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Why Choose IT Project Management Training Course?

IT Project Management Training Course provides a solid foundation for managing IT initiatives in an era defined by rapid Digital Transformation. As organizations rely heavily on technology to execute their strategic objectives, the ability to deliver IT solutions on time, within budget, and aligned with stakeholder expectations becomes essential. This course helps participants understand why IT projects often face complexity and frequent change, and how to manage these challenges effectively.

This IT Project Management Course explores the dual demands of predictive and agile delivery by examining industry-accepted practices, including the PMI® PMBOK® Guide and the SCRUM framework. Participants will learn how initial IT requirements evolve as stakeholders discover new needs, and how both Waterfall and Agile approaches can be applied to meet these shifting expectations.

This IT Project Management Training bridges theory with practical application, enabling delegates to apply core techniques such as scoping, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, quality control, and stakeholder engagement across the IT project lifecycle. By understanding when to apply predictive or agile methods, participants will be equipped to enhance project outcomes in today’s complex digital landscape.

What are the Goals?

This IT Project Management Training Course equips participants with the knowledge and tools to manage the full lifecycle of IT initiatives using both predictive and agile approaches.

By the end of this IT Project Management Training Course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand when to select predictive, agile, or hybrid lifecycles for IT projects.
  • Recognize the importance of collaboration and communication across IT teams.
  • Apply foundational project management practices in both Waterfall and SCRUM environments.
  • Identify common IT project issues and apply strategies to mitigate them.
  • Control project performance and communicate progress using appropriate reporting methods

Who is this Training Course for?

This IT Project Management training course is targeted at both management and team members engaged in IT projects. The course is designed to clearly explain formal project management approaches and enable delegates to recognize “warning signals” that indicate when IT projects are about to encounter issues. While delegates learn generally accepted practices widely used in predictive project management, they are also trained on how to refine predictive thinking in order to apply agile IT project management practices.

This IT Project Management training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • IT Directors considering digital transformation
  • IT project managers
  • Business analysts, programmers, quality assurance specialists
  • Other technical specialists involved in IT projects (e.g. DBA)
  • Stakeholders in organizations who influence IT projects

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This IT Project Management Training Course uses a highly interactive, scenario-based learning approach designed to reinforce every concept through practical application. Participants work within a central IT project scenario that supports hands-on creation of essential project artifacts.

Training delivery includes:

  • Interactive briefings and instructor-led discussions
  • Scenario-based exercises for real-world application
  • Development of project documents such as charters, WBS, SRS, sprint backlogs, and schedules
  • Group collaboration and problem-solving
  • Practical demonstrations of predictive and agile tools and techniques

The Course Content

  • Characteristics of projects
  • Fundamental concepts of project management
  • IT project lifecycle - core phases performed in IT projects
  • IT Product Management
  • Key IT Project Considerations - Globally Distributed Teams
  • IT project initiation - establishing the project charter
  • Requirements Engineering
  • Stakeholder management
  • Requirements elicitation
  • Quality factors in requirements engineering
  • Key roles:  Product Manager - Product Owner - Business Analyst
  • Managing emergent requirements
  • Software Engineering Methods
  • Work Breakdown Structures
  • Building the project schedule - critical path management
  • Establishing the release plan
  • Key roles: Technical Architect, Designer, Developer Quality Assurance Specialist (QA)
  • IT Project Quality Management - planning, executing and controlling quality
  • Developing the Quality Assurance Plan (QA plan)
  • Understanding IT Project Costs
  • Software engineering teamwork - developing and managing the team
  • Managing uncertainty - addressing risks
  • The challenges with using Waterfall (predictive project management)
  • Agile Software Development - values and principles
  • Adaptive (Agile) Project Management (SCRUM)
  • Preparing the progress report - traditional approach
  • Progress dashboards using Earned Value Management
  • Controlling value generation using Scrum (Agile) - Reviews
  • Measuring Success - requirements traceability matrix
  • Measuring Success - confirming value generation
  • Continuous improvement - Lessons Learned & Retrospectives

Certificate

  • AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course
  • The applicable PMI Professional Development Units/Contact Hours will be reflected in the Certificate of Completion

Accreditation

PMI Approved Training Courses

AZTech is an official PMI Authorized Training Partner (ATP). All applicable project management courses are pre-approved by the Project Management Institute, allowing participants to earn the necessary PDUs and Contact Hours for certification and recertification.

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