The Busy Executive's Guide to Project Management
Course Description
According to a Standish Group study, 80 percent of all software projects suffer serious problems, with 1/3 serious enough to be cancelled. This course provides an overview of the project management process with specific emphasis on key concepts, tools, & processes needed to avoid common pitfalls.
Who Should Attend
Business executives, IT managers, application specialists, business analysis, or anyone with project or product responsibility.
What You Will Learn
- Basic prinicples of project management
- Five key documents to manage expectations
- Breaking down the problem into tasks
- Scheduling principles
- Estimating
- Progress reporting
How You Will Benefit
- Learn the most valuable tools and techniques for successfully managing a project
- All members of the project team, including business stakeholders, will know what is expected of them and why
- Increased awareness within your company of the value and limits of project management