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Project Management - Agile Principles & Practices

This course isn’t currently open for applications, but you can still register your interest.

  • Qualifications Other Programmes
  • SCQF Level SCQF Level 5
  • Study mode Professional Learning
  • Campus Ayr
  • Start date August 2025

Attendance / Duration

2 Days (9:00am - 4:00pm)

Overview

This interactive 1 day course will greatly enhance existing Project Management skills, and is complimented further by an in-depth demonstration and utilisation of Digital Technologies that support Agile methods and means of working.

Cost

£180

Enquiry

For further information or to be added to our waiting list for future course dates please email engage@ayrshire.ac.uk

What's Involved?

Your Project Management Skills can be enhanced further through the utilisation of Agile methodology. Agile is viewed by many to deliver a more flexible approach to manage projects, with benefits derived quicker and more clearly illustrated than traditional approaches to managing projects.

This interactive course will greatly enhance existing Project Management skills, and is complimented further by an in-depth demonstration and utilisation of Digital Technologies that support Agile methods and means of working.

Course Content

  • Gain a deep understanding of Agile principles & practices and how to apply them in any industry
  • Identification & explanation of the main project roles in Agile and Scrum frameworks
  • Reduce risk of project failure through use of agile results-based controls to close and evaluate projects more effectively
  • Increase speed using Lean and Agile work management techniques to deliver successful outcomes faster and more efficiently
  • Overview of Digital Agile Management Skills through use of MS Planner & MS Teams to compliment Agile methodology and techniques, and for collaboration and communication processes.

By the end of this course attendees will have gained increased knowledge of Agile methodologies, be able to mitigate risk through the use of controls and parameter setting, and be able to demonstrate Lean and Agile management techniques that will enhance speed and efficiency in project environments

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For implementing an agile way of working to be successful the team, department and or the organisation need to have an agile mindset.

Attendees will further gain knowledge of a range of applications that assist in delivering successful Agile projects and be able to utilise these applications within their own organisational environment..