3 Day Course
18 PDUs
Course Overview:
With tight pressure to cut costs and yet implement technology quickly, IT project managers are under severe pressure to complete projects on time, on budget, and at the promised quality. Yet industry figures consistently show that 90 percent of major IT project initiatives fail to be completed both on time and on budget. This course delves into the unique challenges of managing IT projects, and offers a roadmap to success. This course will prepare candidates for CompTia's Project+ Exam.
This course is designed to develop competency and professionalism in IT Project Management, including the necessary business knowledge, interpersonal skills, and project management processes required to successfully manage IT projects. This course will also prepare candidates for CompTIA's Project+ Exam.
Prerequisites
To ensure your success, we recommend you first take Project Management Fundamentals and have a basic working knowledge of MS Project or equivalent knowledge
*Course Cost listed does not include the cost of courseware or lunch, required in your registration. Please refer to your Enrollment Sales Order or Invoice for the additional cost. If you have any questions, please contact us (learn@vtec.org or 207-775-0244). Course is subject to minimum enrollment. Course is scheduled to run as a live distance learning class.
Perform discovery and analysis to determine the true nature of the problem or opportunity, ascertain its relevance and feasibility, and identify associated risks
Establish the high-level timetable and budget for the project
Create the project planning documents, including Scope Statement, Project Charter, and Statement of Work
Create the documents that lay the foundation for the project -
Conduct the management planning activities that result in the development of the project plan, used to control the execution process of the project
Determine the ideal team composition, recruit, negotiate for, and assign team members
Define a strategy for monitoring the project iteratively, calculate schedule and budget variances, manage the critical path, team, and vendor relationships, and monitor quality metrics
Identify variances and outline corrective action, negotiate changes, and identify the proper course of action to avoid scope creep
Execute the project transfer steps, including documentation, transfer process, sign-off, final project report, and a project team lessons-learned debriefing -