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Project Management for IS/IT Professionals Newly Updated!

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This Course is part of a Master Certificate Program.
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Advancement in IS/IT is Only a Certificate Away!

Now Supporting the Latest PMBOK®!

Project Management for IS/IT Professionals draws from the most current methods and leading experts to enable IS/IT professionals to advance in responsibility, recognition and rewards. Students desiring PMP® or CAPM® certification will gain a thorough understanding of knowledge areas as presented in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®).

The first four modules of the course follow the unique, trademarked S.C.O.R.E. model: Systems, Competencies, Organization, Resources and essential Elements. The fifth module, S.C.O.R.E.+ is a core component of PMBOK® principles. Project Management for IS/IT Professionals supports the new PMBOK® Guide - Fifth Edition.

Now with hundreds of new graphics, animated exercises, case studies and interactive features to support the learning process!

Who Should Register?

Project Management for IS/IT Professionals is designed for IT professionals, process engineers and team leaders, Project Management Office directors/managers, Six Sigma and other quality-control managers, business analysts, product consultants, and professionals interested in developing critical PM skills.

What You’ll Study

Systems

  • Definitions and Comparisons
  • Understanding the Landscape
  • Project Management Methodologies
  • Popular Development Life Cycle Options
  • Initial Planning - Key to Successful Projects
  • Thinking It Through
  • Sponsor/Project Manager Partnership
  • Project Initiation
  • Model, Schedule and Balance the Project
  • Project Team Meetings
  • Monitoring/Reporting Progress and Status
  • Monitoring/Controlling Tools and Tips
  • Position and Conduct the Closing

Competencies

  • Introduction to Managing Stakeholders
  • Analyzing Stakeholders
  • Communication Strategies
  • Maximizing Your Influence
  • Preparing the Organization for Change 
  • Implications for Agile Project Management
  • Separate "What" From "How"
  • Define Requirements Management Process
  • Managing the Process
  • Role of Requirements in Successful Projects
  • The Estimating Story
  • The Estimating Model and Process
  • Agile Estimating

Organization and Resources

  • Transition from Traditional Organization
  • Generic and Alternative Matrix Structure
  • Managing and Differences with Global/Virtual Teams
  • Identifying the Need for a PMO
  • Building the PMO
  • Setting the PMO Strategy
  • Assembling and Leading the Team
  • Agile Project Management Perspective
  • Impacts and Attributes of Productivity
  • Improvements to Productivity
  • Case for Outsourcing
  • Outsourcing Options

Essential Elements

  • Overview of Scope Management
  • Defining Scope and Deliverables
  • Managing Change
  • Risk Management Definition
  • Apply the Risk Management Process
  • Risk Management Toolset
  • Roles of Project Manager and Sponsor
  • Quality Definitions
  • Process for Obtaining Quality
  • Requirements for Testing
  • Recap of Traditional and Newer Methodologies
  • Which Approach is Right for You?

S.C.O.R.E.+

  • Introduction to PMI® and the PMBOK®
  • Overview of Traditional Perspective
  • Project Management Processes
  • PMBOK® PM Knowledge Areas
  • Project Integration
  • Scope, Time, Cost and Quality 
  • Human Resource Management
  • Communications Management
  • Risk and Procurement

Credit & Tuition

ACE credit recommendation 3 semester hours. Register today and earn 60 PDUs, 6.0 CEUs for $1,980.


Project Management for IS/IT Professionals Newly Updated!

$1,980
Register Online
CALL TO REGISTER!
855-300-1473
Chat with a Rep

This Course is part of a Master Certificate Program.
Click here to learn more and SAVE!