Fundamentals Of It Project Management

A Beginner's guide to the IT Project Management field

What you'll learn

Understand what a Project Manager is and the associated expectations

The overall processes of the project management framework

How to avoid scope creep on projects

Understand how to be accountable as a Project Manager

Requirements

No

No previous Project Management experience required

Description

The Fundamentals of IT Project Management course is a comprehensive course that contains over 6 hours of content and additional resources to introduce the student to the field of Project Management.  This course differs from the "How to Manage a Large IT Project" course in that this course provides information about the Project Management profession ideal for college students or experienced professionals looking to transition into the Project Management profession.Gain knowledge on what Project Management is - and understand why Project Managers are accountable for projects.Understand the entire lifecycle of a project - from Initiation through Closing, there are many areas that the Project Manager must oversee to ensure the success of the project.  Learn how to deal with obstacles that arise on projects as we work through tools that can help the Project Manager overcome these obstacles.  These tools include delegation of work, leveraging a risk register, managing the business when they want to alter the scope, underperforming software vendors, and so much more.  Understand how to build out a project schedule and proactively manage it.  The work doesn't stop when the project schedule is completed.  The Project Manager is accountable to keep the schedule on track and remove any obstacles the project team is facing.Bonuses - Lectures throughout the course have resources that you can download and leverage in your own professional setting as a Project Manager.  Also, there are "Additional Resource" lectures with links to articles and videos.How long will it take?With 60 lectures and over 6 hours of content, if you budget just 30 minutes a day, you can complete this course in approximately 3 weeks.  Is it for me?This course is for you if you want to understand what the Project Management profession is and the components of managing a project.  This course is especially useful for college students or experienced professionals who are new to the Project Management field and want more information as to the day-to-day responsibilities of a Project Manager.  What if I don't understand a topic?As you move through the course, I will provide prompts where you can reach out to me with questions or feedback.  I will PERSONALLY get back to you to answer any questions you may have.  What you’ll learnWhat a project manager is and the associated required skillsets.  We will also go into a day in the life of a project manager.The experience required to become a project manager and how you may already have this even if you never did project management!An overview of the Agile and Hybrid methodologiesHow to manage stakeholders and have them understand the project management governance process.Resource Management:  planning resources, team empowerment, and holding resources accountableHow to control scope with aggressive business partners and a review of the change request processHow to build a project schedule and define who will be the workstream leads to manage different aspects of the project such as subject matter expertise, software development, testing, and integration.Managing software vendor performance and controlling costsManaging risks and ensuring that a quality product is deliveredCommunications Management techniques that the Project Manager can implement to ensure there is no miscommunication during the project.Who this course is for:Anyone who wants to transition from their current job role to a career in project/program management.Project Managers who just started in this field and want more information about this role.    College Students looking to start a career in project management.  The "accidental" project or program manager.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Characteristics of Project Managers

Lecture 2 What is a Project Manager?

Lecture 3 What are the Essential PM Skillsets?

Lecture 4 A Day in the Life of a Project Manager

Lecture 5 Additional Resources

Section 3: Experience Needed to Become a Project Manager

Lecture 6 How to Frame Your Past Experience into Projects

Lecture 7 Attain a Project Management Certification

Lecture 8 Additional Resources

Section 4: Agile and Hybrid Methodologies

Lecture 9 Introduction to the Agile Methodology

Lecture 10 Introduction to the Hybrid Methodology

Lecture 11 Additional Resources

Section 5: Stakeholder Management

Lecture 12 Mentoring Stakeholders on Project Processes

Lecture 13 Communications Strategy

Lecture 14 Requirements Management Process

Lecture 15 Identifying and Managing Stakeholders

Lecture 16 The Project Kickoff Presentation

Lecture 17 Additional Resources

Section 6: Resource Management

Lecture 18 Acquiring Resources

Lecture 19 Planning Resource Estimations

Lecture 20 Holding Resources Accountable

Lecture 21 Team Building & Empowerment

Lecture 22 Additional Resources

Section 7: Scope Management

Lecture 23 Defining the Requirements

Lecture 24 Requirement Change Request Process

Lecture 25 Controlling Scope Creep

Lecture 26 Additional Resources

Section 8: Schedule Management

Lecture 27 Plan Schedule Activities

Lecture 28 The Work Breakdown Structure

Lecture 29 Estimate Task Duration & Sequence Activities

Lecture 30 Agile Estimation

Lecture 31 Status Meetings

Lecture 32 Is the Project Behind Schedule?

Lecture 33 How to Get the Project Back on Track

Lecture 34 Additional Resources

Section 9: Procurement Management

Lecture 35 Selecting the External Vendor to be Used

Lecture 36 Onboarding the External Vendor

Lecture 37 Managing Vendor Execution

Lecture 38 Additional Resources

Section 10: Communication Management

Lecture 39 Establish a Communications Governance

Lecture 40 Managing Communications

Lecture 41 Communication Management Plan

Lecture 42 Additional Resources

Section 11: Integration Management

Lecture 43 Develop the Project Charter

Lecture 44 Define the Project Management Plan

Lecture 45 Manage Project Knowledge

Lecture 46 Additional Resources

Section 12: Cost Management

Lecture 47 What is Cost Management?

Lecture 48 Estimating Costs

Lecture 49 Controlling Costs

Lecture 50 Additional Resources

Section 13: Risk Management

Lecture 51 What is Risk Management?

Lecture 52 Identifying Risk

Lecture 53 Risk Analysis and Mitigation

Lecture 54 Additional Resources

Section 14: Quality Management

Lecture 55 Plan Quality

Lecture 56 Manage and Control Quality

Section 15: Project Closure

Lecture 57 Close Out Process

Lecture 58 Financially Closing the Project

Section 16: Conclusion

Lecture 59 BONUS

College Students studying to become a Project Manager,Experienced Professionals who want to transition into the Project Management field,Project Managers who want a refresher course