IT Security Officer, Project Management, ITIL® 4 Foundation in IT Service Management and PRINCE2® 7 Foundation in Project Management

Free of cost

by funding

The course teaches organizational and technical security measures as well as the use of artificial intelligence (AI). You will get to know the basic concepts of project management and learn process optimization and IT project management methods with ITIL® and PRINCE2®.
  • Certificates: Certificate "IT security officer with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification"
    Basic certificate in project management (GPM)® from PM-Zert
    Certificate "ITIL® 4 Foundation in IT Service Management"
    Certificate "PRINCE2® 7 Foundation in Project Management"
  • Examination: Practical project work with final presentations
    IT security officer with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification
    Certification by PM-ZERT, certification body of the GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement e. V.
    ITIL® 4 Foundation in IT Service Management
    PRINCE2® 7 Foundation in Project Management
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 12 Weeks

IT security officer with TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification

Structure and core processes of IT security (approx. 2 days)

Structure of IT security in companies and its economic significance

People involved, functions and communication channels within the IT network

Basic regulations, legal principles, standards


Physical security in the IT environment (approx. 2 days)

Classification of physical security

Introduction to physical security standards

Security measures for the IT infrastructure

Control and alarm mechanisms


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Identity and access management (approx. 2 days)

Basics of access management

Differentiation and specification of access and access controls in a company and their implementation

Conception and control in access management

Audit-proof archiving

Identity verification and assignment of rights

Protection mechanisms for the IT infrastructure


Threat scenarios and consequences for implementation in the company (approx. 3 days)

DLP - the importance of data loss prevention and data leakage prevention in IT security

Data loss prevention and data leakage prevention measures

Classification and protection against malware

IOT (Internet Of Things) and Industry 4.0 - possible threat scenarios


Network security (approx. 2 days)

Special measures for the protection of the network

Data protection requirements for mail servers

Administration and security for cloud use

Checking system components and applications against unauthorized persons/programs/remote access


Analysis and realization of an IT security system for companies (approx. 2 days)


Basics of the information security standard according to ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) (approx. 2 days)


Structure and implementation of emergency management according to BSI standard 100-4 and 200-4 (BCM) (approx. 1 day)


IT security in the company - training and sensitization for employees (approx. 1 day)


Project work, certification preparation and certification exam "IT security officer with TÜV Rheinland certified qualification" (approx. 3 days)

Project management incl. certification by PM-ZERT, certification body of GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement e. V. V.

Context skills (approx. 2 days)

Strategy

Governance, structures and processes

Power and interests


Technical skills (approx. 7 days)

Project design

Requirements and objectives

Scope of services and delivery objects

Process and deadlines

Organization, information and documentation

Stakeholders

Opportunities and risks

Agile project management


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Presentation options for project management with MS Project (approx. 5 days)

Introduction to MS Project

Cost plan and financing

Resource planning

Planning and control

Reporting


Personal and social skills (People) (approx. 1 day)

Personal communication


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination in project management (approx. 5 days)

By PM-ZERT, certification body of the GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement e. V.

ITIL® 4 Foundation in IT Service Management

Understanding the key concepts of IT service management (approx. 2 days)

Introduction to the service concept

The ITIL® qualification scheme

Definition of important terms in IT service management ITSM

Key concepts of value creation through services

Key concepts of relationship management


Basic conceptual building blocks of ITIL® (approx. 2 days)

The ITIL® Guiding Principles

Type, use and interaction of the Guiding Principles

The four dimensions of service management

The ITIL® Service Value Systems (SVS) and its components

The Service Value Chain, its activities and their interaction


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


The ITIL® Practices (approx. 3 days)

The seven most important ITIL® Practices

The purpose of the other eight ITIL® Practices


Project work, certification preparation and certification exam (approx. 3 days)

ITIL® is a registered trademark of AXELOS Limited, used with the permission of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved.

PRINCE2® 7 Foundation in Project Management

Introduction to project management based on PRINCE2® (approx. 1 day)

Definition and characteristics of a project

Project control cycle of project management and the six project dimensions

Challenges in project management - why do projects fail?

Advantages of the PRINCE2® project management method

Customer-supplier environments

Projects in a commercial environment

Structure of the PRINCE2® method and its five integrated building blocks


The PRINCE2® basic principles (approx. 1 day)

The seven basic principles of PRINCE2®

Statements and contents of the basic principles

Relationship between the basic principles and the PRINCE2® topics

Adaptation of PRINCE2® to the project environment


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


The importance of people for PRINCE2® projects (approx. 1 day)

Change management

Leadership and management

Communication in the project


The seven topics of PRINCE2® (approx. 3 days)

Business case (benefits management approach and sustainability management approach)

Organization (project structure, roles and responsibilities)

Creation of plans

Quality planning and quality control

Risk management

Issue management

Controlling the progress of the project


The seven PRINCE2® processes (approx. 2 days)

Interaction of the seven PRINCE2® processes in the project process

Activities in the respective PRINCE2® processes

Preparing, steering and initiating a project

Controlling a phase

Managing product delivery

Managing phase transitions

Closing a project


Project work, certification preparation and certification exam (approx. 2 days)

PRINCE2® is a registered trademark of AXELOS Limited, used with the permission of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved.



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

As an IT security officer, you are familiar with the key aspects and requirements of IT security: data security and protection, physical IT security, cryptography, network security, PKI, computer security and organizational security. You know how to implement the relevant standards according to ISO/IEC 27001 and IT baseline protection according to BSI in practice.

You will also master basic project management techniques and be able to use them with software support (MS Project). The theoretical knowledge imparted in combination with many practical exercises will enable you to carry out future projects professionally.

In addition, you have important specialist knowledge to evaluate and optimize the process and service quality of companies and are also familiar with the terms and concepts of the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL®). You will also be able to work on PRINCE2® projects and be familiar with their processes and terminology. You will also be able to plan and implement IT projects and measure their success.

This course is aimed at responsible persons from the areas of IT security, network and system administration, IT organization, IT consulting, auditing and risk management.
IT security officers are employed by companies in all sectors to ensure secure and reliable IT operations.

After the course, you will be able to demonstrate your new skills with a TÜV Rheinland-certified qualification.

With knowledge of IT service and project management with ITIL® and PRINCE2®, you have an additional qualification that is in high demand, especially in the IT sector.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.