PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRAINING
Learn to manage projects by choosing the approach best suited to each project’s context.
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 is based on Circular Project Management, a hybrid project management method developed by Prefix. It provides a common framework in which predictive and agile practices can be selected and adapted to suit the needs of each project.
Manage a project – The basics (3 days)
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
- 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
Want to see the training in practice?
Discover how our project management training forms part of Prefix’s work with the State of Neuchâtel, or read Simon Rowell’s experience after completing the training.
Manage a project – Advanced (2 days)
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
- 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
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 Manage 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?
