MANAGE A PROJECT
Combining predictive and agile approaches to adapt to the reality of each project.
Project management is not simply about choosing between a predictive or an agile approach. Depending on the context, both can be useful at different stages.
This training course is based on Circular Project Management, a method developed in the Prefix incubator that combines these approaches and provides a coherent set of tools to frame, plan, manage and close a project.
Manage a project – The basics
Building the foundations to manage a project from start to finish.
The course introduces the principles of Circular Project Management and its main tools for managing a straightforward project.
You will learn to:
- Understand the triple constraint and how it influences project decisions
- Understand predictive and agile approaches and how to combine them according to the context, from fully predictive to fully agile, including different hybrid approaches
- Use the Circular Project Management life cycle
- Master the core Circular Project Management tools and apply them to a project
Programme (3 days)
- Frame the project: Triple constraint, project life cycle, predictive and agile approaches, project outline.
- Plan the project: Work breakdown structure, network diagram, schedule, budget, cash flow plan.
- Manage and close the project: Project meetings, dashboard, retrospective.
Who it is for and prerequisites
- New project managers and project team members
- No prerequisites
An example to help you picture it?
See how project management training fits into the different ways Prefix works with the State of Neuchâtel.
Going further
- Manage a project – Advanced training
- Experiment a practice workshop
Manage a project – Advanced
Going deeper into the method to manage complex or high-stakes projects.
This course explores Circular Project Management in greater depth to address situations that require more analysis, anticipation and adaptability.
You will learn to:
- Structure and manage the pre-project phase
- Identify, analyse and manage project client needs
- Identify, assess and manage risks
- Deal with complex unexpected situations, including conflicts and crises
Programme (2 days)
- Prepare the project: Project submission, feasibility study, requirements specification, product backlog.
- Manage complex situations: Risk register, management of unexpected situations, conflicts and crises.
Who it is for and prerequisites
- Experienced project managers
- Manage a project – Basics training or equivalent project management knowledge
Going further
- Master Merlin Project training
- Evolve ways of working mentoring
- Experiment a practice workshop
Get certified in Circular Project Management
Validate your learning and take your practice further.
The Circular Project Management certification is structured around three progressive levels.
Level 1 – Validate your theoretical knowledge
The first level validates your understanding of the fundamental principles and tools of Circular Project Management. It is available free of charge after completing Managing a project – The basics, through an online exam.
Take the Level 1 certification
Level 2 – Put the fundamentals into practice
The second level validates your ability to apply the tools covered in Managing a project – The basics to a simple project. The certification takes the form of an oral exam in which you present your project and explain how you applied the different project management tools.
Level 3 – Apply the method to a complex project
The third level follows the same principle, this time using a complex or high-stakes project. During the oral exam, you present your project and explain how you applied the tools covered in Managing a project – The basics, together with the additional tools introduced in Managing a project – Advanced.
Interested in Levels 2 or 3?