IT projects come with distinct challenges for all project team members, and most of all for the project manager. In this course, you will learn the fundamentals and best practices of project management methodology as applied to IT initiatives. Using real-world scenarios and hands-on exercises, you will apply practical project management principles to successfully take a project from planning to rollout.
Practice essential project management skills to help you mitigate time, budget, quality, and scope constraints. Determine product scope through effective identification of requirements, assess and manage stakeholder expectations, identify and manage risks, and meet quality standards while navigating change requests. Examine important aspects of IT projects, including communication needs of virtual teams, security, and testing. Avoid the most common pitfalls of IT project success to deliver optimal business value for your IT projects.
Students pursuing a university-recognized and/or accredited certificate in Canada or continuing education units in the US must attend at least 90% of class time, participate in class exercises and section-knowledge checks, and score at least 70% on an end-of-class, multiple-choice assessment.
What You'll Learn
Who Should Attend
IT professionals, IT project managers, IT managers, IT project team members, associate project managers, project managers, project coordinators, project analysts, project leaders, senior project managers, team leaders, product managers, and program managers.
You should not take this course if you have taken Project Management Fundamentals. The subjects covered are the same.
Match competence to scenario
Evaluate a project business case
Identify and assess stakeholders
Develop a communication plan
Define product scope
Decompose product scope into stakeholder requirements
Create WBS and dictionary
Create risk register
Establish quality metrics
Create an initial schedule and budget
Review and disposition a change request
Plan a project rollout
Use metrics to reassess the business case
Close out a project
Course Comments
This course qualifies you for the following PMI® Professional Development Units (PDUs):
Total = 21
Upcoming Classes
January 13, 2025
January 21, 2025
February 10, 2025
February 18, 2025