This workshop provides participants with an organized method of planning, control and monitoring an IT project. In addition to basic definitions and concepts of project management, the course provides a proven “how to” project management methodology for initiating, planning, monitoring and controlling a project of any size and type. Course participants will benefit from a hands-on approach, with group workshops built around a case that includes IT components and which leads the participants to build a basic project plan. All materials taught are compliant with the guidelines established in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, PMBOK®, from the Project Management Institute.

Introduction

Overview of an IT Project

• What is an IT Project
• Key Concepts and Definitions
• Why IT Projects Fail
• Benefits of Effective

Project Manangement

• Project Organization Structures
• Project Lifecycle Concepts
• Project Management Processes and Methodology

Project Level Risk Analysis

• Risk Management Components
• Identification
• Risk planning
• Qualitative Assessment
• Risk Response
• Quantitative Assessment
• Risk Discussion Workshop

Project Initiation

• Project Identification
• Project Definition
• Initial Project Charter
• Charter Workshop
• Key Stakeholder Analysis
• Discussion Workshop
• Business Case/Feasibility Study

Project Planning

• Scope Definition
• Requirements
• Updating the Project Charter
• Work Breakdown Structures (Project Products)
• WBS Dictionary
• Workshop: WBS
• Work Package Planning
• WP Description
• Work Package Activities
• Workshop: WP Scoping
• Estimating Resources
• Time, scheduling and Cost
• Workshops

Project Base Scheduling

• Scheduling Terms
• Optimization Process
• Creating Critical Path Schedules
• Scheduling Exercises
• Schedule Impacts
• Labour Contingency
• Overhead Loss Time
• Schedule Workshop
• Schedule Analysis & Resource Levelling

Performance Budget/Baseline

• Project Budget
• Performance Budget
• Workshop: Project Budget
• Other Budget Types

Project Plan Approval

• Update Project Charter
• Workshop & Presentation

Project Execution & Control

• Key Definitions
• Transition to Execution
• Issues Management

Scope Status

• Verification
• Quality
• Change Control
• Workshop: Change

Project Reporting

• Work Package Plan Updating
• Risks & Assumptions
• Earned Value
• Schedule & Budget
• WP Summary Status
• Project Level Status
• Scope
• Schedule
• Budget
• Earned Value
• Project Status Report
• Update Risk & Assumptions
• Repository

Project Close Out and Benefits Realization

• Close Out Process
• Benefits Determination

Conclusions

By the completion of the workshop, the participants will:

• Be aware of project management definitions and basic concepts of project management.
• Gain an understanding of the importance of people leadership in a project.
• Be able to develop a project plan, using a proven project management methodology, which includes a project charter, work breakdown structure, estimates at the activity level by each resource, and a baseline project schedule and project budget.
• Be able to set up and use the following control tools; change records and logs, risk and assumptions controls, issues and actions management.
• Be able to set up and prepare project status reports.
• Learn how to closeout a project upon completion.