A Highly Interactive Training Course On

IT Project Management

Advancing Agile Projects in an IT Environment

IT Project Management
Course Schedule

CLASSROOM

03-07 Aug 2026
Dubai
$5,950
26-30 Oct 2026
Dubai
$5,950
22-26 Mar 2027
London
$5,950
31 May-04 Jun 2027
Dubai
$5,950
02-06 Aug 2027
Dubai
$5,950
25-29 Oct 2027
Dubai
$5,950

ONLINE

07-11 Sep 2026
Online
$4,950
03-07 May 2027
Online
$4,950
06-10 Sep 2027
Online
$4,950
Certificate
  • Coventry Academy Certificate of Attendance will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course

Training Overview

Training Overview

IT projects are often complex, with risks of delays, incomplete requirements, and unexpected costs. Effective IT project management is crucial to align stakeholder expectations, manage team efforts, and ensure successful project delivery. This Coventry Academy training course equips participants with practical skills to manage IT projects efficiently while integrating software engineering practices, requirements engineering, and software quality assurance into project management processes.

Participants will learn to use established project management tools such as Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), scheduling techniques, and analytical methods to assess and prioritize requirements based on project goals. The course emphasizes stakeholder engagement, effective planning, and progress monitoring to ensure projects deliver value, on time and within budget. By combining IT-specific technical practices with proven project management methodologies, delegates gain a holistic approach to IT project delivery.

Key focus areas of this course:

  • Understanding IT project characteristics and lifecycle phases
  • Integrating software engineering practices and IT requirements management
  • Planning IT projects using WBS, scheduling, and quality assurance techniques
  • Managing project scope, schedule, cost, and uncertainty
  • Applying Agile and Waterfall methodologies for IT projects
  • Monitoring progress and delivering stakeholder value using reporting and metrics

This IT Project Management training course empowers participants to manage IT initiatives effectively, improve stakeholder satisfaction, and ensure project goals are met efficiently.

What are the goals?

This Coventry Academy training course provides participants with the knowledge and skills required to plan, execute, and control IT projects successfully. Attendees will gain the ability to integrate IT-specific practices with project management frameworks for predictable and high-value outcomes.

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to: 

  • Evaluate IT project management approaches, including Waterfall (Predictive) and Agile (Adaptive) methodologies
  • Understand the unique challenges of software quality and its impact on IT project success
  • Apply requirements engineering techniques to manage intangible IT system requirements
  • Plan IT projects effectively, managing scope, schedule, costs, and uncertainty
  • Use standard reporting and Earned Value Management to track project progress
  • Ensure alignment between project deliverables and stakeholder expectations
  • Apply Agile principles, including SCRUM, to optimize adaptive project execution
  • Incorporate lessons learned and continuous improvement practices to enhance project outcomes

These goals ensure that participants can navigate IT project complexities while achieving measurable business value.

Who is this Training Course for?

This Coventry Academy training course is designed for IT professionals and project practitioners involved in planning, executing, or overseeing IT initiatives. It is suitable for both technical and managerial roles seeking to strengthen project management capabilities in an IT environment.

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit: 

  • IT Directors and senior managers involved in digital transformation initiatives
  • Programme Managers responsible for project governance
  • IT Project Managers and Team Leaders seeking to enhance planning and execution skills
  • Business Analysts, Programmers, and Quality Assurance Specialists
  • Technical specialists such as Database Administrators (DBA) engaged in IT projects
  • Stakeholders who influence or contribute to IT project outcomes
  • Teams involved in Agile or Waterfall-based IT projects aiming for improved delivery and value

The course ensures participants gain practical skills to manage IT projects efficiently and deliver successful outcomes consistently.

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This Coventry Academy training course combines interactive adult-learning techniques with practical exercises to maximize learning and retention. Participants will engage in case studies, group discussions, and scenario-based exercises to apply IT project management concepts directly to real-world projects.

Short presentations are complemented with hands-on workshops covering planning, scheduling, requirements engineering, and Agile methodologies. Progress tracking, reporting techniques, and earned value metrics are practiced through simulations to reinforce practical understanding. By integrating lessons from participants’ own IT projects, the course ensures that knowledge gained is actionable and immediately applicable to improve project performance and stakeholder satisfaction.

The Course Content

Day One: Nature of IT Projects
  • Characteristics of projects
  • Fundamental concepts of project management
  • IT project lifecycle - core phases performed in IT projects
  • IT Product Management
  • Key IT Project Considerations - Globally Distributed Teams
  • IT project initiation - establishing the project charter
Day Two: Scope - IT Requirements
  • Requirements Engineering
  • Stakeholder management
  • Requirements elicitation
  • Quality factors in requirements engineering
  • Key roles:  Product Manager - Product Owner - Business Analyst
  • Managing emergent requirements
Day Three: Detailed Planning
  • Software Engineering Methods
  • Work Breakdown Structures
  • Building the project schedule - critical path management
  • Establishing the release plan
  • Key roles: Technical Architect, Designer, Developer Quality Assurance Specialist (QA)
  • IT Project Quality Management - planning, executing and controlling quality
  • Developing the Quality Assurance Plan (QA plan)
Day Four: Managing Project Execution
  • Understanding IT Project Costs
  • Software engineering teamwork - developing and managing the team
  • Managing uncertainty - addressing risks
  • The challenges with using Waterfall (predictive project management)
  • Agile Software Development - values and principles
  • Adaptive (Agile) Project Management (SCRUM)
Day Five: Controlling & Closing IT Projects
  • Preparing the progress report - traditional approach
  • Progress dashboards using Earned Value Management
  • Controlling value generation using Scrum (Agile) - Reviews
  • Measuring Success - requirements traceability matrix
  • Measuring Success - confirming value generation
  • Continuous improvement - Lessons Learned & Retrospectives