INDUSTRY TALK #2 : THE IMPORTANCE AND TRENDING OF IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT

INDUSTRY TALK #2 : THE IMPORTANCE AND TRENDING OF IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT

DATE: 01 DECEMBER 2020

TIME: 10AM-11AM

MODERATOR: DR GOH EG SU

SPEAKER: MOHD KHAIRUL REEZA RUSLAN

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RECORDING VIDEO FOR THIS TALK: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j2jo1iIjdm1ZyrlAj4hR9s9zo-vZ6S3R/view?usp=sharing

 

IMPORTANCE OF IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT:

  • Bring leaderships and directions to the project

            - to ensure its environment such as cost, quality, benefit, risk and other elements of the project are managed properly

  • Can guarantee the communication are deliverable

            - Good communication can improve the outcome of the project

TRENDING OF IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Gig Economy
-A labor market which positions are temporary
using short-term contracts or freelance work and
give benefits in financial scope.


• Big Data
-Large volume of data that used to analyze for
important insight according to customer.


• Automation and Artificial Intelligence
- Both can assist us to execute project despite new
challenges.


• Advanced project management tools and solutions
-Project management tools are software that help
to organize work during project such as
calculating budgets.
- Solutions to any problem must updated with
changing trends in industry.


• Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
- Skill to understand and manage the information
while having awareness in emotion. 

RELEVANT IT CAREERS

  • Programmer
  •  System Analyst
  •  Software/Application Developer
  •  Project Manager
  •  Chief Technology Officer 

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Reflections

 This talk has brought me motivation, give exposure on industry and influenced me to become a person who is beneficial to my environment. Beside my main goals, as a student, I have to finish my first degree in UTM with flying colors and get a lot of experiences. I have to study more and start to plan everything accordingly. I learned to how to manage our project or goal to achieve success in it. I have to enhance my communication skills and also management skills which I think is very important to thrive in this industry. I also planned to do my own research about this industry to improve my potential.