Information Technology Project Management Seminar # 6515

Master the skills needed for top-notch information technology project management!

From planning, scheduling and controlling IS/IT projects…to managing critical interfaces with users and vendors…to balancing development needs with system maintenance…you’ll find your information technology project management solutions here!

In this course, discover how to optimize IT development and delivery processes so that you can bring every information technology project online more effectively, more quickly and on budget.

How You Will Benefit

• Maintain control of your projects with proven scheduling techniques
  
• Deliver quality systems on time
  
• Plan for the unexpected
  
• Budget more effectively
  
• Keep conflict at a minimum
  
•  Expertly use PM software tools

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

Essentials for Leading Project Teams

• Making the transition from practitioner to project manager
• Six classic functions of management
• Leading in an IS/IT environment

Project Planning: Starting with Scope Management

• Creating the project charter
• Using the SMART model when writing objectives

Defining Project Activities

• Creating a customized WBS
• IS/IT WBS examples: Phase approach vs. requirements approach

Developing a Dynamic Project Schedule

•  Determining the sequence of activities

Project Estimating Techniques

• Five considerations when making estimates

Components of Project Planning

• The planning process group
•  Establishing project performance baselines

Information Technology Project Planning Methodologies

• Identify different approaches to planning IT projects: Systems development life cycle (SDLC) vs. rapid application development (RAD)…

Monitoring and Controlling Projects

• Status reports… project baselines…identifying variances 
• Using earned value management (EVM) to evaluate project performance

Project Closure

• Administrative closure vs. contractual closure
• Categorizing by project endings: integration…starvation…addition…or extinction

Who Should Attend

Directors and managers of IT, project managers and team leaders, programmers/analysts, systems analysts, project office staff members.

Updated to reflect Project Management Body of Knowledge, 3rd Edition.

AMA is a PMI® Global Registered Education.

This Seminar Features Blended Learning

AMA Blended Learning combines instructor-led training with online pre- and post-seminar assessments, tune-up courses and other resources to maximize your training goals. Through a blend of proven instructor-led seminars and powerful online technology, AMA Blended Learning provides a compelling and more comprehensive experience for the learner—producing a greater return-on-investment for the employer and the seminar participant.

Additional Information

• Extended Seminar Description
• Faculty Info
• Seminar Hours
• Accreditation and Continuing Education Units
• Travel and Accommodations
• Cancellation Policy
• Federal Government Employee Discounts
• On-Site Delivery

Registration Fee

3 days / 1.8 CEUs / 18 PDUs
Nonmembers $1,995 / AMA Members $1,795 / GSA $1,537

Schedule

We have 38 scheduled sessions located nationwide starting between September 8, 2008 and May 11, 2009.

• Call 1-877-566-9441 for an AMA Training Consultant.
• E-mail customerservice@amanet.org
• Fax AMA Text Registration Form
• Mail AMA Text Registration Form