Technical Project Management

A best-selling seminar for managers and team members involved in IT and technical project management

In just 3 days, you'll understand the unique challenges of managing IT and technical projects and discover how applying project management methodology can give you a step-by-step approach to tackling your toughest challenges. You'll discuss the value of planning, scheduling and how to manage scope. Use tools and techniques to establish a sound estimating process. Find out how to keep projects on track and evaluate project performance. And participate in communications exercises to help successfully lead project teams.

Seminar Number: 04251

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Who Should Attend

R&D professionals, IT, analysts, developers, engineers, scientists, plant managers and anyone else who administers IT and technical projects.

Classroom3 Day(s)
1.8 CEU, 18 PDP, 18 PDU

Overview
How You Will Benefit
What You Will Cover
Outline - Classroom
Credits

Apply WBS and network development
Identify potential problems and solve them using troubleshooting techniques
Track projects more effectively
Create status reports that show top management where budgeting, scheduling and manpower trends are headed
Cope with tight IT and technical project schedules

Overview of Essential Project Management Tools

Project management framework and terminology—process groups and the Nine Knowledge Areas of the PMBOK
Life cycles in a technical environment

Essentials for Leading Project Teams

Leading in an IT or technical environment

Project Planning: Beginning with Scope Management

Using the SMART model when writing objectives
Creating the detailed scope statement

Defining Project Activities

Creating a customized WBS
IT and technical project WBS examples

Developing a Dynamic Project Schedule

Types of network diagrams
Overview of critical path methodology

Establishing a sound estimating process

Five considerations when making estimates
Consideration of risks when estimating—three-point estimates

Components of Project Planning

The planning process group
Project performance baselines

Technical Project Planning Methodologies

Identify different approaches to planning IT and technical projects: rolling wave planning…stage gate process…critical chain project management
Common construction project life cycle
Common pharmaceutical project life cycle

Monitoring and Controlling Projects

Status reports… project baselines…identifying variances

Project Closure

Administrative closure vs. contractual closure

Special Feature

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.

The Project Management Framework

Define the Basic Project Management Framework
Describe Key Project Management Terminology
Explain Project Constraints and the Project Triangle
Differentiate Between Operations and Projects
Describe Project Management in a Business Context

Initiate the Project

Discuss How Projects Are Initiated
Identify the Difference Between Project Requirements and Product Requirements
Describe the Purpose and Content of the Project Charter
Describe Two Methodologies for Developing Software—Waterfall and Iterative
Describe the Purpose and Content of the Product Requirements Document
Use the SMART Model When Writing Requirements
Identify Information-Gathering Techniques

Identify the Work

Discuss the Purpose of a Kickoff Meeting
Develop a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

Estimate the Work

Discuss Guidelines for Making Better Estimates
Explain the Use of Three-Point Estimates
Demonstrate the Concept of Rolling Wave Estimating

Schedule the Work

Describe Task Dependencies
Identify the Sequence of Tasks via Precedence Diagramming
Develop the Project Schedule

Create the Budget

Determine the Personnel Costs Needed for the Success of the Project
Determine the Expense Costs Needed for the Success of the Project
Differentiate Between Bottom-Up and Top-Down Cost Budgeting, and State Which Is More Appropriate for Different Situations

Complete the Plan

Create the Project Communications Plan
Describe the Project Risk Management Processes
Describe the Purpose of the Project Procurement Plan
Discuss the Purpose of Reserves

Execute the Plan

Create a Project Status Report
Describe the Key Elements Required to Determine Project Health
Describe How to Run an Effective Project Status Meeting
Describe the Change Management Process

Close the Project

Identify the Elements of Both Administrative and Contractual Project Closure
Describe the Different Ways That Projects Can Be Terminated
Explain the Importance of a Repository and Lessons Learned

American Management Association (AMA) is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). AMA complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As a result of this accreditation, AMA is authorized to issue the IACET CEU.

AMA has been reviewed and approved as a provider of project management training by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Talent Triangle PDUs

[L] 2 [T] 16

This course qualifies for 18 Professional Development Points towards renewal of ISA’s Certified Automation Professional (CAP®) program. The course must be completed during the three year certification period for the points to be accepted. For more information on CAP visit www.isa.org/cap.

Classroom Schedule

8 Sessions Available

$2,445.00 Non Members
$2,195.00 AMA Members
$1,984.00 GSA

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Date	Duration	State	City	Zip
2019-05-20 2019-05-22 May 20, 2019 - May 22, 2019	3 Days	CA	San Francisco	94103-3156 San Francisco	Register Now
2019-06-19 2019-06-21 Jun 19, 2019 - Jun 21, 2019	3 Days	DC	Arlington/Washington	22202-4807 Arlington/Washington	Register Now
2019-08-26 2019-08-28 Aug 26, 2019 - Aug 28, 2019	3 Days	NY	New York	10019 New York	Register Now
2019-09-23 2019-09-25 Sep 23, 2019 - Sep 25, 2019	3 Days	TX	Austin	73301 Austin	Register Now
2019-10-23 2019-10-25 Oct 23, 2019 - Oct 25, 2019	3 Days	CA	San Francisco	94103-3156 San Francisco	Register Now
2019-10-30 2019-11-01 Oct 30, 2019 - Nov 1, 2019	3 Days	NY	New York	10019 New York	Register Now
2019-11-04 2019-11-06 Nov 4, 2019 - Nov 6, 2019	3 Days	IL	Chicago	60601 Chicago	Register Now
2019-12-16 2019-12-18 Dec 16, 2019 - Dec 18, 2019	3 Days	DC	Arlington/Washington	22202-4807 Arlington/Washington	Register Now

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