IT Project Leadership
Objective
For true project managers leading cross-functional teams of internal analysts, contract programmers and hardware/software vendors. They learn business decision making, processes for software development, people/team leadership skills, budgeting, risk management, software quality assurance, configuration, change, version and release control. They master tools to move up in Capability Maturity Model levels and apply PMI's Nine Knowledge Areas to increase their team's productivity, quality, functionality and cost control.
Features a computer model of a complex technology project complete with tasks, costs, constraints, decisions and crises. It even simulates people, some effective and some not. Integrates PMI's Body of Knowledge with Carnegie Mellon/SEI's Five Level CMM.
Participants lead two teams, one live and one simulated. They work together as a project team to raise productivity and software quality planning from initiation to closedown. They make decisions to achieve sponsor functionality and software quality targets. A computer analyzes decisions and provides immediate feedback on results, so participants learn to manage change, version and release control, all from the results of their own decisions.
"The Bottom-Line Tool Kit" and customized Post-Graduate Process ensure immediate application back on the job. Over eleven Fortune 500® IT organizations use these PCI courses.
Key Learning Points
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Apply five-step planning process with tools for better software management, software development, system integration, quality
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Reduce elapsed time and post-release defects rate within sponsor functionality
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Requirements gathering; prototyping and modeling requirements
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Human Resource Plan - staff acquisition, skill building and morale management
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Increase project team productivity and quality; apply resource leveling
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Scope and specification setting; risk analysis and management
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Configuration, change, version and release control
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Communicate with sponsors, stakeholders and end users
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Business decision making - set budgets and control costs for profitability
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Procurement, source selection and vendor management
Recommended for
Project Managers and Team Leaders with 2+ years of experience who manage cross-functional teams of internal staff, contractors and hardware/software vendors on complex projects in pure software development, packaged software acquisition, migration and internet applications. For developers and end users.
Pre-Requisite
(IT) Project Management - Tools (Foundations) Course or equivalent experience; pass qualifying quiz; be able to use company's project management software at the basic level
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Length: PDU Credits: CEU Credits: |
3 days 28 2.4 |
