Course Details

This course is appropriate for a wide range of professionals but not limited to:

• Project Managers and Scrum Masters
• Project Coordinators and Team Leads
• Business Analysts and Product Owners
• Functional Managers overseeing diverse project types
• Professionals involved in organizational transformation

• Expert-led sessions with dynamic visual aids
• Comprehensive course manual to support practical application and reinforcement
• Interactive discussions addressing participants’ real-world projects and challenges
• Insightful case studies and proven best practices to enhance learning

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• Clearly differentiate between predictive, iterative, incremental, and agile life cycles.
• Master the core principles and practices of Agile (Scrum, Kanban) and Traditional (WBS, CPM).
• Select the optimal project life cycle model based on project complexity and uncertainty.
• Implement a Hybrid Project Management approach by blending practices from both domains.
• Apply effective agile techniques for stakeholder engagement, iteration planning, and continuous delivery.
• Transition effectively between methodologies within a portfolio or organization.

DAY 1

Project Management Life Cycles and Foundations

• Welcome and introduction
• Pre-test
• Defining the Predictive (Traditional) lifecycle: Where and why it works best
• Defining the Agile lifecycle: Principles, values, and its role in high-uncertainty environments
• The continuum of life cycles: Iterative, Incremental, and Adaptive
• Criteria for selecting the appropriate life cycle based on requirements stability and complexity
• Key roles and responsibilities in Traditional vs. Agile frameworks
   

DAY 2

Traditional (Predictive) Best Practices Deep Dive

• Mastering Scope Definition and the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Schedule development: Network diagrams, dependencies, and the Critical Path Method (CPM)
• Baselines, variances, and the principles of formal change control
• Utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) for integrated performance measurement
• Risk management in a predictive environment
   

DAY 3

Agile Best Practices Deep Drive

• Agile values and principles and their application in practice
• Scrum Framework: Roles (Scrum Master, Product Owner, Team), events, and artifacts
• Kanban Method: Visualization, WIP limits, and flow management
• Techniques for effective User Story writing, backlog refinement, and estimation
• Continuous integration, continuous delivery, and technical excellence

DAY 4

Hybrid Models and Tailoring

• The necessity of Hybrid Project Management in modern organizations
• Designing a tailored hybrid approach: Predictive approach to scope/Agile approach to execution
• Integrating change control: Formal change requests vs. informal backlog updates
• Managing blended teams and communication across methodologies
• Practical session: Designing a hybrid model for a given case study
   

DAY 5

Transition, Leadership, and Review

• Leading and managing teams in Traditional, Agile, and Hybrid environments
• Techniques for organizational transition and overcoming resistance to change
• Scaling Agile practices across a portfolio (e.g., SAFe, LeSS overview)
• Final summary of best practices and integration strategy
• Post-test
• Certificate ceremony