Planning Strategic IT Projects Simulation


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Target Audience
Expected Duration
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Overview/Description
You are a project manager for Use This Consulting, Inc. Your project is to redesign the web site of Mother Earth Remedies, Inc., an e-commerce company that sells vitamins, herbal supplements, organic foods, and various natural products. Use This and Mother Earth have collaborated in the past with good results. However, as with all projects, there were some problems. The CEO of Use This has asked that you work extra hard on this project in order to retain Mother Earth as a client. This simulation is based on the series "Strategic Project Management for IT Projects." It contains links to the following SkillSoft courses: PROJ0361, PROJ0363, and PROJ0366.

Target Audience
This simulation is specifically targeted to IT managers and managers who support IT project managers. Company executives, project managers, and functional managers with employees assigned to project teams will also benefit from this course. Project managers should already be familiar with WBS, Task Rosters, Gantt Charts, and Critical Path Analyses.

Expected Duration (hours)
0.5

Lesson Objectives

Planning Strategic IT Projects Simulation

  • creating a WBS and project template.
  • estimating task time using Delphi, SWAG, or production standards.
  • applying the correct formulas during risk assessment.
  • choosing risk mitigation strategies for major risks.
  • applying strategic principles to your decisions.
  • Course Number:
    PROJ0360