IT Project Management

Product Description

The IT Project Management course teaches the fundamentals and best practices of project management methodology as applied to IT initiatives, and practice and master the skills you need to deliver IT projects on time, within budget, and to specification. Examine all aspects of IT projects, including hardware, software, vendor relationships, communicating with different audiences, and working with virtual teams. Learn to determine project scope through effective requirements identification, set and manage stakeholder expectations, identify and manage IT risks, and meet quality standards. Learn how to overcome the most common pitfalls of IT project success.

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.

AUDIENCE

The IT Project Management course will be of interest to:

IT Professionals

IT Project Managers

IT Managers

IT Project Team Memers

Associate Project Managers

Project Managers

Project Coordinators

Project Analysts

Project Leaders

Senior Project Managers

Team Leaders

Product Managers

Program Managers

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon successful completion of the education and examination components related to this qualification, candidates can expect to gain competencies in the following:

Foundations of project management

IT project life cycle

Quality requirements

Project stakeholders, scope, and uncertainty

Project requirements

Create a work breakdown structure

Create a network diagram based on activity sequence and duration

Assign responsibility for project activities

Estimate project cost

Create a communication management plan

Assess project risk and determine risk response strategies

Manage vendors