Project Management – Advanced Techniques for a Large IT Project

2-Day course:

Monday, May 18th and Tuesday May 19th.

This course is packed with crucial information for any utility professional considering or attempting a large system implementation project. No matter the size of your utility, municipality or cooperative, large and complex IT projects are among the most difficult initiatives that your business will undertake. Indiscriminate or careless project management techniques will set you up for failure. Even “by the book” methodologies will not guarantee your success. However, advanced project management techniques will give your project the extra control to help you succeed. This session will provide insights and best practices from various large IT projects. This two day course will look at what utilities and consultants on successful large IT implementations have done in the way of advanced project management techniques to make their projects a success.

Learning Objectives include:

• Understanding the phases of a large project and the role of the project manager;

• Developing a work breakdown structure;

• Understanding estimating concepts and scheduling;

• Recognizing the need to validate requirements and scope;

• Describing risk management, including migration strategies;

• Describing the role of organizational change management

• Describing the importance of end-user training and support;

• Describing effective closeout procedures.

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