Information Technology Project Management

INTRODUCTION Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, securing, and managing resources to achieve specific goals. A project is a temporary endeavor with a defined beginning and end (usually time-constrained, and often constrained by funding or deliverables), undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives,typically to bring about beneficial change or added value. The temporary nature of projects stands in contrast with business as usual (or operations), which are repetitive, permanent, or semi-permanent functional activities to produce products or services. In practice, the management of these two systems is often quite different, and as such requires the development of distinct technical skills and management strategies.The primary challenge of project management is to achieve all of the project goals and objectives while honoring the preconceived constraints. Typical constraints are scope, time, and budget. The secondary and more ambitious challenge is to optimize the allocation and integrate the inputs necessary to meet pre-defined objectives. Project management’s concept now are the most important things for information systems development. OUTLINE 1. Introduction to Project Management in Information Technology Context

• The growing need tor better project management, especially for IT projects
• The constraints at project management
• Project management knowledge area
• Project management Process Group

2. Project Integration Management

• Project life cycle and the critical success factors
• Problems during management of IT projects
• Integrated IT project management model
• Main processes involved in project integration management

3. Project Scope Management

• The importance of good project scope
• Work breakdown structure
• Scope management example with Microsoft Project

4. Project Time Management

• Defining activities as the basis for developing project schedules
• Resources estimation and project schedules
• Project scheduling with Microsoft Project
• Schedule tracking with Win QSB

5. Project Cost Management

• Basic project cost management principles
• Cost estimation and budgeting methods

6. Project Risk Management

• Understanding and defining project risks
• Risks register and contingency plan
• Risks analysis methods

7. Project Procurement Management

• Project procurement process
• Make-or-buy analysis
• Vendor selection methods

8. Project Management Software

• Win QSB
• Microsoft Project 2007/2010
• Microsoft Excel 2007/2010

9. Project Stakeholder Management

• The Importance of Project Stakeholder Management
• Identifying Stakeholders
• Planning Stakeholder Management
• Managing Stakeholder Engagement
• Controlling Stakeholder Engagement
• Using Software to Assist in Project Stakeholder Management

WHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS TRAINING? Directors and VPs of project management and senior project and program managers and IT manager and chief information officer (CIO). Basic project management and information & communication technology (ICT) skills are required. TRAINING METHOD Presentation Discussion Case Study Evaluation FACILITY Training Kit Handout Certificate Lunch + 2x Coffee Break Souvenir Pick Up Participant (Yogyakarta)