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  Course Catalog : Project Management :

Client/Server Project Management Workshop

1 day

Course # 12-0110


Description

This is an interactive workshop that reviews the processes involved in planning and managing client/server projects. It reviews different project management methods and techniques and identifies the roles and responsibilities of project team members. During the course of the workshop, participants develop project plans for sample client/server projects.

Audience
Project managers and IT professionals involved in a client/server development project, as a project manager, team or group leader, or individual project member.

Prerequisites
Attendance at Arkoa's Multi-tier Client/Server Technical Overview or familiarity with the client/server software development life cycle is necessary. It is also desirable to have an understanding of GUI design.

Classroom Requirements
Overhead projector, flipcharts.

 

 


Format

  • Presentation
  • Written Exercises

Objectives
After completing this course, participants should be able to:

  • Identify the phases in the client/server life cycle
  • Describe the stages and activities in project management
  • Prepare for projects
  • Develop project plans
  • Assign resources and build teams
  • Manage projects
  • Identify potential risks and plan for contingencies
  • Describe quality management
  • Identify the skills and infrastructure needed to build client/server applications




Topics


Introduction

Client/Server Development Life Cycle

  • Stages in software development
  • Methods for software development
  • Iterative design
  • Incremental or parallel development

Project Management Review

  • Project management scope
  • Project management stages

Preparation

  • Evaluate project requests
  • Gathering and assessing project requirements
  • Project preparation

The Team Perspective

  • Building the team
  • Effective team management

Planning

  • Detailed plans
  • Work breakdown: phases and tasks
  • Schedules
  • Estimating
  • Test plans
  • Documentation plan
  • Quality management plan
  • Communication plan
  • Training plan
  • Change control



 


Project Management

  • Administration
  • Project tracking

Managing Risks and Contingency Planning

  • Risk impact on project
  • Assessing project risks
  • Assessing project failure risks
  • Contingency planning

Project Management Tools

  • Features
  • Microsoft Project

Quality Management

  • Quality assurance

Conclusion

  • Objectives
  • Success factors