Download Course Details

Prerequisites

Project Managers and those working in an IS project environment who have already gained the PRINCE2â„¢ Practitioner certificate and wish to expand their knowledge and skills to the standard required by the ISEB syllabus.

To be eligible to attend this course leading to the ISEB examination, delegates must:

• have a minimum of four years' experience in either Information Systems, or in management with a broad experience of Information Technology and Information Systems, and
• hold the PRINCE2â„¢ Practitioner certificate.

Objectives

• apply the basic skills of project management
• take responsibility for the management of small to medium-sized IS projects
• have the knowledge and skills necessary to sit the examinations leading to the ISEB Certificate in Project Management

Outline

Project Management Overview

Setting the scene and defining the project life cycle.

PRINCE2 Overview

Brief overview of PRINCE2 including its philosophy, coverage, interfaces, processes, organisation, plans and benefits

Organisation Structures

How projects originate; Their place as part of programmes within the Corporate Plan

Feasibility Studies

Definition; End Products; Alternative views

Project Strategies

Options available for organising, running and controlling projects

Roles and Responsibilities

Identifying roles and responsibilities; Getting them defined, allocated and accepted

Estimating

Generic, parameter-driven and activity-driven techniques; Work Breakdown Structures; Cost/Benefit
Analysis

Project Planning Overview

Review of project planning, covering all the important elements from the definition of a plan, types of plan through to acceptance of the plan

Scheduling

Review of network planning, Gantt charts and resource levelling

Risk Management Overview

Types of risk; Risk analysis; Managing risks

Monitoring and Control

Monitoring and control of effort, costs, quality, business case, risks and attitudes; Earned value analysis; Management of external suppliers

Change Control Review

The approach to Change Control: Relationship to Configuration Management

Project Start Up and Initiation

Review of the PRINCE2 approach to setting up a project

Managing Project Documentation

Review of Configuration Management and the roles and responsibilities associated with other types of documentation

People Management

The communication skills, tactics and operational techniques required by a Project Manager

Selection and Induction of Project Team Members

Matching people to requirements; Making new team members productive as quickly as possible

Team Management

The Project Manager's role; Making teams effective and productive

Career Development

The limitations and opportunities within Project work for staff development

Communication Skills

The range of communication skills that will enable Project Managers to “sell" themselves and their Projects

Motivation, Productivity & Performance

Getting people to do willingly what they have to do anyway

Leadership

Leadership styles and their effective application in Project work