Information Technology Project Management

Course Description:

IT Project Management: Fundamentals overviews the basics of project management. It provides the theory and core methodology you will need to manage projects or participate on project teams.

This course uses openproject as a project management software application

Target Student:

Students enrolling in this course should be planning to lead a project (primary audience) or

serve on a project team (secondary audience).

Prerequisites:

To ensure your success, we recommend you have some working knowledge of computer usage.

The basics are covered in the our OCDL course.

Open Computer Driving License (OCDL)

Benefits:

Students will learn how to use project management techniques to plan, organize, control,

document, and close out their projects successfully and with minimum risk.

Performance Based Objectives :

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Discuss the phases of the Project Management Life Cycle and a project manager's role in each phase.

• List and discuss basic project success criteria and common reasons for project failure.

• Discuss techniques for setting up a strong project team.

• List and discuss elements of a Risk Management Plan.

• Discuss techniques for planning and sequencing project activities, including the

Work Breakdown Structure and the Network Logic Diagram.

• Identify the Critical Path for completing a project on schedule.

• List and discuss the cost elements that should be included in a project budget.

• Discuss techniques for controlling for deviation from budgets and schedules.

• Discuss key elements of project management communications and reporting tools.

• Discuss key activities of project closeout.

Analysis of Requirements

Match competence to scenario

Scope Planning

The Competency Framework

DEVELOPING SKILLS FORESIGHTS, SCENARIOS AND FORECASTS - GUIDE TO ANTICIPATING AND MATCHING SKILLS AND JOBS

Evaluate a project business case

The Business Case Evaluation: A Hands-on Manual

Stakeholders

Identify and assess stakeholders

How to perform a stakeholder analysis

Stakeholder Analysis Winning Support for Your Projects

Stakeholders

Resource management

Teams

Scope

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Project_Management/PMBOK/Scope_Management

https://www.pmi.org/learning/featured-topics/scope

https://www.simplilearn.com/project-scope-management-importance-rar89-article

http://www.projectperfect.com.au/info_scope_management.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scope_%28project_management%29

http://www.pearsonitcertification.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2260903&seqNum=3

https://www.preparepm.com/notes/scope.html

https://www.projectsmart.co.uk/scope-management.php

http://www.projectmanagementdocs.com/project-planning-templates/scope-management-plan.html#axzz5I8dhN3Um

http://www.free-management-ebooks.com/dldebk-pdf/fme-project-scope.pdf

https://www.mypmllc.com/project-management-resources/free-project-management-templates/scope-management-plan-template/

https://www.codot.gov/business/project-management/scoping/scope-management

http://www.virtualprojectconsulting.com/scope-management-how-to-scope-your-projects/#sthash.Sb4AB4XP.dpbs

http://www.pmpnotes.com/pmp-notes/scope-management/

https://magoosh.com/pmp/scope-management-pmp-questions/

https://www.tutorialspoint.com/pmp-exams/project_scope_management.htm

http://www.dummies.com/careers/project-management/what-to-include-in-a-project-scope-statement/

http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/capital/pd/process_scopemgt.shtm

http://edge.papercutpm.com/scope-management-vs-requirements-management/

https://www.simplilearn.com/project-scope-management-article

http://www.umsl.edu/~sauterv/analysis/6840_f09_papers/Wich/scopemanagement.html

http://www.projectengineer.net/project-scope-management-according-to-the-pmbok/

https://www.projecttimes.com/articles/benefits-of-a-scope-management-plan.html

https://www.managementstudyhq.com/nature-and-scope-of-management.html

http://certchamp.com/pmp_scope_management.jsp

https://www.thoughtworks.com/insights/blog/tips-effective-scope-management

https://edward-designer.com/web/pmp-project-scope-management/

https://www.ukessays.com/essays/project-management/a-project-scope-management.php

https://quizlet.com/80189352/chapter-5-project-scope-management-flash-cards/

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/develop-effective-scope-management-project-44684.html

http://www.zeepedia.com/read.php?project_scope_management_why_is_scope_important?_scope_management_plan_project_management&b=56&c=26

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scope_(project_management)

http://www.free-management-ebooks.com/dldtem/dltmpm-scopeplan.htm

Define product scope

Project charter

What Is a Project Charter in Project Management?

project charter

Product and project scope

Decompose product scope into stakeholder requirements

Managing Scope using the ‘Decomposition Model’

Decomposition in Project Management: Definition & Importance

Create WBS and dictionary

WBS Dictionary: A Quick Guide with Examples

What is a WBS Dictionary?

Work breakdown structure

What is a Work Breakdown Structure?

What Is Work Breakdown Structure in Project Management?

Using Open Project

5 steps to get started with OpenProject

OpenProject Getting started guide

Risk Management

Cause-and-effect diagram

Risk register

SWOT analysis

Create risk register

What Is a Risk Register & How to Create One

How to Create a Risk Management Plan for Your Project

What is a risk register: a project manager’s guide (and example)

Risk identification and management

ICT Risk Management

Project Risk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_management

https://www.theirm.org/the-risk-profession/risk-management.aspx

http://www.marquette.edu/riskunit/riskmanagement/whatis.shtml

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/riskmanagement.asp

http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/risk-management.html

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/definition/risk-management

https://www.epa.gov/risk/risk-management

The Project Team

The Teamwork Challenge

Selecting Team Members

The Team Charter

Communication

Develop a communication plan

Responsibility assignment (RACI) matrix

Run charts

Project Cycle Optimisation (PCO)

Participatory Impact Pathways Analysis (An approach for developing common understanding and consensus amongst project participants and stakeholders as to how the project will achieve its goal)

Logical framework approach

Project management activities

Project management is composed of several different types of activities such as:

Analysis and design of objectives and events
Planning the work according to the objectives
Assessing and controlling risk (or Risk Management)
Estimating resources
Allocation of resources
Organizing the work
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work_(project_management)
- http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/introduction-to-project-management.html
Acquiring human and material resources
- http://www.businessballs.com/freeonlineresources.htm
Assigning tasks
Directing activities
Controlling project execution
Tracking and reporting progress (Management information system)
Analyzing the results based on the facts achieved
Defining the products of the project
Forecasting future trends in the project
Quality Management
Issues management
Issue solving
Defect prevention
Identifying, managing & controlling changes
Project closure (and project debrief)
Communicating to stakeholders

Project management artifacts

The following documents serve to clarify objectives and deliverables and to align sponsors, clients, and project team's expectations.

Project Charter
Preliminary Scope Statement / Statement of work
Business case / Feasibility Study
Scope Statement / Terms of reference
Project management plan / Project Initiation Document
Work Breakdown Structure
Change Control Plan
Risk Management Plan
Risk Breakdown Structure
Communications Plan
Governance Model
Risk Register
Issue Log
Action Item List
Resource Management Plan
Project Schedule
Project Status Report
Responsibility assignment (RACI) matrix
Database of lessons learned
Stakeholder Analysis
Document Management

These documents are normally hosted on a shared resource (i.e., intranet web page) and are available for review by the project's stakeholders (except for the Stakeholder Analysis, since this document comprises personal information regarding certain stakeholders. Only the Project Manager has access to this analysis). Changes or updates to these documents are explicitly outlined in the project's configuration management (or change control plan).

Project Management tools

Project Management tools include following:

Financial tools

General management tools

Online tools to run a Project Health Check (Ph-Check tool), take a baseline or checkpoint, or to generate highlight, or status reports.

Scheduling charts

Related lists

  Establish quality metrics
  Create an initial schedule and budget
      Effort and duration
      Estimating effort
      Level of accuracy in estimates
      Team-based estimation
      Scheduling
      Estimating cost
  Review and disposition a change request
      Change management
  Plan a project rollout
      Testing
      Release management
  Use metrics to reassess the business case
      Delivering business value