Course 1 -
Introduction to IT Project Management
Overview/Description
Do you want to increase your effectiveness
as a leader in project management? Are you
unsure of the key skills needed for managing
an information technology (IT) project? As
you proceed through this "Introduction to IT
Project Management" course in the "Project
Management for IT Professionals" series, you
will gain valuable insight into project
management with a special focus on managing
IT projects. You will also acquire an
understanding of how creating strategies and
designing plans to deliver projects can
provide consistent value and increased
profits.
Lesson Objectives:
The Structure of an IT Project
·
recognize the benefit of understanding the
structure of an IT project.
·
match key attributes of IT projects with
examples.
·
sequence tasks associated with each phase of
an IT project.
·
match each phase of an IT project with its
associated input description.
·
match key IT project management tools with
their functions for a given IT project.
·
match the outputs of project plan
development to examples of each.
Considerations for an IT Project
·
recognize the benefits of using a systematic
approach in IT project management.
·
match the components of a quality project
plan to examples of each.
·
match project planning deliverables with
examples.
·
identify the main processes in project
quality management.
·
match the quality management process to its
IT project scenario.
·
identify examples of key reasons for
implementing plans to retain IT
professionals.
Ensuring Effective IT Project Development
·
recognize the benefits of effectively
managing an IT project.
·
select business activities that reflect
processes to evaluate an IT project's
development.
·
apply the business activities to evaluate a
specified IT project's development.
·
match the strategies for gathering and
documenting project data to their examples.
·
use the appropriate strategy to prepare for
future project development, given a
scenario.
Course 2 -
Functions of IT Project Managers
Overview/Description
William Shakespeare wrote, "Be not afraid of
greatness; some are born great; some achieve
greatness, others have greatness thrust upon
them." Good information technology (IT)
project managers are trained, not born. As
an IT project manager, you can achieve
greatness by improving and developing your
own skills through continued education and
experience. Your management skills will
become better each time a project is
delivered successfully. The need for skilled
IT project managers continues to grow as
technology continues to soar. As you proceed
through this course, you will learn valuable
techniques and methods for applying these
techniques to your projects. You will
acquire a knowledge and essential skills
needed to deliver projects successfully,
time after time.
Lesson Objectives:
Foundations of IT Project Management
·
recognize the benefit of learning the
foundations of IT project management.
·
identify the personal skills necessary for
successful IT project managers.
·
use effective personal skills to manage a
situation involving an IT project.
·
identify examples of the actions that can be
taken to manage technical aspects of an IT
project.
IT Project Initiation
·
recognize the benefit of understanding how
to evaluate, select, and organize IT
projects.
·
match essential criteria in the evaluation
and selection of IT projects to examples.
·
recognize the organizational steps necessary
in IT project organization.
·
apply the steps to effectively organize a
given IT project.
Staffing IT Project Teams
·
recognize the benefits of knowing how to
develop and maintain an effective team of IT
professionals.
·
match criteria for selecting IT project team
members to examples.
·
apply the criteria for selecting IT project
team members to evaluate a candidate for a
given project.
·
identify strategies for managing IT project
teams.
·
apply the strategies for managing IT project
teams.
·
match strategies that can help IT project
managers retain staff to examples of those
strategies.
·
identify guidelines for effective
communication with project teams.
·
apply IT guidelines for effective
communication with project teams, in a given
scenario.
Course 3 -
The Life Cycle of an IT Project
Overview/Description
Did you know that your information
technology (IT) project becomes more
vulnerable as it goes through the various
stages of development? That's because during
each stage of development the project
becomes more complex, increasing the chances
of something going wrong. Incorporating a
structured framework for developing IT
projects, also known as a life cycle,
enables your corporation to implement
specific guidelines, methodologies, and
processes that will decrease the risk of
something going wrong and increase your
chances of a successful project. "The Life
Cycle of an IT Project" will give you the
knowledge and skills you need to define the
activities involved in your project's
development process. You'll learn how to
determine whether each phase of development
meets the requirements of the life cycle
structure. You'll also learn what you can do
to manage these activities and what steps
you can take to increase efficiencies for
delivering successful projects.
Lesson Objectives:
Life Cycle Phases: Planning
·
recognize the value of the planning phase of
the IT project life cycle.
·
match the sections of an information plan to
their examples.
·
complete an information plan for a given
project.
·
match the key activities for the planning
phase of an IT project to their examples.
·
match outputs and milestones to their
definitions.
Life Cycle Phases: Analysis and Design
·
recognize the benefits of implementing the
analysis and design phases of a project life
cycle.
·
match examples of the key activities
conducted during the analysis phase.
·
conduct the key activities for the analysis
phase of a given software development
project.
·
recognize the activities for conducting the
key activities of the design phase of the
life cycle.
·
conduct the key activities for the design
phase of a specific IT project.
Life Cycle Phases: Construction to Rollout
·
recognize the benefit of understanding the
later phases of the IT Project Life Cycle.
·
match the components of the construction
phase to their descriptions.
·
match the steps to conducting the testing
phase to their examples.
·
recognize the activities associated with
each step for conducting the rollout phase
of the life cycle.
·
choose the appropriate activities a project
manager must perform during each step of the
rollout phase for a given project.
Course 4 -
Managing the Execution and Control of IT
Projects
Overview/Description
Did you know that the average IT project has
cost overruns of nearly 200 percent, and
that almost 30 percent of all IT projects
fail? Why do you think IT projects are so
vulnerable to cost overruns and failure? How
can you ensure that your project does not
end up as one of these statistics? You can
avoid being a statistic by managing project
scope, cost, and scheduling. As you go
through this course, you will learn valuable
strategies for managing your project. You
will learn about tools to manage scope,
time, and cost that will aid in the
successful control and execution of your
project.
Lesson Objectives:
Managing the Execution of IT Projects
·
recognize the benefits of being able to
execute an IT project.
·
sequence the steps to creating an
understanding of a project's scope.
·
apply the steps to create an understanding
of the project scope with the team and
client sponsor in an IT project scenario.
·
identify the steps to updating a Gantt
chart.
·
use a Gantt chart to track the progress on a
project.
·
identify the components of a precedence
diagramming method (PDM).
·
calculate the critical path based on the PDM
for a given IT project.
·
identify the steps to determine the
resources for an IT project team.
·
apply the steps to determine the resources
for a specified IT project team.
·
sequence the steps to calculate an IT
project's resource budget.
·
calculate the resource budget for a given IT
project.
Managing the Control of IT Projects
·
recognize the benefits of managing the
control of IT projects.
·
match the sections found in a project report
to their examples.
·
sequence the steps of the change control
process.
·
apply the steps of the change control
process.
·
match the corrective actions that result
from an IT project change request to their
examples.
Course 5 -
Project IT Management Simulation - The Early
Stages
Overview/Description
American Auto is a large automobile company
that designs, manufactures, and markets cars
and trucks worldwide. With its one price and
no-haggle sales approach, the company has
been very successful and continues to
increase its customer base. To further
simplify the buying process, American Auto
has recently embraced the idea of upgrading
its web site's virtual showroom to allow for
online purchasing of vehicles for national
delivery. With the new web site, a customer
will be able to choose the year, model, and
options of their new vehicle and then
purchase their vehicle without ever having
to set foot in a dealer showroom. After
payment and financing options have been
arranged online, American Auto will complete
the transaction and deliver the customer's
new vehicle to their home or work. In order
to make web purchasing a reality, the
company's IT department has been tasked with
upgrading the company's web site to include
these features, and you are responsible for
overseeing this project.
Lesson Objectives:
Project IT Management Simulation - The Early
Stages
·
selecting IT professionals.
·
retaining IT professionals.
·
defining a quality project plan.
·
managing project risks.
·
organizing the project.
·
determining resources.
·
analyzing an IT project.
·
avoiding project misunderstandings.
·
analyzing needs.
·
setting the mood and tempo.
·
managing IT project teams.
·
communicating with IT project teams.
Course 6 -
Project IT Management Simulation - Design to
Rollout
Overview/Description
American Auto is a large automobile company
that designs, manufactures, and markets cars
and trucks worldwide. With its one price and
no-haggle sales approach, the company has
been very successful and enjoys a continuous
increase in its customer base. To further
simplify the buying process, American Auto
has recently embraced the idea of upgrading
its web site's virtual showroom to allow for
online purchasing of vehicles for national
delivery. With the new web site, a customer
will be able to choose the year, model, and
options of their new vehicle and then
purchase their vehicle without ever having
to set foot in a dealer showroom. After
payment and financing options have been
arranged online, American Auto will complete
the transaction and deliver the customer's
new vehicle to their home or work. In order
to make web purchasing a reality, the
company's IT department has been tasked with
upgrading the company's web site to include
these features, and you have been tasked
with overseeing this project. With the
planning and organizing phases of the
project successfully completed, you and your
team are now ready for the final four phases
of this IT project: design, construction,
testing, and rollout.
Lesson Objectives:
Project IT Management Simulation - Design to
Rollout
·
documenting project performance.
·
creating a Gantt chart.
·
designing an IT project.
·
constructing an IT project.
·
managing IT project problems.
·
evaluating current project development.
·
setting the mood and tempo.
·
communicating with IT project teams.
·
managing IT project teams.
·
testing an IT project.
·
taking corrective action.
·
rolling out an IT project.
·
managing the technical aspects of an IT
project.
·
preparing for future project development.
