CompTIA Project + duration : 5 days Description: With tight pressure to cut costs and yet implement technology quickly, IT project managers are under severe pressure to complete projects on time, on budget, and at the promised quality. Yet industry figures consistently show that 90 percent of major IT project initiatives fail to be completed both on time and on budget. This course delves into the unique challenges of managing IT projects, and offers a roadmap to success. This course is designed for students who are new to project management in IT, or who are IT professionals starting to work as project managers in the field. Objectives: • In this course, you will define the IT specific challenges of project management, and methods to avoid common pitfalls. Hardware and Software Required: • Please note that the content in the course you have selected is supported and should function without major error in current, popular browsers. However, it has not been optimized for them. Therefore, you may encounter slight formatting or functionality issues during your learning experience. Content Outline: Project Initiation: Discovery and Analysis Lesson Introduction Creating a Project Concept Definition Defining Business and Functional Requirements Define Technical Requirements Strategic and Operational Relevance Assessing Project Feasibility Perform Risk Assessment Lesson Follow Up Project Initiation: Estimating Lesson Introduction Construct a Formal Estimate Create Time Estimates Create Cost Estimates Lesson Follow Up Project Initiation: Framing the Project Lesson Introduction Managing Change Writing the Scope Statement Writing the Project Charter Writing a Statement of Work (SOW) Lesson Follow Up Project Planning: Laying the Foundation Lesson Introduction Setting Expectations for the Planning Process Decomposing a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Creating a Network Diagram Identify and Analyze the Critical Path Creating Project Schedules Creating Project Budgets Lesson Follow Up Project Planning: Developing the Plan Lesson Introduction Develop Resource Management Plan Develop a Risk Management Plan Develop a Quality Management Plan Develop an Operational Transfer Plan Develop a Communication Plan Compile a Comprehensive Project Plan Lesson Follow Up Project Planning: Building the Team Lesson Introduction Assemble the Project Team Building and Supporting the Team Developing the Team Lesson Follow Up Project Execution: Monitoring and Managing Lesson Introduction Monitor the Project Iteratively Calculate Earned Value Execute Schedule Updates Execute Budget Updates Managing the Critical Path Managing the Project Team Managing Project Quality Managing Vendors Lesson Follow Up Project Control: Managing Chaos Lesson Introduction Interpreting Control Techniques Mitigating Scope Creep Managing Variances Lesson Follow Up Project Closure: Tying Up Loose Ends Lesson Introduction Managing Documentation Managing the Operational Transfer Plan Write Project Closure Report and Obtain Final Formal Signoff Document Lessons Learned Managing Administrative Closure Lesson Follow Up