Foundations of IT Project Management
Unit 1 – Introduction
Unit 2 – The Project Management Framework
Project, Program, Project Management, Portfolio Management
Challenges with IT projects
The Triple Constraint
The role of the Project Manager
Project Phases and Life Cycles
PMBOK Guide Processes
Unit 3 – Concept Phase
Business Case for the project
Stakeholder Analysis
Project Initiation – Project Charter
Assumptions and constraints
Project Scope Statement
Rolling Wave Planning
Unit 4 – Analysis Phase
Planning Processes
Project Management Plan
Project Scope Management Plan
Requirements Analysis
Configuration Management
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
Unit 5 – Design Phase
Developing the schedule
Defining Project Activities
Activity Sequencing
Activity Duration and Resource Estimating
Estimating techniques
Critical Path Scheduling
Schedule Compression
Resource Leveling
Developing the Project Budget
Cost Reserves
Quality Planning
Communications Planning
Project Risk Management
Risk Identification, Assessment, Response Planning
Procurement Planning
Performance Measurement Baselines
Unit 6 – Build Phase
Project Execution
Information Distribution
Quality Assurance
Project Team Development
Unit 7 – Test Phase
Project Monitoring and Control
Performance Reporting
Quality Control
Risk Monitoring and Control
Issues Management
Change Control
Unit 8 – Deploy Phase
Gaining Customer Acceptance
Transitioning the deliverables
Project Documentation
Transitioning team members
Unit 9 – Project Closeout
Project Closing processes
Contract Closure
Administrative Closure
Lessons Learned