Silicon Beach Training now offers the increasingly popular range of Agile Project Management training courses – but what is Agile Project Management, and why is it such a big deal all of a sudden?
In March 2011 the government unveiled it’s new ICT Strategy which identified a number of problems (or challenges using their words!) with the method in which IT projects and programmes were managed and delivered, causing them to fail. The first of these challenges being:
- “projects tend to be too big, leading to greater risk and complexity, and limiting the range of suppliers who can compete”
Silicon Beach Training now offer accredited Agile Project Management training, including the Agile Project Management Foundation course and Agile Project Management Practitioner course.
For example, if a project to implement a large IT system is deemed to take 5 years to complete, it is very likely that, in those five years circumstances (e.g. technology, customer and business requirements, even governments!) will have changed, rendering the final solution based on the original specification unfit for purpose.
A number of strategies were identified to address these challenges, one of which is “by the application of lean and agile methodologies that will reduce waste, be more responsive to changing requirements and reduce the risk of project failure”.
Agile methodologies have been used in software development for some years, but are now being applied in project management as they offer a flexible process that can change according to customer or organisational needs.
How does Agile Project Management differ from traditional project management methodologies?
Traditionally a project manager may direct the project team using a ‘command and control’ style, actively directing their team towards the work that must be completed. Agile project management uses a different technique. At the beginning of an Agile project a high level plan will be created by the project manager, which is based around basic requirements and a high level vision of the solution. From there on the final project is created iteratively and incrementally, with each increment building on the previous increments. Agile Project management also differs in the way that team members create the plans for each increment, rather than the project manager themselves.
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Posted by Alistair Wylie in Agile Project Management, Business Skills, ITIL, MSP, MSP Training, News, PRINCE2, Project Management on May 11th, 2011| 2 Comments »
With the withdrawal of the ITIL v2 qualifications we have expanded our range of ITIL training to include the ITIL v3 Intermediate courses.
If you have completed your ITIL v3 Foundation certificate and wish to take your knowledge of ITIL further there are several routes you can take with the ITIL v3 Intermediate courses to ITIL Expert and Master qualifications.
The modular approach to the V3 Intermediate certifications allow you to choose a flexible certification path, focusing on the different disciplines of ITIL that best suit your requirements. The diagram below illustrates the different modules available:
The ITIL v3 Service Lifecycle training courses offer a broad, management level focus of ITIL Practice areas:
The ITIL v3 Service Capability training courses offer more specialised, process level knowledge of ITIL practices:
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Posted by Alistair Wylie in ITIL, News on March 7th, 2011| No Comments »
If you need ITIL Training in Brighton, Sussex, and Certification, don’t miss out on our latest ITIL discount in November.
You can now book a place on our ITIL Foundation Training course on 15-17 November for just £695 + vat (normally £795) here at our training centre in Brighton.
The fees include all pre-course reading, materials, ITIL Foundation training, examination and certification – and our pass rates are among the best in the country.
We expect the course to fill up fast as usual so if you’d like to book call us as soon as possible on 01273 622272, or e-mail alistair@siliconbeachtraining.co.uk
Posted by Alistair Wylie in ITIL, News, Offers on September 7th, 2010| No Comments »
A summary of ITIL is provided below:
Posted by Andy Trainer in ITIL, New Free Resources on November 6th, 2009| No Comments »
The ITIL Service Management methodology has now been in place since 2007, and is well established as the industry standard qualification framework for IT Service Management.
The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) who are responsible for ITIL recently conducted a survey, and found that less than 8% of the 1300 responses they received felt that there was a need for the old ITIL V2 qualification framework to be continued beyond the next 2 years.
They have therefore taken the decision to withdraw all ITIL V2 qualifications and publications by the end of 2010, being completely replaced by ITIL V3.
Silicon Beach Training provide regular public ITIL Training courses in Brighton.
The ITIL V2 withdrawal will occur in stages, and the timetable for withdrawal is as follows:
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Posted by Alistair Wylie in ITIL, News on November 2nd, 2009| 1 Comment »
Need to get ITIL V3 certified? Now’s the time to book with Silicon Beach Training as we’re offering places for just £645 + vat (normally £745) on our next ITIL Foundation course on 11-13 November here at our training centre in Brighton.
This great rate includes all course material and the ITIL V3 Foundation exam.
We expect the ITIL training courses in Brighton, Sussex, to fill up fast at this rate, so if you’re interested in booking call us as soon as possible on 01273 622272, or e-mail me at alistair@siliconbeachtraining.co.uk
Posted by Alistair Wylie in ITIL, News, Offers on September 28th, 2009| No Comments »
