In just 3 days, you'll understand the unique challenges of managing IT and technical projects and discover how applying project management methodology can give you a step-by-step approach to tackling your toughest challenges. You'll discuss the value of planning, scheduling and how to manage scope. Use tools and techniques to establish a sound estimating process. Find out how to keep projects on track and evaluate project performance. And participate in communications exercises to help successfully lead project teams.
Who Should Attend
R&D professionals, IT, analysts, developers, engineers, scientists, plant managers and anyone else who administers IT and technical projects.
How You Will Benefit
- Apply WBS and network development
- Identify potential problems and solve them using troubleshooting techniques
- Track projects more effectively
- Create status reports that show top management where budgeting, scheduling and manpower trends are headed
- Cope with tight IT and technical project schedules
What You Will Cover
Overview of Essential Project Management Tools
- Project management framework and terminology—process groups and the Nine Knowledge Areas of the PMBOK
- Life cycles in a technical environment
Essentials for Leading Project Teams
- Leading in an IT or technical environment
Project Planning: Beginning with Scope Management
- Using the SMART model when writing objectives
- Creating the detailed scope statement
Defining Project Activities
- Creating a customized WBS
- IT and technical project WBS examples
Developing a Dynamic Project Schedule
- Types of network diagrams
- Overview of critical path methodology
Establishing a sound estimating process
- Five considerations when making estimates
- Consideration of risks when estimating—three-point estimates
Components of Project Planning
- The planning process group
- Project performance baselines
Technical Project Planning Methodologies
- Identify different approaches to planning IT and technical projects: rolling wave planning…stage gate process…critical chain project management
- Common construction project life cycle
- Common pharmaceutical project life cycle
Monitoring and Controlling Projects
- Status reports… project baselines…identifying variances
Project Closure
- Administrative closure vs. contractual closure