As Project Managers, we would know that a Project would have a specific beginning and end date typically performed to produce a business or meet a business objective and produce a unique product or services with deliverables being generated as well as project management deliverables.
IT Project Management covers many different areas depending upon the types of IT Project being managed. The IT Project Manager may be responsible for one, more or all the components or deliverables of the areas. Some common examples would include:
- Infrastructure
- Network
- Security
- Storage
- Firmware
- Hardware
- Web
- Content
- Database
- Disaster Recovery
- etc.
Where according to the 5 Phases of Project Life Cycle with reference to the PMBOK® Guide which most project managers are familiar with, there are also potentially 5 Key Challenges that they may face when running an IT project:
5 Phases of Project Life Cycle:
- Conception & Initiation
- Definition & Planning
- Execution
- Performance & Control
- Project Close
ITPM 5 Key Potential Challenges:
- Multiple Vendors/ Suppliers/ Partners
- Change to the Version and Releases
- Complex Dependencies
- Integrated Testing
- Operation, Maintenance & Support
Methodology for IT Project Management:
Though there are certain characteristics that make IT projects different to other types of projects, many methodology and techniques of project management are still applicable for IT project management as they all share the same constraints of Scope, Time and Budget. Some of the more popular methods in no particular order that are being practice would include:
- Scrum
- Agile
- Waterfall
- PMBOK
- PRINCE2
- Critical Path Method
- Lean & Six Sigma
RED Approach to ITPM
In this fast pace world of project management, RED combines the traditional PMBOK plan-based model with the new generation of Agile project management frameworks to manage our projects through providing clear sets of instructions and yet using flexible processes to deliver projects from start to finish.
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