Managing IT Projects CD-Rom Training Software: Project Fundamentals & Initiation

Training Course Description / Outline

In “Project Fundamentals and Initiation'' training program, you will learn about the fundamentals of project management as it applies to information technology. This training program also covers such areas as the life cycle of projects, typical project processes, project initiation, and scope management.

Learn To

• Identify the features of projects.
• Identify project activities.
• Identify skills for effective project management.
• Identify guidelines for implementing project management processes.
• Identify guidelines for obtaining stakeholder consensus.

Training Audience

The target audience for this training program is individuals with six months previous experience in an IT project-intensive environment or six months experience managing IT projects.

Total Training Time

3 to 4.5 hours

Training Objectives

Unit 1: Know the Basics (1 - 1.5 hours)

• Identify benefits of project management.
• Identify the triple constraints.
• Identify guidelines for determining the project environment.
• Identify guidelines for implementing the typical phases of a project life cycle.
• Identify the project context.
• Simulation Overview: In the simulation at the end of this unit, you will meet with Dave Spencer, Project Sponsor, and Cindy Becker, Lead Software Engineer, to conduct a project phase review at the end of the development phase of a project. You need to balance the triple constraint of time, cost, and quality for this project.

Unit 2: Project Participants and Processes (1 - 1.5 hours)

• Identify necessary skills for effective project management.
• Identify how to manage stakeholders’ needs and requirements.
• Identify how to determine project success criteria.
• Identify guidelines for implementing the five project management processes.
• Simulation Overview: In the simulation at the end of this unit, you will meet with Cindy Becker, Lead Software Engineer, Kathy Jackson, Junior Software Engineer, and Aaron Johnson, Software Programmer, all members of your current project team. You need to effectively use your project management skills to manage the problems occurring in this project. You also need to meet the requirements of the stakeholders.

Unit 3: Project Selection and Initiation (1 - 1.5 hours)

• Identify the components of a project charter.
• Identify guidelines for carrying out a SWOT analysis.
• Identify models to use for project selection.
• Identify the components of a scope document.
• Identify guidelines for obtaining stakeholder consensus and approval of the scope document.
• Simulation Overview: In the simulation at the end of this unit, you will meet with Cindy Becker, Lead Software Engineer, and Aaron Johnson, Software Programmer, to perform a SWOT analysis for a new Icon International project. Later in the simulation, you will meet with Dave Spencer, Project Sponsor, and Ronald Spear, IT Operations Manager, to persuade them to give the project the go-ahead.

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