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The Agile Project Manager

Training Info

Agile is becoming the core framework for developing mobile, web or ecommerce builds. In theory agile projects do away with the role of the project manager. In practice, the project manager continues to play a pivotal role in delivering a successful project for the agency or within a client.

The agile project manager is required to have great communication, conflict resolution and negotiation skills. In fact, the most desired skill when recruiting project managers is stakeholder management. Next is digital understanding and financial management. Each project demands a different approach, depending on technical complexity, budget and resources. You as the project manager, need to choose the right tool for the job and be collaborative, agile and adaptable. We help project managers develop their soft skills so they become effective facilitators and communicators.

After this one-day course you’ll know when to use agile (and when not) and have the confidence, knowledge and tools & techniques needed to deliver a successful project from start to finish. Learn how to manage changes, and deal confidently with the team and stakeholders.

Key topics covered
1. Overview of a project: key stages and milestones
2. Defining success
3. Project methodologies. When to choose waterfall, Prince2 or agile
4. Agile principles & responsibilities
5. The role of the project manager in agile projects
6. Effective client & stakeholder management and communication
7. Accountability
8. Project economics and reporting
9. Staying in control and identifying risks and issues
10. Experiences and tips from the expert panel (agency & client side)
11. Project close-out and handover
12. Manage your career

Learning outcomes
You will learn how to:

1. Be an effective project manager in agile projects
2. Identify red flags and mitigate risk
3. Deliver bad news and recover from problems
4. Build key milestones in to your schedule and deliver a profitable project
6. Implement essential tools, templates and documentation for project control

Who should attend
This course is an introduction to project management and is particularly valuable if you are:

A project manager, producer, general manager or operations director in a digital agency new to managing agile projects
A project manager in a corporate wanting to understand how to work with agile development teams internally

Business deliverables
“…Digital project leaders need an additional set of skills, different governance mechanisms and the ability to work with a separate group of technology partners.” Gartner 2014

Project managers are responsible for leading the project, and therefore need to develop the confidence to choose the right tools to suit the project. Agile methodology is not always the best option. Working with agile demands a lot from the agency and from the client, and therefore has the potential for increased risk. After this one-day course PMs will know when to use agile, how to be more efficient through monitoring and control processes, to mitigate risk and to deliver a successful project.

Course pricing
The investment required:

AIMIA members $695 + GST
Non members $795 + GST
Which includes morning and afternoon refreshments, lunch and course workbook and references.

Get your tickets here: http://goo.gl/uWPZXP

When

27th May 2015 08:15 am
To 27th May 2015 04:30 pm

Where

Brainmates
Level 6, 100 Clarence Street
Sydney 2000