Project Management: Technical Projects

Introduction

• What is a technical project?
• Using the exercise files

1. PM Approaches for Technical Projects

• Waterfall vs. agile
• Requirements: A whole new challenge
• Change in a technical project
• Scenario: Addressing technical project challenges

2. Managing Technical Solutions

• Separating services from the technical tool
• Managing technologies
• Challenges with new technology
• Scenario: Managing a project’s technical component

3. Managing the Technical Environment

• Managing data
• Managing vendors and the cloud
• 24/7 for everything
• Managing testing
• Scenario: Managing technical element issues

4. Technical Product Development Considerations

• Minimum viable service (MVS)/minimum viable product (MVP)
• Automation vs. human effort
• Implementing and supporting products

5. The Future Is Now: New Technologies

• Problem: Using artificial intelligence
• Solution: Using artificial intelligence
• Problem: Access anywhere and everywhere
• Solution: Access anywhere and everywhere
• Problem: Big data
• Solution: Big data

Conclusion

• Next steps