This one-day course provides a general introduction to project management for staff with no prior experience. It introduces the Waterfall, Lean and Agile project management frameworks, explains how each approaches managing a project, and provides some useful tools from each. 

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For staff managing small projects or larger organisations looking to standardise their approach to organisational change, this is an ideal starting point.

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Introduction

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• Projects and organisational change

• Greenfield and Brownfield projects

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Essentials

 

• Building a Business Case

• Identifying and managing stakeholders

• Gathering requirements

• Documenting your project

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Waterfall Project Management

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• Project planning

• Building a work breakdown structure

• Estimating and scheduling

• Managing quality, risk and procurement

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Understanding Lean 

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• Lean history and philosophy

• Identifying customer value

• Value streaming

• The Eight Wastes

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Agile Basics

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• Understanding the Agile mindset

• Agile Values

• Agile Principles

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