IT Project Management

Define, Manage And Implement IT Projects On Time And Within Budget

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Registration will be at 07:30 on the first day. The course will commence at 08:00 every day and finish at 14:30.There will be breaks for refreshments at approximately 10:30 and 12:30 and lunch will be served at the end of each day’s session

The IT Project Management course focuses on the practical approach to managing projects within your business. Projects do not operate within a vacuum and therefore need to be linked to the objectives of your business. This course therefore focuses on doing the right thing rather than just doing things right! This is a practical based course where delegates will be encouraged to bring real life projects or plans to the course and work on improving them during the course. In addition there is a realisation that people make projects successful, not software and processes, therefore there is added emphasis on people and performance within the course.


The course will follow the outline methodology as described in the best-selling book Fast Track to Success – Project Management authored by Simon Derry and published by FT Prentice Hall. This book has been translated into over seven languages and was shortlisted for the Chartered Institute of Management’s (CIM) digital book of the year 2010. The methodology is not rigid but prepares the user for an understanding of the key process steps required to manage IT projects successfully.

elegates on this course will get access to the free to use Fast Track Me website which links to the Fast Track to Success – Project Management book and a series of free to use templates. Additional online tools can be made available for the user including the award winning Project Management Healthcheck (Audit) tool to enable users to understand how they and their company are progressing in becoming more effective and efficient in project management. The course will also demonstrate the number of online tools available for project managers and access to PM Knowledge Cubes for sup

• Understand the project management process and how to customise it to meet you business’ needs
• Link projects to strategy and business objectives
• Review generic project documentation and understand their value
• Establish a Project Management Office (PMO) and understand the value of communication
• Understand how to manage people and teams within projects
• Set up risk registers and effectively use a risk management approach to projects
• Review on-line project management tools and see what is available for users
  
  

Day One

• Project Management Background
• Projects And Strategy
  Exercise I
• The Project Team And People

Day Two

• The Project Char
  Exercise II
• Initial Planning
  Exercise III

Day Three

• Detailed Planning
  Exercise IV
• Risk Managem
  Exercise V
• Resource Allocation

Day Four

• Project Implementation
  Exercise VI
• Project Close And Review
• Global Q&A Session And Review
  Post Training Support Available
  Review Of On-Line Support And Software Available – Advantages And Disadvantages