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Agile for Non-IT Practitioners - How Agile Project Management is Different and How It Can be Used for Non-IT Projects: On-Demand This course will provide guidance on how Agile can be used beyond software development projects, including how it differs from traditional project management. The course also will provide an overview of the Agile Scrum framework, which is one of the most popular Agile methodologies used.This course provides practical skills, concepts, and principles you can take back to the job and use to implement Agile practices in projects, as applicable. The goal of this course is to acquaint participants with the concepts of agile development methods and the specifics of the Scrum management framework. What You Will Learn You'll learn how to: Describe the Agile project management process and its benefits Use project management vocabulary and terminology Identify the characteristics of a successful project Create an initial project plan Identify and perform the major aspects of project initiation, project control, and close-out Identify and describe organizational change issues in implementing project management Getting Started Course goal and objectives Introducing Agile Scrum Framework Requirements and Product Definition Planning Agile Agile Practices Running a Sprint Summary

Project Leadership Skills (On-Demand) This 4-hour course will help participants refine a skill set that is invaluable to their organization, and one that transfers easily across their professional and personal lives. To be effective within an organization, project managers need to have a wide variety of skills and abilities. Included among these are: creating and executing on a vision; motivating others; influencing without authority; networking; communicating up, down and laterally; negotiating; managing stakeholders; and managing conflict. This highly interactive workshop focuses on building the soft skills that are critical to leading a team and creating sustainable business change. Participants will gain insight into the social science as well as the brain science behind motivating and empowering others. They will learn and experiment with a variety of influencing strategies and tactics. Participants will also discover their personal communication preferences, strengths, and blind spots and will gain insight into how best to communicate with others they find 'difficult.' They will gain insight into managing the people side of change, learning strategies for dealing with each step in the process. Hands-on negotiation and conflict management activities enhance the theoretical learning, grounding it in real life and making it actionable. This course will help participants refine a skill set that is invaluable to their organization, and one that transfers easily across their professional and personal lives. What you will Learn At the end of this course, you will be able to: Explain the importance of vision in driving motivation and engagement Apply science-based research to better motivate those around you Strategically leverage both personal and positional power to achieve positive project results Determine influencing and networking strategies needed for personal growth Identify ways to problem solve communication challenges when others have different personality styles Apply the four rules of principled negotiation to a real-life conflict situation Recognize key aspects of a physiological response to conflict Utilize selected tools and techniques to 'defuse' an emotional situation Leverage various strategies and tactics to successfully deal with ambiguity at work Getting Started / Foundation Concepts Brief Introductions Course structure, goals, and objectives Managing Vision and Purpose / Motivating Others Communicating and aligning around vision Tying the present to the future The importance of purpose The art and science of motivation Networking and Influencing Positive politics and project success Types of power within organizations Power and influence Networking best practices Communication The medium and the message Personality and communication styles Communication challenges Negotiation and Conflict Management Negotiation basics Principled negotiation Dynamics of conflict The anatomy of conflict Conflict management approaches and tools Dealing with ambiguity Summary and Next Steps

Agile for Non-IT Practitioners - How Agile Project Management is Different and How It Can be Used for Non-IT Projects (On-Demand) As a Project Management Institute (PMI)®Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.), IIL has agreed to abide by PMI®-established quality assurance criteria. In today's world of fast paced technology, continually changing requirements and project scope, the need for Agile Project Management has greatly increased. Responding to this demand, the Project Management Institute (PMI®) launched the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®certification. A result of this certification is the creation of a new space where Project Management and Agile Practices for Software Development meet. The foundation of Agile is the Agile Manifesto for Software Development. Agile has been used for software development for a number of years, even prior to the creation of the Agile Manifesto in 2001. The success of Agile for software development projects has piqued interest in successfully employing Agile in many other fields. How can Agile practices be used for projects which are not software or IT in nature? This course will provide guidance on how Agile can be used beyond software development projects, including how it differs from traditional project management. The course also will provide an overview of the Agile Scrum framework, which is one of the most popular Agile methodologies used. This course provides practical skills, concepts, and principles you can take back to the job and use to implement Agile practices in projects, as applicable. The goal of this course is to acquaint participants with the concepts of agile development methods and the specifics of the Scrum management framework. At the end of this course, participants will understand: Agile Practices - what makes Agile projects 'agile' Scrum and how Scrum applies to the Agile Practices Specific Agile practices which you can use to improve the execution of your projects Practices which can be used in conjunction with Scrum for Non-IT projects Course goal and objectives Importance of Agile development and project management What Agile is and is not Faster, better, cheaper Delivers better fit for purpose Agile versus Waterfall and the big paradigm shift Agile characteristics, behaviors, approaches Agile concerns and pitfalls Introducing Agile Overview of Agile Agile values and principles Overview of Scrum Scrum methodology Scrum terminology Scrum Framework Scrum roles Scrum meetings Sprints Requirements and Product Definition User stories Product backlog Planning Agile Estimating in Scrum Sprint planning session Release planning Agile Practices Agile development Analysis practices Validation practices Other practices Running a Sprint Conducting a Sprint Negotiating changes Tracking progress End of Spring meetings Release planning Closing the project

An inspiring practical day learning Gell printing textiles skills with textiles artist Sue Cooper.

Taking the twelve stages of Joseph Campbell's 'Hero's Journey' structure as a loose framework, this course offers the chance to write about themes such as risk, desire for change, resistance to change, travel, and encounters with others through a variety of prompts. There are opportunities to share your work, but no obligation.

Stress can affect your ability to think clearly and rationally and to perform well. This session aims to help you better deal with stress by sharing key insights and strategies to reduce stress and optimize your work-life balance, particularly as we face uncertainties in the economy, the workplace and the environment.

Create lesson plans, schemes of work and training materials to promote inclusion and maximise learning. This course provides a foundation of knowledge of how people learn, how to consider individual, group or organisational training needs and create effective learning aims and objectives. This course includes practical tools and advice on planning and designing outstanding courses. The Certificate in Training Design is is an online self-study course with all required course materials included. After enrolling, the learner will be assigned to a tutor who will arrange an initial ‘welcome’ call via phone, Zoom or Microsoft Teams. The tutor will mark any assessments and be available throughout the course for any questions.

Course Overview Discover practical ways and techniques for organising business practices with his training for Resource & Workout Layout. Companies that do not structure or maintain workflows and supplies are destined to have chaotic procedures that are ineffective. You can use this training to avoid that possibility and ensure that activities meet operational plans that satisfy customer demands and organisational objectives.  This Operations Management tutorial delivers a masterclass for practical task planning and processing design, ensuring that workforce and resources are placed evenly across an operational structure. You will be shown how capacity management and workflow organisation is best achieved, alongside human resourcing and health and safety protocols. Enrol now and work in the most professional way possible, leading your company to new levels of productivity. This best selling Resource & Workout Layout has been developed by industry professionals and has already been completed by hundreds of satisfied students. This in-depth Resource & Workout Layout is suitable for anyone who wants to build their professional skill set and improve their expert knowledge. The Resource & Workout Layout is CPD-accredited, so you can be confident you're completing a quality training course will boost your CV and enhance your career potential. The Resource & Workout Layout is made up of several information-packed modules which break down each topic into bite-sized chunks to ensure you understand and retain everything you learn. After successfully completing the Resource & Workout Layout, you will be awarded a certificate of completion as proof of your new skills. If you are looking to pursue a new career and want to build your professional skills to excel in your chosen field, the certificate of completion from the Resource & Workout Layout will help you stand out from the crowd. You can also validate your certification on our website. We know that you are busy and that time is precious, so we have designed the Resource & Workout Layout to be completed at your own pace, whether that's part-time or full-time. Get full course access upon registration and access the course materials from anywhere in the world, at any time, from any internet-enabled device.  Our experienced tutors are here to support you through the entire learning process and answer any queries you may have via email.

Course Overview Careful planning is the key to long-term success. If you are considering starting a business, the first thing you need to do is define your long-term vision and goals through business planning. The Business Plan for Entrepreneours course is the complete guide to business planning for startups and aspiring entrepreneurs. You will learn why businesses fail without effective business planning, and will explore the different elements of a business plan in detail. It also covers best practices for making your plan actionable. By the end of the course, you will be able to define your key business objectives and goals, and will have the right tools, skills to craft a solid, well-structured business plan that will set you up for long-term success as an entrepreneur. Be prepared and learn from the experts, by enrolling in this complete business planning masterclass today. This best selling Business Plan for Entrepreneours has been developed by industry professionals and has already been completed by hundreds of satisfied students. This in-depth Business Plan for Entrepreneours is suitable for anyone who wants to build their professional skill set and improve their expert knowledge. The Business Plan for Entrepreneours is CPD-accredited, so you can be confident you're completing a quality training course will boost your CV and enhance your career potential. The Business Plan for Entrepreneours is made up of several information-packed modules which break down each topic into bite-sized chunks to ensure you understand and retain everything you learn. After successfully completing the Business Plan for Entrepreneours, you will be awarded a certificate of completion as proof of your new skills. If you are looking to pursue a new career and want to build your professional skills to excel in your chosen field, the certificate of completion from the Business Plan for Entrepreneours will help you stand out from the crowd. You can also validate your certification on our website. We know that you are busy and that time is precious, so we have designed the Business Plan for Entrepreneours to be completed at your own pace, whether that's part-time or full-time. Get full course access upon registration and access the course materials from anywhere in the world, at any time, from any internet-enabled device.  Our experienced tutors are here to support you through the entire learning process and answer any queries you may have via email.

Course Overview Take your online teaching and communication abilities to another level by taking this comprehensive Webinar course. The skill to deliver information and messages over online platforms has never been more singularly important than it currently is, with many areas of the business and education sector suddenly discovering this fact during the last few years. This coaching ensures that you have the aptitude and talent to present online sessions that will hold an audience's attention and make your objectives a reality. The expert tuition in this Webinar tutorial is appropriate to all skill levels. It will soon have you familiar with the terminology and technology that is needed to hold and organise a popular virtual seminar. From successfully engaging with a digital community to finding the perfect visual audio material, the whole learning curve is here. The inclusive coaching will take you from being a webinar novice to a technological tutor in the briefest time possible. This best selling Webinar has been developed by industry professionals and has already been completed by hundreds of satisfied students. This in-depth Webinar is suitable for anyone who wants to build their professional skill set and improve their expert knowledge. The Webinar is CPD-accredited, so you can be confident you're completing a quality training course will boost your CV and enhance your career potential. The Webinar is made up of several information-packed modules which break down each topic into bite-sized chunks to ensure you understand and retain everything you learn. After successfully completing the Webinar, you will be awarded a certificate of completion as proof of your new skills. If you are looking to pursue a new career and want to build your professional skills to excel in your chosen field, the certificate of completion from the Webinar will help you stand out from the crowd. You can also validate your certification on our website. We know that you are busy and that time is precious, so we have designed the Webinar to be completed at your own pace, whether that's part-time or full-time. Get full course access upon registration and access the course materials from anywhere in the world, at any time, from any internet-enabled device.  Our experienced tutors are here to support you through the entire learning process and answer any queries you may have via email.