Best Practices in IT Project Management
How to manage IT projects that meet business requirements
Course Length: 3 Days
Course No. TMA01
PDU: 24
Materials Included:
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PMI Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMI PMBOK® Guide)
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Outset Group Seminar Manual
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PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
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A set of PM templates for each stage of the project life
Who should attend?
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Project managers who lead IT projects
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Technical personnel making a transition into project management
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IT personnel who are taking on project management duties
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Management personnel who sponsor or supervise IT projects
This course includes The Outset Advantage
What knowledge and skills do students gain?
Seminar Content & Approach
This seminar starts with an interesting premise, namely that “There is no such thing as an IT project”. Our point is that IT
projects — software development, new applications, enhancements, infrastructure improvements, trouble tickets — are
ultimately judged by how well business requirements (ROI, cost reduction, productivity, problem resolution, increased business capabilities) are met. From this view, the IT PM will address technical requirements in the larger context of business requirements. The skills required here are PM fundamentals and people skills.
Our focus on real world business value leads us to ask students to bring in real world projects to the seminar. We establish a workshop environment, where students learn from each other and feel the energy of working in teams and using new skills as they position their projects to succeed.

Guided by a PM expert with deep experience in IT projects, students will solve current problems, and look forward to identify risks and develop contingency plans. They script out responses to address stakeholder concerns, assess requirements, learn how to run *action-oriented* meetings, and explore the interpersonal skills that drive effective communication. They also review the current documents and practices of their project, and make needed improvements.
Students return to work with:
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The ability to align an IT project with business requirements
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The ability to run an *action-oriented* project meeting
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The ability to apply PMI principles and methods to an IT project
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Insight into the common risks and “unforced errors” that IT projects must overcome
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A set of completed templates that strengthen project documentation
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An action list of meetings, documents, questions, and stakeholder communication that will deliver a successful project outcome
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Ability to structure a successful project at the outset, especially in the areas of project life cycle management, requirements management, scope management, risk management, quality management, stakeholder management, and change management
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The ability to work collaboratively with upper management, and to align a project with executive direction
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Self-awareness of how inner feelings, values, and attitudes affect their performance, and the ability to overcome inner obstacles that inhibit performance
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Improved understanding of PM terminology
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