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Managing Software Development Projects

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Course Duration: 5 days

Course Code: CHMSDP

Course Description:

This courses is designed for IT Managers and staff who have some project management experience How to define success criteria for IT projects.

Prerequisites:

Some experience of IT Project Management or have previously attended the 3 day Introduction to Project Management Course.

This course includes the following modules:

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS

• Defining Success
• Gaining Buy-in
• Self-assessment (initial)

PROJECT INITIATION

• Initiation Activities
• Using a structured approach

DEFINING TERMS OF REFERENCE

• Defining TOR
• Using the 7-stage approach
• Validating TOR
• Using TOR during the project lifecycle

PROJECT ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Defining the key project team roles
• Allocating responsibilities
• Using a Responsibility Matrix

RISK MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES

• Defining risk & types of risk
• Project risk versus business risk
• Using a 3-stage approach
• Running risk workshops
• Ongoing risk management

PROJECT STRUCTURES

• Defining a project structure
• Examining commonly used structures
• Project lifecycles versus development lifecycles
• Benefits of a project structure
• Creating a Work Breakdown Structure
• Understanding Product Breakdown Structures
• Two-level planning

ESTIMATING METHODS

• Common problems with estimating
• Using work distribution models
• Creating a standard task matrix
• Estimating using the WBS
• The Delphi estimating technique

PLANNING METHODS

• The steps of planning
• Using dependency networks
• Planning for contingency
• Planning for control
• Using planning tools

PROJECT CONTROL

• Defining project control
• The 4-stage process
• Time & cost control
• Quality control & Change control

PROJECT COMMUNICATIONS

• Types of communication
• Producing a communications strategy

LEADERSHIP VERSUS MANAGEMENT

• Definitions
• Personal leadership styles
• Situational Leadership
• Personal motivation

MOTIVATING THE PROJECT TEAM

• Overview of motivational theory
• Putting the theory into practice
• Situational Motivation

COACHING THE PROJECT TEAM

• Coaching versus mentoring versus training
• Using a 5-stage model for coaching
• Using a 3-stage model for giving feedback
• Coaching opportunities in projects

WINNERS PROJECT MANAGEMENT GAME™

• Developing the Project Strategy
• Acquiring Project Deliverables
• Testing the Project Strategy

SUMMARY & CONCLUSION

• Key learning points
• Personal assessment (final)
• Action planning

To make an enquiry for this course to be run ONSITE at your location, click here or call Sales on +44 (0) 20 7620 0033.

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