Agile Project Management
This program has been developed on a "basics + advanced modules" approach. It offers you the opportunity to gain all necessary knowledge to begin operating effectively as a project manager in an I.T. context, and to build additional advanced skills in a modular format as you gain experience and specific topics become pertinent to your needs.
You choose which modules you need and when. Presented by agile practitioners who have survived many years of project management
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What Differentiates this Course?
Knowledge gained on this course is principle based and methodology independent – it can be used as a complete light-weight but thorough approach, or it can add richness and depth to the quality of your project management skills within your existing methodology.
Intended Audience
System developers / analysts / I.T. personnel moving into project management
Line managers of a business area who need a comprehensive understanding of or capability in I.T. project management
Project administration staff who need to understand the context and implications of the project environment and who wish to move into project management
Delegates will normally have had exposure to I.T. projects in some form, typically as line managers of a business area, developers within IS projects, or staff on I.T. roll-out projects.
Course Overview
The primary course is a full 5-day course, covering all the basic knowledge areas you will need to begin project management work, plus:
Hands on experience of project management techniques through exercises based on a contemporary case study
The context of how project management integrates with:
- Systems Development Lifecycles (SDLC)
- Architecture
- Organizational Change Management
- Program Management
An overview of advanced techniques including
- Theory of Constraints and Critical Chain
- Quality Management
- Process Improvement
Tips and techniques for making your project work - project success factors
The course covers all key Project Management Institute (PMI) Body of Knowledge areas (PMBOK) as they relate to I.T. projects.
Typical Coverage
Monday
Project Basics
Program Management Overview
Concepts
Project Initiation & Business Case Basics
Project Prioritization
Project Definition - Scoping
- Business
- Functional
- Technical
Tuesday
Project Definition – Product Charter
Process and Product Architecture
System Architecture
Context
- Interfaces
- Technology Environment
- Project impact on existing and planned Architecture
Project Definition – Project Charter
Risk Assessment
Wednesday
Project Definition – Project Charter (cont.)
- Estimating: Size, Effort, Duration
- Product & Work Breakdown
- Project Design
Behaviour of Software Projects
Life-cycle Options and Choice
Team Selection and Structure
Minimising Risk
Sub-Contractors
Project Planning Techniques including
- Gantt and Network charts
- Critical Path
- Critical Chain
PM Software Tools – Basics
Create new Project
- Set up Calendar(s)
- Define Tasks and Dependencies
- Define Resources
- Allocate Resources to Tasks
Thursday
People Management
People Interaction 101
Productivity
Cross Functional Teams
Leadership
Conflict Management
Organizational Change Management
Friday
Making the Project Happen
Setup
Execution
Quality Management
Risk Management
Scope Change Management
Tracking and Reporting
Replanning and Keeping on Track
Project Management Tools in Project Execution
Recording actuals
Assessing progress
Taking corrective action
Project Critical Success Factors