Managing IT Projects Effectively

5 daysClassroom

16Upcoming dates

8Cities

£2,250Fees from + VAT

Course overview

Why Attend
IT projects are often complex, fast-moving, and highly dependent on changing business needs, technology risks, and stakeholder expectations. Successful delivery requires strong planning, clear requirements, effective teamwork, and disciplined execution. This course provides participants with practical tools and proven project management techniques to manage IT projects from concept to successful implementation.

Course Methodology
This course uses an interactive and practical approach through presentations, case studies, project simulations, planning exercises, group discussions, templates, and real workplace examples.

Course Objectives

Understand the unique nature of IT projects
Apply suitable project management methods for IT initiatives
Develop business cases and project charters
Gather and manage project requirements effectively
Build practical schedules, budgets, and resource plans
Manage risks, testing, and change control
Lead project teams and stakeholders successfully
Deliver IT solutions smoothly and close projects effectively

Target Audience

IT Project Managers
Project Coordinators
IT Managers
Business Analysts
Team Leaders
PMO Staff
Anyone involved in technology project delivery

Target Competencies

IT Project Management
Planning and Scheduling
Risk Management
Stakeholder Management
Requirements Management
Team Leadership
Change Management
Delivery Management

Course outline

Day 1: Overview of IT Project Management

How IT projects are different
Risks associated with IT projects
System development life cycle
Waterfall model
Incremental model
Basic iterative model
Agile development model

Day 2: Project Concept and Requirements Management

Developing the business case
Identifying stakeholders
Establishing conceptual solutions
Project charter
Functional requirements
Technical requirements
Techniques for gathering requirements
Analyzing and prioritizing requirements
Documentation requirements

Day 3: Project Planning

Building work breakdown structure
Critical path analysis
Gantt charts
Resource planning
Agile project planning
Product roadmap
Release and iteration planning
Risk management and disaster recovery planning

Day 4: Project Design and Solution Development

Developing preliminary design
Prototyping IT solutions
Design criteria
Solution alternatives: build, buy or outsource
Managing quality during development
Preparing for implementation readiness

Day 5: Project Implementation and Delivery

Managing the project team
System testing
Change management
Delivery conversion strategy
Acceptance testing
Developing the go-live transition
Project closeout

Dates and fees

Dates	City	Fee
16 - 20 Nov 2026	Amsterdam, Netherlands	£4,200 + VAT
7 - 11 Dec 2026	London, United Kingdom	£4,250 + VAT
14 - 18 Dec 2026	Paris, France	£4,400 + VAT
21 - 25 Dec 2026	Istanbul, Turkey	£3,200 + VAT
4 - 8 Jan 2027	Amsterdam, Netherlands	£4,250 + VAT
1 - 5 Feb 2027	London, United Kingdom	£4,200 + VAT
1 - 5 Mar 2027	Barcelona, Spain	£3,850 + VAT
5 - 9 Apr 2027	London, United Kingdom	£4,200 + VAT
3 - 7 May 2027	Barcelona, Spain	£3,850 + VAT
7 - 11 Jun 2027	Istanbul, Turkey	£2,850 + VAT
5 - 9 Jul 2027	Madrid, Spain	£4,250 + VAT
2 - 6 Aug 2027	Istanbul, Turkey	£2,850 + VAT
6 - 10 Sep 2027	Paris, France	£4,500 + VAT
4 - 8 Oct 2027	Barcelona, Spain	£3,850 + VAT
1 - 5 Nov 2027	Geneva, Switzerland	£5,250 + VAT
6 - 10 Dec 2027	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	£2,250 + VAT

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