IT project management – fundamentals, methods, and specific aspects
Getting started in professional IT project management
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1. Introduction to project management
- Definition of projects and project management.
- Characteristics and life cycle of a project.
- Roles and responsibilities in the project (e.g., project managers, team, stakeholders).
- Differences between classic, agile, and hybrid project management.
2. Project initiation and planning
- Define project goals: SMART criteria.
- Scope definition and requirements gathering.
- Stakeholder analysis & project structure plan (PSP).
- Resource, time, and cost management.
- Establish a communication strategy in the IT environment.
3. Communication and team management
- Developing a communication strategy.
- Role of project communication in the IT environment.
- Managing team dynamics in diverse IT teams.
- Collaboration and cultural diversity.
- Designing effective reports and meeting formats.
4. Specific aspects of IT project management
- Complexity in IT projects: Technological dependencies and interfaces.
- Dealing with change requests and high change dynamics.
- Common obstacles in software and infrastructure projects.
- Lessons learned from failed IT projects.
5. Comply with regulatory requirements
- Integrate security and data protection requirements early on.
- Implement regulatory requirements (e.g., ISO 27001, GDPR).
- Ensure auditability and documentation requirements.
6. Process models and delivery approaches
- Scrum, Kanban, and DevOps compared.
- Waterfall and V-model – when and why they are still relevant.
- Hybrid frameworks for complex IT projects.
- Integrate CI/CD pipelines and release management.
7. Project management tools and collaboration
- From Jira to MS Project: Use cases and best practices.
- Version and configuration control with Git.
- Automated dashboards and status reports.
- Tool integration into existing IT landscapes.
8. Practical application of the fundamentals
- Creating a project plan for a sample IT project (workshop).
- Conducting a stakeholder analysis and communication planning.
- Creating a risk management plan.
- Discussion of participant projects: challenges and approaches to solutions.
9. Conclusion and reflection
- IT trends and future developments in IT project management.
- Summary of the most important findings.
- Transfer to practice: How do I start my next IT project?
- You know the specific success factors for successful IT projectsand can make informed choices about suitable process models.
- You will learn how to plan scope, resources, and budget in such a way that deadlines and cost targets remain realistic.
- You develop confident communication and stakeholder strategies that promote acceptance and transparency.
- You identify technical, organizational, and regulatory risks at an early stage and derive effective countermeasures.
- You evaluate tools such as Jira, Microsoft Project, or Git and integrate them appropriately into your project workflow.
- You will apply what you have learned directly to your own projects and lay the foundation for a career change in IT project management.
This training conducted in a group of no more than 12 participants.
The course draws on practical experience reports from projects, joint analysis of case studies, exercises in using tools and instruments, and exemplary application of project management methods.
Your trainer an experienced IT project manager—in the training , they training you training concrete, applicable knowledge using case studies, measures, and practical reports.
You will have space for your questions—individual support from the trainer guaranteed.
For anyone who wants to bring order to their IT project business, introduce systematic IT project management in their company, or feel confident in IT organizations.
For IT professionals, developers system administrators who want to build solid project management skills or transition into IT project management.
For career starters, career changers, and those without an IT background who want to qualify for a new career field.
Previous knowledge is not required.
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