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Project Management for Data Centre and IT Infrastructure Builds

Data centre and infrastructure builds sit at the meeting point of construction, power, cooling and technology, where a single missed dependency can delay go live for months. This course covers planning and delivering data centre and IT infrastructure projects from design through commissioning. It is grounded in the rapid growth of connectivity and cloud infrastructure across African markets.

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What you will be able to do

  • Translate capacity and resilience needs into an infrastructure project scope.
  • Coordinate civil works, power, cooling and network as one integrated build.
  • Manage the dependencies between facility readiness and IT installation.
  • Plan testing and commissioning of critical infrastructure systems.
  • Manage vendors, equipment lead times and site access.
  • Deliver a controlled go live and handover to operations.

Course outline

  1. 01Scoping capacity and resilience
  2. 02Civil works, power and cooling
  3. 03Network and IT installation
  4. 04Managing facility and IT dependencies
  5. 05Vendor and equipment coordination
  6. 06Testing and commissioning
  7. 07Go live and cutover
  8. 08Handover to operations

Who should attend

Project managers, IT infrastructure managers, facilities engineers and technical staff responsible for building or expanding data centres and major IT infrastructure.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Durban5R18,000Closed
5 to 9 Oct 2026Pretoria5R18,000Register
12 to 16 Oct 2026Nairobi5US$1,800Register
19 to 23 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam5US$1,800Register
26 to 30 Oct 2026Lusaka5US$1,800Register
2 to 6 Nov 2026Harare5US$1,800Register
9 to 13 Nov 2026Accra5US$1,800Register
16 to 20 Nov 2026Lagos5US$1,800Register
23 to 27 Nov 2026Dubai5US$1,800Register
30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026Johannesburg5R18,000Register
7 to 11 Dec 2026Cape Town5R18,000Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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