Move from foundational planning to Agile delivery, stakeholder influence, risk management and performance tracking. Complete a professional-grade project simulation with time to plan, develop, refine and present your work.
Register for IT Project ManagementBuild the practical skills to define scope, plan schedules, organise Agile delivery, manage stakeholders and risks, and report project performance using professional tools.
Bring these skills together in an end-to-end IT project simulation that tests planning quality, adaptive leadership, monitoring and reporting.
Three live sessions per week during core delivery.
Weeks 7–8 focus on capstone development, a guided checkpoint, adaptation and the final showcase.
Expand each week to see the topics, activities and deliverables.
Explore Initiation, Planning, Execution and Closing. Turn ideas into SMART objectives and create a project charter documenting why the project exists and who is involved.
Define in-scope and out-of-scope work. Prevent scope creep by setting clear boundaries and managing client expectations.
Draft a charter for a hypothetical software launch, complete a life-cycle and scoping quiz, and create a scope statement for a website migration project.
Compare Agile delivery with traditional Waterfall approaches for IT projects. Set sprint goals for two-week cycles.
Design communication workflows using Slack, email and stand-up meetings. Identify stakeholders and map their power and interest.
Simulate a Daily Stand-up and Sprint Review, complete an Agile ceremonies quiz, and create a communication plan and stakeholder matrix.
Identify technical, budgetary and timeline risks. Choose appropriate responses: avoid, transfer, mitigate or accept.
Monitor project health using burn-down charts and velocity. Define KPIs that measure success beyond task completion.
Build a risk register with priority scoring, review the initial capstone parameters, and draft a project status report for an executive audience.
Break goals into manageable tasks using a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Introduce T-shirt sizing and Story Points for estimation.
Set up digital boards with lists, cards and labels. Understand Gantt charts and task dependencies for timeline management.
Build a visual project timeline in Jira, complete a WBS and tool-logic quiz, and set up a board with assigned tasks and deadlines for a three-month project.
Translate goals and scope into a structured WBS. Organise deliverables, tasks, responsibilities and milestones.
Apply T-shirt sizing and Story Points to estimate work. Map task dependencies and create a practical timeline or Gantt chart.
Develop a schedule and assign task owners for a sample IT project. Check alignment between charter, scope, WBS and timeline; submit an integrated project plan using Jira.
Organise sprint goals, tasks and reviews around deliverables. Respond to changing priorities while controlling scope and expectations.
Track progress using boards, burn-down charts, velocity and KPIs. Update risks, mitigation actions and communication plans; prepare concise executive status updates.
Respond to a budget, timeline or vendor-delay scenario. Validate capstone scope, deliverables, WBS, schedule, risks and reporting; complete the proposal and project-plan readiness review.
Confirm a scenario such as a mobile-app launch or IT infrastructure upgrade. Prepare the charter, SMART objectives, scope and stakeholder matrix. Build the WBS, assignments, estimates, milestones and timeline; set up Jira and document communications and risks.
Review scope, planning quality, task logic, dependencies and risk responses with the instructor. Refine the plan using feedback and record key decisions.
Respond to a simulated curveball such as a budget cut or delayed vendor. Update risks, priorities, the board and timeline. Prepare a status report with progress, KPIs, risks and next steps.
Present the full project: initiation, planning, delivery approach, schedule, risks, monitoring and results. Demonstrate the board and explain task, dependency and stakeholder management. Reflect on lessons learned, tool efficiency, adaptive leadership and improvements.
Jira, Asana, Slack and email; Agile and Scrum, SMART objectives, WBS, Story Points, Gantt charts, burn-down charts and risk registers.
Practise the tools, manage change and present a project simulation that demonstrates your learning.
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