Overview

There are more projects carried out in the information technology arena than all other business areas taken together. Regrettably, studies show that the great majority of IT projects experience some measure of failure.

This course is geared toward reducing IT project failure by demonstrating how the application of good project management practice to the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) can help IT projects be delivered more effectively. The course presents standard project management insights into initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing-out projects. In addition to reviewing scheduling, budgeting, and resource allocation techniques, it focuses on bridging the business-technology gap.

[Note: Students who sign up for IT Project Management should not take UMT-PM250. Project Management or UMT-PM013. Managing Needs and Requirements.]

Objectives

To help students apply good project management practice to the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in order to reduce IT project failure.

PMBOK Knowledge Areas

• Project Human Resource Management
• Project Integration Management
• Project Time Management
• Project Scope Management
• Project Quality Management
• Project Communications Management
• Project Cost Management
• Project Risk Management
• Project Procurement Management

Instruction

• Course modules containing cutting-edge knowledge developed by renowned experts in project management
• Course Textbook: Managing Projects in Organizations, by Dr. J. Davidson Frame
• Think & Review section for each module
• Answers to the Think & Review section
• Final exam
• Certificate of Completion

Take a Sneak Peak! Examine some sample Course Module Pages.

What You Will Learn

• How project management can be used to manage the System Development Life Cycle
• How to elicit requirements by using a broad range of techniques, including P/E diagrams, context diagrams, structured English, flow charts, JAD sessions, rapid prototyping, and time-boxed scheduling
• How to use standard project management planning and control techniques, such as Gantt charts, PERT/CPM charts, milestone charts, S-curves, resource histograms and the earned value method

Take a Course

This course costs $990. You can begin the course today, with no application necessary. There are four easy ways to sign up:

• Secure Online Payment (VISA, Master & American Express)
• Registration Form [Word]. Mail the form with your check to: UMT, 1901 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22209-1609.
• Fax the form to us at (703) 516-0985.
• Register by phone at (703) 516-0035.

Once the payment has cleared, you will be issued an ID name and a Password that will allow you to access the full course.

To access the course, log into the UMT online coursesite with your USER ID and PASSWORD at: coursesite.umtweb.edu.