Get Started With It Project Management

A practical beginner’s guide to managing real IT projects

What you'll learn

Create a complete IT project plan — including scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, and deployment activities.

Manage each phase of a project lifecycle — from initiation through planning, execution, deployment, and post go-live.

Develop resource and cost plans that reflect real project needs.

Identify and manage project risks and issues, and plan effective mitigations.

Run project team meetings and Steering Committees effectively, keeping stakeholders informed and engaged.

Oversee deployments and go-live activities with clear plans, go/no-go criteria, rollback strategies, and communication

Apply practical project management tools and techniques that go beyond theory, grounded in real-world examples.

Adopt proven “golden rules” of project management that will build your credibility and effectiveness as a PM.

Requirements

No prior project management experience is required.

Some exposure to IT or technical projects will help, but is not essential.

An interest in learning how IT projects are really managed in practice.

Description

Are you stepping into project management for the first time, especially in IT? Or perhaps you’ve managed a project informally and want the confidence that comes with structure, tools, and real-world techniques?This course, Get Started with IT Project Management, is a practical, beginner-friendly guide to running IT projects from start to finish. Instead of abstract theory or exam prep, you’ll follow a complete worked example of a typical IT system build — seeing how each stage of the project unfolds and what the project manager should be doing at every step.Through 18 focused modules, you’ll learn how to:Define scope and build a realistic project plan.Estimate effort and costs, and allocate resources.Manage risks, issues, dependencies, and changes.Run team meetings and Steering Committees effectively.Create schedules, budgets, and clear status reports.Guide your team through design, build, testing, UAT, deployment, and post go-live.Close out projects properly and capture lessons learned.Apply “golden rules” of project management — principles proven in real projects that build your credibility and effectiveness.Whether you come from a technical background (programmer, tester, analyst, engineer) or you’re simply new to project management, this course will give you the skills, insights, and confidence to lead IT projects successfully.By the end, you’ll have a solid foundation in IT project management and be ready to run your first project — equipped with practical techniques you can use immediately in the real world.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Getting Started on the Project

Lecture 2 Getting Started

Section 3: Scoping the Project

Lecture 3 Defining the Scope

Lecture 4 Thinking Ahead and Non-Functional Requirements

Lecture 5 Refining, Validating, and Communicating the Scope

Section 4: Estimation and Dependencies

Lecture 6 Estimation and Dependencies

Section 5: Project Schedule

Lecture 7 Project Schedule

Section 6: Resource and Cost Planning

Lecture 8 Resource and Cost Planning

Section 7: Risk Management Plan

Lecture 9 Risk Management Plan

Section 8: Running the Project

Lecture 10 Running the Project

Section 9: Status Reporting

Lecture 11 Status Reporting

Section 10: Managing a Requirements Phase

Lecture 12 Managing a Requirements Phase

Section 11: Managing through Design

Lecture 13 Managing through Design

Section 12: Your Role During Build

Lecture 14 Your Role During Build

Section 13: Managing Technical Testing

Lecture 15 Managing Technical Testing

Section 14: Project Managing UAT

Lecture 16 Project Managing UAT

Section 15: Project Managing Deployment to Production

Lecture 17 Project Managing Deployment to Production

Section 16: Managing Pilot and Post Go Live

Lecture 18 Managing Pilot and Post Go Live

Section 17: Closing The Project

Lecture 19 Closing The Project

Section 18: Project Management Golden Rules

Lecture 20 Golden Rules

People who are new to project management and want to build confidence managing IT projects.,Professionals with a technical or process background (such as programmers, testers, analysts, or engineers) who are moving into a project manager role.,Anyone who has managed one or two projects informally and now wants to learn the proper structure, tools, and techniques.,Learners who prefer practical, real-world guidance rather than just exam prep or theory.,Aspiring IT project managers who want to understand how projects really run day-to-day, including common challenges and how to deal with them.