Strategic Project Management: Agile, Scrum, and PMP
Description
Program summary
Format: Delivered online. If a specific program includes live sessions, an on-campus visit, or any in-person component, this will be clearly stated on the program page.
What you will gain:
• Structure projects with clear scope, stakeholder, and risk management
• Apply agile and classical approaches in the right contexts
• Establish sprint/backlog rhythms and delivery discipline
• Produce executive-ready governance and reporting artifacts
Who should attend:
Project managers, PMO roles, team leads, product/project teams, and transformation project contributors.
Course outline
1. Project fundamentals: scope–time–cost–quality trade-offs
2. Agile/Scrum: roles, ceremonies, backlog and sprint management
3. PMP-style governance: planning, monitoring, change control
4. Stakeholder communication: reporting, decision paths
5. Risk management: registers, prioritization, mitigation actions
6. Applied practice: charter, sprint plan, reporting set
Modules
10
What is included
Lessons
119
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4
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Course Curriculum
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Module 1
Foundations of Project Management
Module 2
PMP and PMBOK: Traditional Project Management
Module 3
Agile Foundations and Mindset
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What is included
Course Curriculum
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What Is Project Management: Definitions, Value and the Project Lifecycle
Project vs Programme vs Portfolio: Understanding the Hierarchy
The Project Management Office: Types, Roles and Organisational Context
Project Selection and Prioritisation: Business Cases and Strategic Alignment
Stakeholder Identification and Analysis: Power, Interest and Influence
Project Governance: Roles, Accountability and Decision-Making Structures
The Triple Constraint: Scope, Time and Cost Trade-Offs
Project Success Criteria: Defining What Done Looks Like
Organisational Structures and Their Impact on Project Management
Project Management Frameworks Overview: PMBOK, PRINCE2, Agile and Hybrid
Ethics and Professional Responsibility in Project Management
Project Management Career Paths and Certifications: PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-ACP
PMBOK Guide 7th Edition: Principles, Performance Domains and the Shift from Process Groups
The Twelve Project Management Principles: Stewardship, Complexity and Value
Project Integration Management: Developing and Managing the Project Charter
Scope Management: Requirements Gathering, WBS and Scope Control
Schedule Management: Network Diagrams, Critical Path and Schedule Compression
Cost Management: Estimating, Budgeting and Earned Value Analysis
Quality Management: Planning, Assurance and Control in Projects
Resource Management: Planning, Acquiring and Developing Project Teams
Communications Management: Plans, Methods and Stakeholder Engagement
Risk Management: Identification, Assessment, Response and Monitoring
Procurement Management: Make-or-Buy, Contract Types and Vendor Management
Stakeholder Management: Engagement Strategies and Managing Expectations
Closing a Project: Lessons Learned, Handover and Benefits Realisation
PMP Exam Preparation: Domain Structure, Question Types and Study Strategy
The Agile Manifesto: Four Values, Twelve Principles and Why They Matter
Why Agile: The Business Case for Iterative Delivery
Agile vs Waterfall: Choosing the Right Approach for Your Context
The Agile Mindset: Empiricism, Transparency and Continuous Improvement
Agile Frameworks Overview: Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, LeSS and XP
Agile Roles: Product Owner, Scrum Master, Development Team and Stakeholders
Agile Ceremonies: Standups, Reviews, Retrospectives and Planning
User Stories: Writing, Splitting and Estimating with Story Points
Agile Metrics: Velocity, Burndown, Burnup and Cycle Time
Agile Contracts and Commercial Models: Fixed Price vs Time and Material
Agile in Non-IT Contexts: Marketing, HR, Operations and Construction
Common Agile Anti-Patterns and Failure Modes
Scrum Theory: Empiricism, the Three Pillars and the Scrum Values
The Product Owner Role: Accountability, Skills and Common Pitfalls
The Scrum Master Role: Servant Leadership, Coaching and Facilitation
The Development Team: Self-Organisation, Cross-Functionality and Size
The Product Backlog: Creation, Refinement and Prioritisation Techniques
Sprint Planning: Selecting Items, Defining the Sprint Goal and Creating the Sprint Backlog
The Daily Scrum: Purpose, Format and Common Dysfunctions
Sprint Review: Inspecting the Increment and Adapting the Backlog
Sprint Retrospective: Formats, Techniques and Acting on Improvement Items
Definition of Done and Definition of Ready: Quality Gates in Scrum
Sprint Metrics: Velocity, Capacity Planning and Forecasting
Scrum Scaling Challenges: Managing Dependencies and Multi-Team Coordination
PSM and CSM Certification Preparation: Key Concepts and Exam Tips
Kanban Fundamentals: Visualising Work, Limiting WIP and Managing Flow
Designing a Kanban Board: Columns, Swim Lanes and Workflow Stages
WIP Limits: The Science Behind Reducing Multitasking and Improving Flow
Kanban Metrics: Lead Time, Cycle Time, Throughput and Cumulative Flow Diagrams
Lean Principles: Value, Value Stream, Flow, Pull and Perfection
Value Stream Mapping: Identifying and Eliminating Waste
Kaizen and Continuous Improvement: Building a Culture of Experimentation
Kanban vs Scrum: When to Use Which and How to Combine Them
Flow-Based Planning: Probabilistic Forecasting with Monte Carlo Simulation
Service Level Agreements in Kanban: Defining and Meeting Delivery Expectations
Applying Lean to Knowledge Work: Reducing Handoffs, Queues and Delays
Scaling Agile: The Challenges of Moving from One Team to Many
SAFe: Scaled Agile Framework Architecture, Roles and Events
Agile Release Trains and Programme Increment Planning in SAFe
LeSS: Large-Scale Scrum Principles and Implementation
Nexus: Scaling Scrum for Three to Nine Teams
Spotify Model: Squads, Tribes, Chapters and Guilds
OKRs and Agile Strategy: Connecting Team Work to Organisational Goals
Portfolio Management in Scaled Agile: Lean Portfolio Management
Agile Governance at Scale: Compliance, Audit and Regulatory Contexts
Measuring Agile Maturity: Assessments, Models and Improvement Roadmaps
SAFe Agilist and POPM Certification Preparation
Case Studies: Scaling Agile at Spotify, ING Bank and Amazon
What Is Hybrid Project Management: Combining Predictive and Agile Approaches
Choosing the Right Model: Tailoring Approaches to Project Context
Hybrid Planning: Fixed Milestones with Iterative Delivery
Governance in Hybrid Projects: Stage Gates, Sprints and Reporting
Hybrid Teams: Managing Waterfall-Thinking Stakeholders in an Agile Environment
Budgeting Hybrid Projects: Fixed Budgets with Agile Delivery
PRINCE2 Agile: Combining PRINCE2 Governance with Agile Delivery
Hybrid in Regulated Industries: Healthcare, Finance and Government
PMI's Hybrid Approach: What the Latest PMBOK Says About Tailoring
Real-World Hybrid Case Studies: Construction, IT and Digital Transformation
Transitioning Teams from Waterfall to Hybrid: A Change Management Approach
Advanced Risk Management: Quantitative Analysis, Monte Carlo and Decision Trees
Risk Appetite, Tolerance and Threshold: Aligning Risk to Strategy
Agile Risk Management: Continuous Risk Identification and Sprint-Level Response
Quality in Projects: Inspection vs Prevention and the Cost of Quality
Six Sigma for Project Managers: DMAIC, Process Capability and Control Charts
Stakeholder Engagement Strategies: From Resistant to Champion
Conflict Resolution in Project Teams: Techniques and Escalation Pathways
Negotiation for Project Managers: Scope, Budget and Timeline Conversations
Managing Organisational Politics: Influence Without Authority
Benefits Realisation Management: Measuring Value After Project Closure
Project Recovery: Diagnosing and Rescuing a Troubled Project
Project Leadership vs Project Management: Why the Distinction Matters
Situational Leadership in Projects: Adapting Your Style to Team Maturity
Building High-Performing Project Teams: Tuckman, Psychological Safety and Trust
Motivation in Project Teams: Intrinsic Drive, Recognition and Autonomy
Effective Project Communication: Stakeholder Plans, Reporting and Escalation
Virtual and Distributed Teams: Managing Projects Across Time Zones
Coaching and Mentoring in Project Environments
Change Management for Project Managers: ADKAR, Kotter and Prosci
Emotional Intelligence for Project Leaders
Difficult Conversations: Delivering Bad News and Managing Underperformance
Project Manager as Servant Leader: Applying Agile Leadership Principles
Project Management Tools Overview: Jira, Asana, Monday.com and MS Project
Jira for Agile Teams: Boards, Backlogs, Epics and Reporting
Microsoft Project: Gantt Charts, Resource Loading and Baselines
Confluence and Knowledge Management for Project Teams
AI in Project Management: Forecasting, Scheduling and Risk Automation
Applied Case Study: Delivering a Digital Transformation Project End-to-End
Applied Case Study: Rescuing a Scope-Creeping IT Project
Applied Case Study: Launching a Product with Scrum in a Non-Tech Organisation
Building Your Project Management Portfolio: Evidence, Templates and Artefacts
Preparing for PMP Certification: Application, Experience Hours and Exam Strategy
Career Development in Project Management: From PM to Programme Director
Course Conclusion: Your Strategic Project Management Practice
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