IT Project Management,
PMBOK 2004

Topic-Level Outline

Days: 2

Prerequisites: None

Unit 1 : Introduction to Project Management

Topic A: 0 Introduction to project management

A-1: Discussing project attributes

A-2: Discussing project management

Topic B: 0 The role of the project manager

B-1: Discussing skills

Topic C: 0 The project management profession

C-1: Discussing project management careers

Unit 2 : Context and process groups

Topic A: 0 A systems view of project management

A-1: Discussing systems approach

A-2: Discussing organizational structures

Topic B: 0 Stakeholder management

B-1: Discussing stakeholder management

Topic C: 0 The project life cycle

C-1: Discussing project phases and project life cycles

C-2: Discussing the IT context

Topic D: 0 Process groups

D-1: Discussing project process groups

D-2: Developing a project management methodology

Unit 3 : Integration management

Topic A: 0 Project Integration Management

A-1: Discussing strategic planning

A-2: Selecting projects

Topic B: 0 Project charter

B-1: Discussing project charters

B-2: Developing a plan

B-3: Discussing project plan guidelines

B-4: Discussing plan execution

Topic C: 0 Monitoring and controlling project work

C-1: Discussing change control

Unit 4 : Scope management

Topic A: 0 Managing scope

A-1: Discussing scope planning and scope statement

Topic B: 0 The work breakdown structure

B-1: Organizing a WBS

B-2: Discussing WBS development

B-3: Discussing scope verification and change control

Unit 5 : Time management

Topic A: 0 Project schedule

A-1: Discussing the components of time management

A-2: Defining a schedule and an activity

A-3: Sequencing activities

A-4: Estimating activity duration

Topic B: 0 Schedule development

B-1: Discussing Gantt charts

B-2: Discussing the critical path method

B-3: Shortening a project schedule

B-4: Discussing critical chain scheduling

B-5: Discussing PERT

Topic C: 0 Controlling changes to the project schedule

C-1: Discussing reality checks on scheduling

C-2: Discussing people issues

C-3: Using software to aid time management

Unit 6 : Cost management

Topic A: 0 Components and principles of cost management

A-1: Discussing cost management

Topic B: 0 Cost estimating and budgeting

B-1: Discussing cost estimation

B-2: Using tools and techniques for cost estimation

B-3: Discussing problems with IT cost estimates

Topic C: 0 Cost control

C-1: Controlling cost

C-2: Calculating EVA

C-3: Discussing project portfolios

Unit 7 : Quality management

Topic A: 0 The importance of quality planning

A-1: Planning for quality

A-2: Assuring quality

Topic B: 0 Quality control

B-1: Discussing Six Sigma

B-2: Discussing quality control techniques

B-3: Discussing modern quality management

Topic C: 0 Improving information technology project quality

C-1: Discussing cost of quality

C-2: Discussing organizational influences on quality

Unit 8 : Human resource management

Topic A: 0 Managing people

A-1: Discussing human resource management

A-2: Motivating teams

A-3: Identifying the elements of organizational planning

Topic B: 0 Acquiring team members

B-1: Discussing resource loading and resource leveling

Topic C: 0 Developing the team

C-1: Team building

Topic D: 0 Managing the team

D-1: Discussing team management

Unit 9 : Communications management

Topic A: 0 Planning for good communication

A-1: Planning project communication

A-2: Discussing information distribution

A-3: Discussing performance reporting

Topic B: 0 Improving project communications

B-1: Improving communications

B-2: Discussing communications infrastructure

Unit 10 : Risk management

Topic A: 0 Risk management planning

A-1: Discussing risk management

A-2: Discussing sources of project risk

Topic B: 0 Risk identification

B-1: Discussing risk identification tools

Topic C: 0 Qualitative risk analysis

C-1: Using probability/impact matrices

C-2: Discussing risk item tracking and expert judgment

Topic D: 0 Quantitative risk analysis

D-1: Discussing decision trees and EMV

D-2: Discussing simulation

Topic E: 0 Response and control

E-1: Responding to risks

E-2: Discussing monitoring and controlling risk

Unit 11 : Procurement management

Topic A: 0 Procurement planning

A-1: Discussing purchase and acquisition planning

A-2: Discussing procurement management

A-3: Discussing contract planning

Topic B: 0 Sellers and contracts

B-1: Discussing seller selection

B-2: Discussing contract administration