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Planning, Managing & Controlling IT Projects
Finally! A course for IT professionals who need solid project management tools and methodologies developed specifically for complex IT projects. An Intensive 2-Day Workshop Exclusively for IT Professionals!
Program
Description
Managing
and delivering your complex IT projects takes IT-specific strategies and
methodologies
Far too many IT professionals have learned the hard way that conventional
tools and strategies for project management simply don’t get the
job done in the complex world of IT projects. The variables inherent in
technology development and implementation add another dimension of problems,
making it even tougher to bring IT projects in on time and on budget.
Studies show the failure rate of IT systems projects is a dismal 30 to
45 percent. WHY RISK YOURS – when you can get the skills you need
to successfully manage IT projects?
Planning, Managing & Controlling IT Projects is a hard-hitting two-day
course covering the latest methodologies and strategies – solid,
real-world skills developed exclusively for IT professionals and IT projects.
You’ll learn how to …
- Accurately estimate resource and time requirements for your IT project
- Understand – and prevent – the root causes of IT project
failures
- Effectively manage your project from risk assessment to contingency
planning
- Develop an infrastructure that assures project success
- Master the latest IT project management methodologies and tools
- Establish and communicate clear performance standards to team members
- Implement tracking systems and reporting mechanisms that keep everyone
informed and on board
This information-packed training is NOT theory or lecture-based. Instead,
you’ll learn proven techniques and applications that experienced
IT project managers swear by. You’ll hear case studies, practice
using charts, matrices and other tools, and gain insight on effectively
managing a project team. You’ll also learn strategies other IT professionals
are using to deliver projects within budget and time constraints.
Like it or not, your organization’s future rides on the success
of IT projects. The consequences for failure are too enormous – for
you as well as your company – to leave the fate of your IT projects
to chance. Commit just two days of your time, and you can learn comprehensive
IT project management skills that will deliver phenomenal benefits to
your organization, not to mention your career!
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What
You’ll Learn
- Significantly boost the success rate of your IT projects from now
on.
- Recognize root causes of IT project failure so you can avoid them
from Day 1.
- Master tools, techniques and methodologies developed specifically
for IT projects.
- Learn expert methods for getting stalled projects back on track.
- Find out how to develop real-world solutions to your toughest IT
project management challenges.
- Complete IT projects within budget by learning how to more accurately
estimate expenditures at project conception.
- Learn strategies for accomplishing more in less time with fewer resources
– without sacrificing the quality of the project.
- Justify IT project costs during organizational cutbacks and lean
times.
- Bring in IT projects on time, even with changing deadlines.
- Maintain continual management support for your IT projects.
- Lessen down time when moving to a contingency plan.
- Reduce team member conflict by understanding how to encourage collaboration
and foster a sense of mission.
- Learn from case studies of others’ mistakes so you can avoid
making them yourself.
- Identify and troubleshoot problems early on in the project.
- Create a structured foundation to use as a template for future IT
projects.
- Learn how to prioritize IT projects based on organizational needs
and ROI.
- Know which projects to take on by analyzing the real risks involved.
- Gain credibility for your department with reporting techniques.
- Communicate technical information to non-technical management more
easily.
- Schedule and assign resources with greater accuracy.
Who
Should Attend
- IT project managers
- IT team leaders
- IS managers
- IT administrators
- IT developers
- Systems analysts
- IS strategists
- Project managers
- Financial directors
- Strategic planning personnel
- Chief information officers
- And any key professional involved in establishing the organization’s
IT strategy and meeting IT goals
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Workshop
Agenda
Planning and Initiating Effective IT Project Start-Up
- Defining the project, establishing scope and objectives
- How to move from IT project concept to actual project plan
- Exploring the latest methodologies – and choosing one to use
consistently throughout your project
- Techniques and tools for preparing an accurate project budget
- What makes IT projects unique: How to structure realistic project
timelines and deadlines
- Using your resources most effectively: Prioritizing multiple IT projects
- What are your project’s training needs? How to conduct a front-end
analysis
Using
Risk Assessment Strategies for Improved Decision-Making
- Key reasons IT projects fail – minimize your risk
- How to recognize high-yield projects … and to spot those that
are poorly conceived
- Using a cost/benefit analysis to quantify risk in dollars and cents
- Minimize project risk by bundling tasks from multiple projects
- Strategies for linking your project to your organization’s overall
business strategy
- The unspoken risk: How to measure management support within your organization
- Techniques to quantify both hard costs and soft costs when determining
risk
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Establishing
Strong, Positive Leadership for Your Project Team
- A look at 4 common team structures and which types of IT projects
work best with each
- Techniques for gaining buy-in and commitment from team members for
the project goals and objectives
- Analyzing strengths and weaknesses of each team member (including
yourself) and planning their responsibilities accordingly
- Communicating clear performance standards for team members, as well
as clear consequences if standards are not met
- How to foster collaboration among team members
- The Stress-Proof Team: Training your team to take inevitable project
changes and problems in stride
- 5 proven methods for minimizing conflict on your project team
Tracking
Structures for Monitoring Projects Through Every Phase
- Establishing checkpoints and techniques for getting timely and accurate
feedback from project members
- Tracking tools experienced IT project managers swear by
- Key steps to effectively using CPM (Critical Path Method)
- Developing and using databases to monitor project progress
- Strategies for getting a stalled-out project back on track
- Techniques for tracking multiple projects
- Project management software: Exploring what’s out there and what
it can – and can’t – do for IT projects
The Importance
of Establishing Solid Report Structures
- Who needs to know – and how much information do you provide?
- Tips for translating IT information for non-technical managers
- Choosing the reporting format that’s best for your project
- A look at reporting structures within your team
- When to report problems – and when not to report problems
- Reporting accurate results that management can understand and assess
Contingency
Planning: The Key to IT Project Management Success
- Maintaining support when the project isn’t going as planned
- Tips for avoiding the tendency to micro-manage when things go wrong
- Use project models to illustrate alternative courses you could take
with the project
- Techniques for measuring the impact of proposed changes to a project
- Conserving resources by scaling back projects that are ill-conceived
or adrift
- Considerations in determining when to abandon a project
- Should you bring in an outside consultant or vendor?
Wrapping
Up the Project and Quantifying the Results
- Overcoming end-user resistance to adopt the end result of your project
- Analysis tools for quantifying your project’s success
- How to “measure” soft benefits like improved productivity,
increased competitiveness and more
- Implementing project management policies in your organization based
on lessons learned from your project
- Determining a true ROI for your project
- Spin doctoring: How to draw benefits out of the ashes of failed projects
- Growing (and keeping) your organization’s intellectual capital
in the area of IT project management
Continuing
Education:
Continuing education credits may be recognized by your professional
board. Contact your own board to find out what's required.
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