PRINCE2™ for IT Project Management —  A 4-day course

 Closed In-House Course

Synopsis

This course builds on the PRINCE2™ Project Management methodology and provides training in the tools and techniques necessary to manage a successful IT project. The focus is on the practicalities of how to achieve "on time and on budget" delivery of successful final Product to demanding end-users, using tools and methods within a PRINCE2 framework. Attendees of this course will learn how to select an appropriate software lifecycle, understand how to combine PRINCE2™ methods with "best-of-breed" IT development techniques, define a build-strategy, perform realistic estimations and produce a working Project Plan to deliver the project's Products. Core technologies addressed within the course for PMs include OO, UML, Test-tools, Estimation methods, Requirements Management, Acceptance Test design, Inspections and Extreme programming techniques.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Develop a project business case
• Integrate SDLC with PRINCE2
• Define real-world tolerances
• Select development lifecycles - RAD, RUP, DSDM, XP, Staged, Waterfall
• Perform eork breakdown analysis
• Make accurate estimation and use estimation-tools
• Get the best from their team
• Manage the requirements gathering process
• Design acceptance tests
• Perform inspections and reviews
• Implement quality processes
• Configuration control
• Implementation strategies
• Risk management
• Choosing your management techniques
• Monitoring techniques
• Making best use of your team
• Project tracking and control
• Project review and closure
• Getting acceptance

Suitable for

• Junior project managers or staff employed in team manager, project support and project assurance roles in a PRINCE2 environment who need to apply PRINCE2 to IT projects. The course is also suitable for experienced project mangers who require awareness of PRINCE2 within an IT environment.

Prerequisites

• An awareness of PRINCE2 and broad IT Project Management issues

Delivery

A mixture of lectures, demonstrations and team work.

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