IT Project Management Boot-Camp
(2-days, 16 PDU's)

This course is an in-depth presentation of the top-ten causes of project failure, a standard 5-Phase IT Project Lifecycle, Methodology and Project Management processes, techniques, tips and tools. The two-day class includes a half-day section on developing project requirements.  Additionally, it includes a number of exercises, class discussions and case studies designed for student participation to better learn and reinforce the material covered.

This course:

• Will show you exactly how to manage an IT project successfully, phase-by-phase, step-by-step, from proposal through deployment, operations and support
• Is Designed for project managers who are “in the trenches”, managing tough, complex IT projects with a minimum of resources
• Is NOT an academic discussion of project management theory
• Is not an advanced/expert level class
• Applies to all types of IT Projects
• Application development and integration
• Selection, implementation, upgrade, enhancement of:
  • Software/Web Applications & Tools
  • Hardware & Infrastructure
  • Communications & Network

Problems you will learn to solve:

1. Identify and eliminate the top 10 reasons for project failure
2. Engaging/keeping stakeholder commitment: Management, Resources, Customers
3. Roles and responsibilities are not clear: Management, Customers
4. Aligning stakeholders with goals, objectives and scope
5. Managing and correcting unrealistic expectations: Budget, Schedule, Scope
6. Coping with frequent management priority changes
7. "Project resources won't make, or keep, their commitments"
8. "I don't have time for project management and planning"
9. "Other projects overlap my project"
10. "My project seems to go on and on - never ending"
11. "I'm having a hard time getting good requirements and estimates"
12. "How do I keep track of hundreds of details and small tasks?"

This course presents effective project management methods, techniques, tips and tools to utilize people, resources and time to ensure IT project success.

In today's tight economy, corporate expenditures are being intensely scrutinized. Only those IT projects with the best combination of: Return-on-Investment (ROI), Time-to-Payback, and Business Risk are being selected for implementation by corporate management. It is imperative that these critical projects are optimally managed to maximize utilization of people and other resources. In the current competitive economic environment, there is no room in budgets, nor justification, for project delays or cost overruns.

Without a practical, real-world approach to project management, most projects are likely to incur significant budget and schedule overruns, if they don't fail altogether.

2-Day IT Project Management Boot-Camp Class covers the following topics:

• "Top 10" Reasons why Projects Fail - Root Causes
• Objectives of Project Management
• Project Management Processes and Activities
  • Initiation & Planning: 7 steps to setup a project
  • Execution & Control: 11 processes to manage and control a project
  • Closure: 7 steps to close a project
    
• Over 350 Templates and Tools on CDROM
   
• The 5 Standard Phases of the Project Lifecycle
  
  • Their Objectives and Key Deliverables
    1) Proposal & Definition
    2) Requirements & Analysis
    3) Design & Planning
    4) Construction, Testing & Implementation
    5) Operations & Support
     
• PM Value and Return on Investment (ROI)
• Value of Project Management
• Business Strategies and Project Selection

Reference Accounts (Contact information available upon request)