Planning and Controlling IT Projects
Duration: 2 days
Target Audience: IT Project Managers, Business Analysts and Developers who have not received any formal project management training or who want to implement best practice approaches in their solution delivery. If your organisation has a standard Project Methodology for IS/IT projects, this will be referred to during the course.
Key Learning Outcomes
- Ensure technology projects are aligned with strategic and operational business goals.
- Learn how to plan and schedule your project using best practice methods.
- Use tools and techniques to control your project throughout the project life cycle.
- Improve your ability to manage the project team, the broader project stakeholders and difficult people on the project.
- Build your confidence in delivering IT solutions successfully and professionally.
Course Delivery Includes:
- Theory: Latest best practice
- Team discussions
- Self Assessment
- Individual and group exercises
- Relevant project case studies
- Technique application practice
- Personal action planning
Course Outline: Planning and Controlling IT Projects
DAY 1
Fundamentals of Successful IT Project Management
What Distinguishes and IT Project ?
Aligning the IT Project with Business Projects and Business Strategy
The Role of the IT Project Manager
The Project Management Life Cycle and Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
IT Project Methodologies
Learning from IT Project Failures
Project Planning
The Project Business Case
Establishing Project Scope and Objectives
Structuring the Project Team and Assigning Responsibilities
Project Activity Scheduling
Work Breakdown Structure
Network Diagrams
Finding the Critical Path
DAY 2
Project Control
Risks and Issues Management
Scope Change Control
Managing Multiple Projects
Project Status Reporting
The Softer Side of Project Management
Managing Stakeholder Expectations
Keeping the Team Motivated
Managing Resistance to Change
Project Review - Lessons Learnt
Improving Project Processes
The Project Management Capability Maturity Model
Using Metrics and Benchmarking on IT Projects for Process Improvement
Summary of Project Management Best Practices
Personal Action Planning