Advancement in IS/IT is Only a Certificate Away!
Now Supporting the Latest PMBOK®!
Project Management for IS/IT Professionals draws from the most current methods and leading experts to enable IS/IT professionals to advance in responsibility, recognition and rewards. Students desiring PMP® or CAPM® certification will gain a thorough understanding of knowledge areas as presented in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®).
The first four modules of the course follow the unique, trademarked S.C.O.R.E. model: Systems, Competencies, Organization, Resources and essential Elements. The fifth module, S.C.O.R.E.+ is a core component of PMBOK® principles. Project Management for IS/IT Professionals supports the new PMBOK® Guide - Fourth Edition.
Now with hundreds of new graphics, animated exercises, case studies and interactive features to support the learning process!
Who Should Register?
Project Management for IS/IT Professionals is designed for IT professionals, process engineers and team leaders, Project Management Office directors/managers, Six Sigma and other quality-control managers, business analysts, product consultants, and professionals interested in developing critical PM skills.
What You’ll Study
Systems
- Definitions and Comparisons
- Understanding the Landscape
- Project Management Methodologies
- Popular Development Life Cycle Options
- Initial Planning - Key to Successful Projects
- Sponsor/ Project Manager Partnership
- Project Initiation
- Model, Schedule and Balance the Project
- Project Team Meetings
- Monitoring/ Reporting Progress and Status
- Monitoring/ Controlling Tools and Tips
- Position and Conduct the Closing
Competencies
- The Importance of Stakeholder Management
- How to Identify and Partition Stakeholders
- Managing Stakeholders
- Preparing the Organization for Change
- Implications for Agile Project Management
- Define Requirements Management Process
- Managing the Process
- Role of Requirements in Successful Projects
- The Estimating Model and Process
- Agile Estimating
Organization and Resources
- Transition from Traditional Organization
- Generic and Alternative Matrix Structure
- Managing and Differences with Global/ Virtual Teams
- Identifying the Need for a PMO
- Assembling and Leading the Team
- Agile Project Management Perspective
- Impacts and Attributes of Productivity
- Improvements to Productivity
- Case for Outsourcing
Essential Elements
- Defining Scope and Deliverables
- Managing Change
- Risk Management Definition
- Apply the Risk Management Process
- Risk Management Toolset
- Roles of Project Manager and Sponsor
- Quality Definitions
- Process for Obtaining Quality
- Requirements for Testing
- Project Communications - The Basics
- Managing Meetings
- Negotiation
S.C.O.R.E.+
- The S.C.O.R.E. Model
- Project Integration
- Scope/Time
- Cost/Quality
- Human Resource Management
- Communications Management
- Risk
- Procurement
Credit & Tuition
ACE credit recommendation 3 semester hours. Register today and earn 60 PDUs, 6.0 CEUs for $1,980.