All too many IT projects overrun in terms of time and
budget - normally caused by a combination of poor project management
and scope creep. This course has been developed to help
new project managers to understand the needs
of a web development project.
So many IT projects over run in terms of time and budget. Websites are
no exception. Project management is key to ensuring the success of website
development, and this course takes delegates through project management
techniques and how they apply to website development.
Who is the course for?
You are a web manager or marketer and you want to find out how project
management tools and techniques can help you deliver web projects on brief,
on time and on budget.
You are a project manager looking for ways to achieve greater business
benefit and flexibility without sacrificing control in your web projects.
Your web projects are increasing in size and complexity and you are looking
for ways to manage your resource more effectively.
How you will benefit
After attending this course, you will be able to:
Know what makes web projects successful, and what causes them to
fail
Appreciate the different methods for managing projects and when
to apply them
Define the objectives of your web project and gain the right level
of buy in and support from the rest of your organisation
Ensure your projects deliver tangible benefits to your business over shorter
timescales
Estimate, prioritise and manage tasks and timescales more effectively
Use project management tools to monitor and manage the risks to
your project
Bring your projects in on time and on budget
Introduce a continuous cycle of learning into your project team
What you will learn
Introduction to project management
What is project management?
Why projects go wrong?
What's different about web projects?
Project management overview
Traditional/waterfall
Agile
Incremental delivery
Managing web projects:
Getting started – defining the project and scope, prioritising
and estimating features
Delivering in increments - planning and managing delivery, tools
for managing and communicating progress
