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Web Project Management

About this course

Learn the most effective ways to manage risks and overcome obstacles to deliver best results. This course starts by giving you a solid foundation in web project management, then moves on to advanced strategies and latest techniques.

  • Foundation
  • 6h
  • 4 classes
  • 6 credits
  • Live, trainer-led class
  • Interactive group exercises
  • One-to-one mentorship
  • Unlimited access

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Course Overview

Book this Web Project Management Accelerator training to take you from beginner to advanced. You’ll rapidly develop your skills and confidence in every stage of web project management.

Learn best practice methods to scope web projects effectively, improve estimation accuracy, and manage resources and budget.

You’ll gain an in-depth understanding of how to manage web projects and teams of any size without sacrificing control or flexibility.

In-depth training on risk management and contingency planning is provided, along with insight into why some web projects fail and how to overcome the most common challenges.

You’ll leave this training confident that your web project management skills are sufficiently advanced to tackle any web project, including large or complex projects.

  • Class 1: Project Management Essentials & Structured Approaches

    WEB PROJECT MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION

    • What is web project management? Full overview of the key principles
    • Definitions: Key terminology and jargon-buster
    • Key project stages: Full run-through of the discernible stages in any project
    • Delivering in increments: Understanding the benefits of iterative deployment
    • Why do projects go wrong? Challenges for web project managers to watch out for
    • How to avoid failure: Checklist to follow to avoid failure

    WEB PROJECT MANAGEMENT – ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Roles & responsibilities: Fill run-through of the roles & responsibilities across digital teams
    • Project manager qualities: What makes a good PM

    STRUCTURED APPROACHES

    • Benefits: Understanding the business benefits of using a structured approach
    • Choosing your approach: Breakdown of the project management approaches at your disposal
    • Traditional/Waterfall: Full overview of the sequential management process
    • Agile: Full outline of the core elements of Agile management
    • PRINCE2: Understand this high-level management method
    • Comparison: Checklist of key differences between each structured approaches
    • Scenario planning: When to choose each structured approach
  • Class 2: Web Project Scoping, Time & Budget Estimation

    BEST PRACTICE WEB PROJECT SCOPING

    • Project scoping: Detailed checklist to get started
    • Requirements gathering: Full outline of requirements to pull together
    • Prioritizing requirements: How to determine importance and prioritize effectively
    • Agile Vs Waterfall: Differences between the two approaches for requirements gathering
    • Consultative scoping: How to elicit the most useful information from stakeholders
    • Scope flexibility: Best practice for managing scope change in web projects

    PROJECT PLANNING AND TIME & BUDGET ESTIMATION

    • Project estimates: Full outline of the respective elements of a rigorous digital project estimate
    • Timing plans: Guidance on the most effective methods to follow
    • Developer estimates: Industry best practice for improving accuracy of developer estimations
    • Resource management: Planning resource allocation to optimize productivity
    • Managing risk: How to best manage risk and uncertainty
    • Risk register: Templates for creating a working risk register
    • Managing dependencies: How to keep complex web projects on track
    • Project scheduling: How to plan timings and manage team schedules
  • Class 3: Project Management Progress & Success

    WEB PROJECT PROGRESS

    • Day-to-day management: Techniques to maintain both control and flexibility
    • Individual roles: How best to manage and communicate with each team role
    • Reporting: Managing reports from your team and to stakeholders
    • Progress tracking: Best practice approaches for keeping tabs on development
    • Team motivation: How to keep morale and motivation high for best results

    ENSURING SUCCESS

    • Advanced risk management: Expert guidance and best practice on risk and uncertainty
    • Contingency planning: Advanced guidance on creating your Plan B
    • Challenges and solutions: How to prevent or overcome common web PM problems
    • Early warning signs: Know how to recognize red flags and nip problems in the bud

    MAINTAINING USER-CENTRICITY

    • UX fundamentals: Full overview of the key UX concepts, including users, goals and context of use
    • Real-life personas: Tried-and-tested techniques to develop working personas
    • Information Architecture: Best practice approaches for organizing and structuring content
    • UX design: How to integrate a user-centered design approach into your projects
    • Sitemaps: Best practice templates
    • Wireframes: Defining templates and common components

    WEB PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR LARGER TEAMS

    • Roles & responsibilities: A full run-through of the roles and responsibilities in an enterprise web project team
    • Project manager qualities: What makes a good PM for larger projects and teams
  • Class 4: Web Project Testing & Deployment

    TESTING

    • Types of testing: Breakdown of different types of testing at your disposal, with recommendations
    • Accessibility compliance: Best practice adoption
    • Usability testing: Full overview of the different testing programs at your disposal
    • Usability evaluation: How to determine success rates
    • Actionable insight: How to analyze results and plan actions for improvement

    DEPLOYMENT

    • Going live: Factors to consider when going live
    • Advanced deployment tips: Expert insight to create an effective go-live strategy
    • Avoiding disaster: How to prevent common problems on launch day
    • After deployment: How to identify areas and actions for ongoing improvement
    • Planning for the future: Future proofing your plans
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