IT Examiner School - Oct 2023

Internal Use Only

Project Management Tools

Management (PMs) should have appropriate tools to schedule and monitor project tasks and estimate project costs and completion dates.

• Project Trackers • Gannt Charts • Kanban (Agile tool) • Collaborative Software

Examiners should verify accuracy of trackers, charts and diagrams to assess the effectiveness of project management tools.

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Internal Use Only

Project Management Process

Initiation

Planning

Execution

Monitoring

Closing

• Scope & Budget • Business Requirements Document • Work Breakdown Schedule • Gantt Chart

• Deployment • Upgrades • Infrastructure

• Tracking & Status • KPIs • Technology Steering Committee • BoD Reporting • Scope Creep

•Conclude activities •Policy & Procedures • Independent Review •BCP & DR Testing

• Business Need • Feasibility Study • Project Plan • Risk assessment

• Test Environment • Quality Assurance • Change requests • Updates to plan

Information Security & Audit

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