IT Project Management for the PRINCE2 Practitioner

QA Ltd.
Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Slough, United Kingdom

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' This course shows how to successfully connect the PRINCE2® methodology to the management of IT projects. The techniques of PRINCE2, such as Quality Reviews, Risk Management and Product Planning are explained within an IT framework. EVA (Earned Value Analysis) is explained as a technique for managing and predicting project costs and schedules. We show how to make IT projects manageable and predictable, with visibility-making techniques based on modern development methods. Critical Path and Critical Chain project planning techniques are covered in depth. Optimal PRINCE2 Stage Planning for IT projects is an important topic which is addressed thoughout the course .The familiar and specific issues for IT projects such as, Progress Management, Requirements Management, Acceptance Criteria and optimal team structures are part of any IT Manager¡¦s essential toolkit and are all covered with a PRINCE flavour. IT Specialist Products are described, together with guidelines for managing their quality and schedule. Specific threats, such as IT Risk and IT Schedule failures are explained.

The training is instructor-led, with extensive exercises and discussion sessions.

Attendees will receive extensive classroom materials, white papers and example project planning documents and estimation toolsets.

Prerequisites
Attendees of this course should have some understanding of PRINCE2. However, a brief introduction to PRINCE2 is given on the first day. Exposure to software development and familiarity with multi-person projects a requirement.

This course is suited to project managers, lead analyst / programmers and technical staff moving into a PRINCE2 project.

It is also suitable for staff who are expecting to move into a project management role or management wanting to familiarize themselves with current PRINCE2 technology.

Recommended pre-course reading material
Delegates will learn how to
Select development lifecycles �RAD, RUP, DSDM, XP, Staged, Waterfall
Perform Work breakdown analysis
Manage the Requirements gathering process
Make accurate Estimation and use estimation-tools
Get the best from their team
Design Acceptance tests
Perform Inspections and reviews
Implement Quality Processes
Configuration Control
Implementation Strategies
Risk Management
Choosing your Management Techniques
Monitoring Techniques
Project Tracking and Control
Project Review and Closure
Getting Acceptance
Develop a Project Business Case
Integrate SDLC with PRINCE2
Define real-world Tolerances
Making Best Use of Your Team
Outline
Introduction to PRINCE2

Benefits of PRINCE2
PRINCE2 Process Model
Components
Techniques
Project Manager Toolkit
Getting to WOW!
Software development lifecycles, using PRINCE

Defining Stage Boundaries for your Lifecycle
Spiral
Waterfall
V-Model
Staged
Extreme Programming
RUP and PRINCE2
DSDM and PRINCE2
The CMM
Requirements management

Business Case Development
Good Requirements and how to get them
Assumptions
JAD, Use Cases Prototypes, Story Boards
Prioritisation, MoSCoW Rules
Bunching
Change Control �Managing Changing Requirements
Change Log
Implementation strategies

Quality Processes
Low-risk Development
Nail Driving
Inspections
Reviews
Four-Eyes
XP
Organisation

Organisation
Project Board Roles
Staffing
Resource Planning
Project completion

Off-the-Shelf Packages
Evaluating the Options
Managing Updates
Integration effort
Initiating a document

The PID
Communication
Team Approach to Decision Making
Leadership
Getting Buy-in
Quality in a project environment

PRINCE2 Quality Path
Quality Processes
Quality Planning
Configuration Control
Testing and Test Strategies
Test Design and Automation
Validation & Verification
Designing Acceptance Tests
Quality Review Technique
Management of risk

Risk Analysis
Risk Tolerance
Risk Management
Risk Log
Repeatable design techniques

What Your Designers Should be Doing
Specialist Products
Reuse and reusability
Design Tools
Product-based planning

Product Based Planning
Establishing a Project
Lifecycle Mapping
Resource Allocation and Scheduling
PBS, Gantt and Pert Charts
Task Planning
Critical Chain and Critical Path
Reports and Reporting
Costing
Estimating the risk

Estimation techniques
Analogue
Delphi
KLOCs
Function Points
CoComo
Been There- Done That
OO Estimation
Controlling a stage and managing stage boundaries

Base-lining Your Project
Progress Monitoring
Defining Tolerances
Management Techniques
Management by Exception
Critical Path Monitoring; Monitoring Techniques
Earned Value Analysis
Micro Milestones
Time Boxing
Daily Build and Smoke
When to Re-plan
Review and Rescheduling
Customer negotiations
Recovery techniques
Managing project delivery

Workpackages
Planning for Delivery
Deployment Teams
Cut-over Techniques and Planning
Data Takeover
Graceful Back-out
Acceptance Testing Criteria
Check pointing & Highlights
Closure

Handover, Post Project Review
key topics review

Elements of Planning and Control
Requirements vs. Acceptance Tests
Successful Delivery ...''

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

Phone:0844 871 2080

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TEL: 0844 871 2080
E-mail us: info@qa.com

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