Managing the Systems Development Process
Developed for Information Technology Environments
This workshop explores the overall Systems
Development Process (SDP) to give you a
comprehensive overview of the process from
initiation to post-implementation and insight
into the critical techniques and principles in and
around the process.
Prerequisites
Basic project management training or
equivalent experience
Adapt some critical analytical techniques
that can be applied to resolving complex
organizational issues inherent in your own
SDP environment
Describe the importance of enabling
organizational change in your home SDP
environment
Suggest ways to integrate organizational
change management into your SDP
methodology
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Course Level
Intermediate
Strategic Management
Explain how the corporate strategy and
product management relate to the systems
development process
Describe how project governance/portfolio
management and operations management
interrelate to the systems development
process
Define the role of a project management
office in bridging the gap between strategic
management and the other critical success
factors and evaluate its effectiveness in your
environment
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Summary
What did we learn, and how can we
implement this in our work environments?
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Who Should Attend
The workshop is designed for technical staff,
analysts, project and product managers, and
user/client team members who take part in
information technology (IT) projects. Specific
technical skills are not required. The workshop
is appropriate for members of in-house systems
groups and for members of vendor or
consulting firms.
Performance Focus
The goal of this course is to improve systems
development performance by stepping through
the Critical Success Factors used in addressing
best practices on individual projects, across
multiple projects and with respect to critically
interdependent peer processes, i.e., portfolio
management and operations management.
Process Management
Process management standards and
techniques
- Alternative SDP approaches (linear, iterative
and Agile)
- Taxonomy of IT project types and
approaches
- Specific SDP areas
Requirements definition
Technical solution and product
integration
Verification and validation
Evaluate an existing or potential life cycle
model with respect to a particular systems
development situation
Lead and/or support the development
and/or improvement of an SDP life cycle
for a particular systems development
environment
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Course Overview
Getting Started
Introductions
Course structure
Course goals and objectives
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Foundation Concepts
Describe the four critical success factors for
managing the systems development process
(MSDP):
- Strategic management
- Process management
- Project management
- Organization management
Define basic concepts necessary for
identifying key challenges and ultimately
achieving these critical success factors
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Project Management
Identify the most critical project
management processes, tools and
techniques to enable an effective SDP
Describe the specific challenges of using
these tools and techniques for systems
development project managers in today’s IT
environment
Lead and/or support an initiative to integrate
a project management methodology into an
existing SDP
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Organization Management
Identify the characteristics of, and take small
steps toward, building a more effective
organizational environment for a particular
SDP environment
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VIRTUAL CLASSROOM: Dynamic and fully interactive, a live, online version of this course is led by an instructor and conducted in real time.
#8819/ Four 3-hour sessions
CEU Credits: 1.2 / PDU Credits: 12
Price: USD 850
TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM: Engage with our instructors and a diverse group of peers in a Traditional Classroom version of this course.
#5013 / 2 Days
CEU Credits: 1.4 / PDU Credits: 14 / CPE Credits: 16
Price: USD 1295
ON-DEMAND LEARNING: Set your own pace
with a recorded online version of this course
and log on when and where you learn best.
#PA8819 / Four 3-hour sessions
CEU Credits: 1.2 / PDU Credits: 12
Price: USD 850
