in quality and business value: registers, indicators, and configuration libraries
- Fostering a change mindset as the foundation for a pro-project attitude
8. Team Management
- Team structure and evolution: stages of team development and strategies for effective cooperation
- Leadership approaches: leadership models for managing project teams
- Communication styles, motivation, and task delegation
- Tools and techniques for effective team collaboration
9. IT Project Quality Management - Approaches to Defining and Delivering Quality: Acceptance Criteria and Test-Driven Development
10. IT Project Schedule Management
- Schedule management components: time, cost, and scope
- Reporting and monitoring systems in projects: tailoring approaches to project needs
- Schedule management within the critical path: techniques used in classic methodologies
- Project monitoring using Kanban boards: monitoring techniques in Agile approaches
11. Project Closure
12. Start, Stop, Continue - Summary of Potential Changes in 'My Project Area'
Requirements
No prior preparation is required to attend 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
Trainer is very knowledgeable on the subject and able to provide real world examples through his experience.
