IT for Non-IT Project Managers

Course Info

Length: 1 Week

City: Dubai

Type: In Classroom

Available Dates

  • Feb-24-2025

    Dubai

  • Apr-28-2025

    Dubai

  • June-23-2025

    Dubai

  • Aug-25-2025

    Dubai

  • Oct-27-2025

    Dubai

  • Dec-22-2025

    Dubai

Dates in Other Venues

  • Dec-30-2024

    Istanbul

  • Dec-30-2024

    Paris

  • Jan-27-2025

    Singapore

  • Jan-27-2025

    Istanbul

  • Jan-27-2025

    Paris

  • Jan-27-2025

    Barcelona

  • Jan-27-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Jan-27-2025

    London

  • Jan-27-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Mar-24-2025

    London

  • Apr-28-2025

    Barcelona

  • Apr-28-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Apr-28-2025

    Paris

  • Apr-28-2025

    Istanbul

  • Apr-28-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Apr-28-2025

    Singapore

  • May-26-2025

    London

  • July-28-2025

    London

  • July-28-2025

    Istanbul

  • July-28-2025

    Barcelona

  • July-28-2025

    Singapore

  • July-28-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • July-28-2025

    Amsterdam

  • July-28-2025

    Paris

  • Sep-22-2025

    London

  • Oct-27-2025

    Singapore

  • Oct-27-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Oct-27-2025

    Barcelona

  • Oct-27-2025

    Istanbul

  • Oct-27-2025

    Paris

  • Oct-27-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Nov-24-2025

    London

Course Details

Course Outline

5 days course

Introduction to IT for Non-IT Project Managers 

 

  • IT and its role in project management
  • Different IT tools for project management
  • Common challenges and risks in IT projects, including cybersecurity threats
  • Comparing different operating systems and their features (e.g., Windows, Linux, macOS)
  • Overview of different programming languages and their applications in IT projects (e.g., HTML, Java, Python, C++)

 

Cybersecurity for Project Managers 

 

  • Common cybersecurity threats and how they can impact projects
  • Best practices for protecting project data and information
  • Introduction to cybersecurity tools and strategies for project managers
  • Comparing different types of malware and how they can infect a system (e.g., viruses, worms, trojans)
  • Encryption techniques and their applications in protecting data (e.g., symmetric encryption, asymmetric encryption)

IT Project Management Tools 

 

  • Overview of different IT project management tools and their features
  • Selection criteria for choosing the right tool for your project
  • Best practices for using project management tools effectively
  • Introduction to cloud computing and its applications in IT projects (e.g., Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure)
  • Overview of different database management systems and their applications in IT projects (e.g., MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB)

Project Planning and Organization 

 

  • Introduction to project planning and organisation tools
  • Understanding project timelines, milestones, and deliverables
  • Best practices for organising and managing project tasks and resources
  • Overview of different project management methodologies and their applications (e.g., Agile, Waterfall)
  • Introduction to network topologies and their applications in IT projects (e.g., star, mesh, bus)

IT Project Implementation and Monitoring 

 

  • Best practices for implementing IT projects
  • Introduction to project monitoring and evaluation tools
  •  Overview of key performance indicators for IT projects
  • Introduction to virtualisation and its applications in IT projects (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V)
  • Overview of different software testing techniques and their applications in IT projects (e.g., unit testing, integration testing, performance testing)

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