Key Aspects of Project Management

Code: PM-001
Duration: 28 hours

Description

This training is an introduction into software project management, for prospective and current project managers. The purpose of the course is to provide participants with the fundamental knowledge and skills required by modern project management. It also prepares participants for more complex trainings on project management.

The training materials are developed based on best practices from the software engineering industry.

Roadmap

Software projects and their uniqueness
Main concepts

Project
Project structure
Project management
Set of constraints
Stakeholders
Organizational structure
Goal-setting
A successful project

Main activities of project manager
Overview of software development methodologies

Software engineering: evolution to maturity
Basics of IBM Rational Unified Process
General principles behind agile methodologies and their implementation in XP and SCRUM methodologies
Guidelines to selecting the appropriate methodology

Basics of configuration management

Key terms and definitions
Problems solved by configuration management
Project information storages
Storing artifacts by versions or not
Storing e-correspondence
Storing material assets

Basics of defect management

Defects and their characteristics
Defect management activities
Defect classification by importance
Types of software testing
Good defect description
Defect life cycle
Working with defect databases
Defect-driven metrics

Objectives

The objective of the training is to provide participants with the basic knowledge and skills required to perform effective project management activities in software projects. The focus is on proven methodologies and practices.

Upon completing the course, participants will be able to:

Know the basic terms and concepts related to project management.
Identify project constraints and use it in planning.
Identify and prioritize project stakeholders, identify their goals related to the project and achieve them.
Understand the laws of software engineering.
Know the principles behind the most popular software development methodologies such as RUP, eXtreme Programming, and SCRUM.
Select the optimal methodology (combine elements of various methodologies) that meets project needs.
Analyze, optimize and document project processes, as well as maintaining them during the project.
Maintaining the balance between formal and informal process management aspects.
Perform effective configuration management.
Organize effective work for the entire team in order to find and correct software defects.
Apply essential management tools: SMART criteria, Deming cycle, root-and-cause analysis, Pareto principle, decision-making when there are several options, etc.

Target Audience

Project group leaders who have recently been promoted to project managers or who are going to perform this role soon
Project managers and project group leaders with experience in project management who want to systemize, acquire or reinforce existing knowledge, as well as their skills, in order to perform their responsibilities more effectively
Leading technical specialists who are preparing for a project manager or project group leader role

Prerequisites

Experience in software development projects.
Know the basics of project management and some managing experience: 2 to 3 subordinates (small project or group within a project).
The absence of practical managing experience is allowed if compensated by preliminary theoretical preparation, active interest in the topic and readiness to use all efforts to keep up with the rest of the participants, who might have more experience.