Technical Fundamentals for IT Project Management

This training enables participants to better understand the technical challenges of IT projects and gain autonomy in collaborating with development teams. It helps strengthen their professional practice by providing the necessary knowledge to make more informed decisions in a digital context.

Learning Objectives

Understand the technical choices of an IT project.
Communicate effectively with development teams.
Anticipate technical risks.
Make informed decisions.
Better estimate workloads, deadlines, and functional impacts.

Target Audience and Prerequisites

Target Audience
IT or Digital Project Managers, Product Owners/Product Managers, Consultants, Managers overseeing technical projects, and functional profiles working with tech teams.
Prerequisites
No technical skills required.
Having already participated in or managed a digital project (website, application, software, IS).

Duration

3 days of training over a period of 21 hours (7h/day)

Training Modalities

The training will be conducted remotely. Sessions will be held online via a video conferencing platform, with course materials and practical exercises accessible at any time.

Targeted Skills

Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

Understand development methodologies and their impacts.
Explain the main principles of IT project architecture.
Identify the key technical components of an application.
Read and interpret technical documentation or diagrams.
Evaluate the technical risks of a project.
Communicate effectively with developers and architects.
Analyze the impact of a functional change on the existing architecture.

Access Procedures and Timelines

Registration Procedures:
Prior telephone interview to assess candidates' needs and profiles.
Applications are open throughout the year.
Access Timeframe:
Registration confirmation and participation details will be communicated within a reasonable timeframe after the interview.

Pricing

The price of this training is €1,950 excl. VAT. This price includes access to online educational tools, training materials, practical workshops allowing direct application of the concepts covered, and assessments to ensure proper assimilation of the teachings.

*VAT not applicable under article 261.4.4 of the CGI.

Training Content

Day 1: Technical Foundation and Architecture (7h)
Session 1: Understanding the IT Project Lifecycle (2h)
SDLC: key phases and logical sequence.
Roles: business, technical, steering.
Key considerations at each stage.
Session 2: Fundamentals of Application Architecture (2h)
Frontend or Backend: roles and responsibilities.
APIs: what they are really for.
Monolithic vs. Microservices Architecture.
Impacts on costs, deadlines, and maintenance.
Session 3: Databases and Business Data (1h30)
SQL or NoSQL: differences and use cases.
Concepts of simple modeling.
Impacts on performance and scalability.
Session 4: Infrastructure and Cloud (1h30)
Servers, hosting, cloud.
IaaS / PaaS / SaaS.
Key concepts: latency, bandwidth, availability.

Day 1 Objective: Understand how an application is built and hosted.

Day 2: Methods, Quality, and Technical Processes (7h)
Session 5: Development Methodologies (2h)
V-Cycle or Agile.
Scrum, Kanban: key principles.
Advantages, limitations, and common pitfalls.
Session 6: DevOps and CI/CD (2h)
DevOps Principles.
CI/CD pipeline explained simply.
Deployment, updates, rollback.
Risks of a poor pipeline.
Session 7: Software Quality and Testing (1h30)
Unit, integration, functional tests.
User acceptance testing or technical tests.
Technical debt: definition and consequences.
Session 8: Code Management and Versioning (1h30)
Git: role and principles.
Branches, versions, tags.
Impacts on project stability.

Day 2 Objective: Understand how software is produced, tested, and deployed.

Day 3: Documentation, Technical Reading, and Project Manager's Role (7h)
Session 9: Reading and Understanding Technical Documentation (2h)
Technical or functional specifications.
UML: reading main diagrams.
Technical user stories.
Session 10: Architecture and Technical Decisions (2h)
ADR: role and utility.
Understand an architecture diagram.
Introduction to the C4 model.
Reading flows and dependencies.
Session 11: Practical Focus - Making Decisions (3h)
Identify dependencies between components.
Evaluate technical risks.
Challenge a technical choice without expertise.
Measure the impact of functional changes.
Approach and communication with tech teams.

Day 3 Objective: Achieve autonomy in technical analysis and decision-making.

Assessment Modalities

Assessment of Acquired Knowledge:
Practical exercises and case studies at the end of each chapter.
Quiz at the end of each day.
Feedback and discussions to measure the assimilation of acquired knowledge.
Satisfaction Assessment:
Immediate satisfaction questionnaire.
Follow-up evaluation.

Material Resources

Dedicated Digital Platform:
The training takes place on a video conferencing platform, with interactive tools to facilitate discussion and interaction during sessions.
Training Materials:
Training materials are provided to each participant, enabling learners to revisit the content covered during the training.

Technical Support Arrangements

To ensure an optimal learning experience, technical support is available to resolve any difficulties encountered when connecting to the training or using the video conferencing platform. In case of connection issues or technical difficulties, the trainer can be contacted by email, SMS, or WhatsApp. This assistance will quickly resolve any difficulties related to accessing sessions or using online tools, thus ensuring the continuity of the training.

Educational Support Arrangements

Educational support is also provided to answer questions related to the training content. Should clarification or further details be needed on the concepts covered, the trainer will be available by email, SMS, or WhatsApp. This system aims to ensure personalized follow-up and to ensure that the teachings are well understood and integrated into the learners’ professional context.

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