Project Management Overview
One-Day Course

Course Overview

This Course will give the delegates techniques for estimating, planning and control in an information systems development environment.  The course covers the major aspects of project planning and develops the delegate’s skills in the use of a set of procedures, which are aimed at increasing the Project Managers level of success.

Delegates Requirements

No previous knowledge is required

Who Should Attend

New Project Managers, Team Leaders/Managers and Staff involved in estimating, planning and controlling information systems development projects.

Course Outline

Planning and Control Principles

The need for Project Planning and Control

Why Projects Fail

Fundamentals of Planning and Control

Estimating

Estimating Effort and Duration

Hard and Soft Estimates

Function Point Analysis

Adjustments, Allowances and Contingency

Function Point Analysis

Planning Techniques

Dependencies

Activity Networks

Critical Path Analysis

Schedules and Gantt Charts

Resourcing and Task Allocation

Identifying Resource Requirements

Allocating Tasks to People

Resource Smoothing

Quality Assurance and Change Control

Quality Control Techniques

Change Control Techniques

Controlling Progress

Information Required

Collection, Analysis and Reporting

Taking Corrective Action

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