Ideal participants are IT professionals and team leads who are looking to extend their technical leadership capabilities to managing end to end IT projects.

Explore Agile principles by examining foundational project management concepts and comparing Agile, Waterfall, and Lean approaches. This includes analyzing their origins, strengths, and practical applications, enabling participants to make well-informed decisions tailored to specific project needs. Gain a comprehensive understanding of how these approaches improve adaptability, precision, and efficiency in delivering results.

Gain insights into selecting the most effective project management methodology by evaluating project size, team dynamics, and stakeholder needs. This module emphasizes blending elements from various methodologies, including hybrid approaches, and tailoring delivery methods to meet project goals. The focus is on ensuring methodologies support teams and promote success without rigid constraints.

This module focuses on establishing clear structures, roles, and responsibilities to ensure effective oversight throughout the project lifecycle. Participants will learn techniques for creating governance models that support transparency, consistency, and stakeholder collaboration. Topics include defining project goals, and aligning governance practices with organizational objectives to drive project success. Additionally, the module will cover essential practices such as status reporting and establishing a communication cadence to ensure regular updates, foster alignment, and maintain stakeholder engagement throughout the project.

Participants will develop advanced techniques for defining project scope. This includes thorough requirement gathering, effective stakeholder engagement, and dynamic analysis methods. The module focuses on proactive strategies to manage scope creep through structured change management frameworks, ensuring alignment with stakeholder expectations and project goals.

Master strategies for accurate effort estimation using historical data, parametric estimating with quantifiable parameters, and detailed task breakdowns. This approach ensures a clear understanding of resource needs, improves forecasting precision, and facilitates effective communication with stakeholders. These techniques enable project managers to create realistic schedules, allocate resources efficiently, and address risks effectively.

Explore modern scheduling strategies, including advanced Gantt charting with dynamic updates, critical path analysis to address bottlenecks, resource leveling for balanced workloads, and iterative Agile planning. The module integrates digital tools and collaborative platforms to improve visualization, team coordination, and adaptability, ensuring efficient project delivery.

Understand the interconnected nature of project events and their impact on outcomes. Participants will explore methods for documenting, categorizing, and analyzing events to draw actionable insights that reduce negative impacts and create opportunities.

Analyze common risks in IT projects, such as technological obsolescence, security vulnerabilities, and compliance issues. Participants will learn to use risk assessment tools to identify and prioritize risks effectively, ensuring proactive preparation and decision-making.

Learn to create robust risk mitigation plans, including strategies for avoidance, transfer, acceptance, and minimization. Real-world examples will illustrate practical applications, highlighting the integration of risk response plans into project workflows to maintain agility and alignment with goals.

Develop techniques to handle uncertainties, including contingency planning, adaptive risk management, and data-driven approaches for navigating unpredictable challenges. Tools such as scenario planning and predictive modeling will enhance resilience in dynamic environments.

Develop effective strategies to address issues during project execution. This includes methods for early detection, categorization, and prioritization based on severity and impact. Participants will learn structured frameworks for resolving issues efficiently, minimizing disruptions, and maintaining project continuity. Examples include escalation protocols and stakeholder communication plans.

Understand how people, processes, tools, and data interact to ensure alignment with project goals. This module fosters a holistic mindset for leading technical teams effectively.

Learn how to identify and resolve bottlenecks that hinder progress within a system. By addressing these constraints, participants can streamline workflows and improve outcomes. This approach emphasizes strategic resource allocation and continuous improvement to enhance team productivity.

Gain practical knowledge of implementing Kanban systems for optimized workflows. Learn to set up Kanban boards, establish work-in-progress limits, and improve project delivery efficiency.

Apply principles of Kaizen and Kaikako to encourage ongoing growth and innovation. Participants will explore actionable steps for daily progress and understand when to use targeted improvement strategies, fostering a culture of progress within teams.

This module focuses on understanding the implications of technical debt in software systems. Participants will learn strategies to identify, prioritize, and manage technical debt effectively, ensuring systems remain maintainable and efficient. Topics include establishing metrics to assess debt, employing refactoring techniques, and integrating debt management into development cycles. Aligning debt strategies with business objectives ensures efforts contribute to project success and stakeholder satisfaction.

This module focuses on identifying and minimizing inefficiencies in software development and delivery processes. Participants will learn to recognize inefficiencies such as redundant processes, delays, and underutilized talent. Using tools like value stream mapping and Lean principles, participants will systematically improve workflows, enhance resource allocation, and deliver value to stakeholders while maintaining high-quality standards.

1. This course is offered entirely online; however, for group arrangements, classroom delivery is preferable. 
2. The course is structured into twelve workshops, each requiring a minimum of two hours to complete. 
3. Exam fees are inclusive of the course fees. 
4. Any project-specific NDAs requiring signatures should be submitted at least two business weeks before the course's commencement date. 
5. Flexible scheduling and convenient access to the course are tailored to suit the schedules of busy professionals. 
6. Upon successfully passing the exam, participants will attain certification as a Technical Project Leader . This certification validates participants' mastery of the requisite skills and knowledge to effectively lead technical IT projects. 

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

1. Acquire a deeper understanding of common everyday traditional, lean and agile project management practices .
2. Move beyond the immediate firefighting mode and start considering how decisions impact the project's long-term objectives and the organization's strategic goals. This involves aligning project outcomes with business sustainability, potential growth, and market evolution.
3. Think beyond immediate technical challenges to embrace broader project goals, focusing on long-term success and sustainability.
4. Build effective, realistic and goal driven project management process cadence  and governance structure.

• Complete All Modules: Actively engage in all four modules of the course, including workshops and discussions.

• 2 Hours Training Assessment
• 12 Hours of Training and Hands-on Application
• 4 Hours on the job coaching