State IT Project Manager Foundations Course

The Enterprise Project Management Office offers a State IT Project Manager Foundations Course on a quarterly basis. This course provides the foundational knowledge, skills, abilities and reference information required to administratively manage and deliver IT projects within the state of North Carolina. If interested, please contact Kenneth Kirchner at kenneth.kirchner@nc.gov.

TopicDescription
Role of the EPMOBrief overview of EPMO mission, functions and responsibilities
Role of the Agency PMOProvide an understanding of the relationship between the EPMO and agency PMO
Role of the Project ManagerProvide an understanding of the relationship between the EPMO and the PM
Overview of a Quality Management SystemDefine the purpose and scope of the EPMO Quality Management System
Explanation of Work InstructionsProvide an understanding of the purpose and scope of work Instructions
Overview of the Touchdown SystemDefine the purpose and scope of Touchdown
Basic Requirements of the EPMOReview what the EPMO requires in order to meet our legislative mandate
What is an IT Project?Define IT project
5 Phases (Stages) of an IT ProjectHow phases (stages) are represented and handled in the Touchdown
How to Move to the Next PhaseProvide an understanding of how to move an IT project from one project phase to the next
Business Concept PhaseProvide an understanding of the purpose and scope of the business concept phase. Includes how to log on to and navigate Touchdown and how to create a new IT project and project charter in Touchdown
Initiation PhaseProvides an overview of how to develop the business case for and initiate a new IT project. Includes: project charter initial project assessment type (risk), initial project financial assessment and initial project schedule in Touchdown
Project Financial AssessmentOverview of data required for the project financial information to be entered into Touchdown, including cost center, funding source, cost estimation, benefits estimation and initial, refined and baseline budget and schedule
Project ScheduleProvide overview of how to plan, create, edit and update an IT project schedule in Touchdown
Project Manager AssessmentOverview of the requirement, why it exists and what is involved
Decision PointsIncludes what the decision points are, when they are created, who can create them, review and approval process, and service-level commitments

Business Case Decision Point

Provide an understanding of the purpose for the decision point, what is required and how to implement it

RFP Review Decision Point

Provide an understanding of the purpose for the decision point, what is required and how to implement it

Contract Award Recommendation Decision Point

Provide an understanding of the purpose for the decision point, what is required and how to implement it

Architecture Review Decision Point

Provide an understanding of the purpose for the decision point, what is required and how to implement it

Security Review Decision Point

Provide an understanding of the purpose for the decision point, what is required and how to implement it

Go-Live Readiness Decision Point

Provide an understanding of the purpose for the decision point, what is required and how to implement it

Change Request Decision Point

Provide an understanding of the purpose for the decision point, what is required and how to implement it

Program/Project Review Decision Point

Provide an understanding of the purpose for the decision point, what is required and how to implement it

Peer Review Decision Point

Provide an understanding of the purpose for the decision point, what is required and how to implement it
Project Weekly Status ReportsReview of project status reporting requirements
Planning and Design PhaseProvides an overview of the activities that are likely to occur during the planning and design phase of an IT project
Execution and Build PhaseProvides an overview of the activities that are likely to occur during the execution and build phase of an IT project
Implementation PhaseProvides an overview of the activities that are likely to occur during the implementation phase of an IT project
Closeout PhaseProvides an overview of how to close an IT project. Includes how to complete: customer feedback, lessons learned and project closeout reporting in Touchdown
Additional Touchdown System InformationProvides an overview of how to migrate an existing IT project into Touchdown, where to find Touchdown training materials, how to submit a Touchdown change request and Touchdown reporting capabilities
Risk Identification and MitigationProvides an overview of risk identification and mitigation strategies and methods for IT project managers. Includes corrective action, preventive action and root cause analysis
Touchdown System TrainingTouchdown training integrated throughout the IT PM Foundations Course

 

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