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Auckland Business School - Short Course

The Agile Mindset

This course helps attendees understand the principles of agile and prepare them for implementing agile in their organisation. Attendees get first-hand experience of the different thinking required and an understanding of how to approach successful implementation.

Systematic Problem Solving

Practical course to help attendees develop new ideas about solving problems
Bring along your own issues / problems to generate ideas in the class
Understand the value of a systematic approach over "waiting for inspiration"
Maximise the return on your ideas - get more for free!

SPM Solutions - Half Day Courses

Project Planning

Practical course to help you learn the essentials of planning your project.
Bring along your own ideas to generate a plan the class
Understand the value of a framework to make sure nothing gets missed
Learn some key techniques that the professionals use

Project Execution

Learn the two key things to manage on your project and some essential tools to help you
Practice new techniques on example projects to re-inforce what you have learned
Walk away with tools and techniques that can be used both on projects and in general management to improve delivery in full, on time, every time

Operational Planning and Scheduling

Learn the principles of effective operational planning and scheduling
Practice using visual tools to maximise team understanding and encourage accountability for results
Walk away with simple tips, tools and techniques to improve productivity, performance and customer satisfaction

Process Improvement

Learn how to work on your business processes to identify improvements and implement them quickly
Practice using simple tools to avoid wasting time on solutions that don’t fix the problem
Walk away with simple tools you can use back in your business daily to improve how you work

Institute of Management New Zealand

Diploma / Certificate in Project Management

Effective approach to Project Management that works in all environments
Work on your own project during the course and document it to be awarded the diploma / certificate
Understand the value of a robust approach over the "she'll be right" attitude
Maximise the chances of success of your projects - don't join the 70% of failures

Project Management Fundamentals

Get the fundamentals right - practical approach for all sizes of project, and for people who have to "fit this in" with their real job!
Work on your own project during the course - get some practical value!
Understand the critical things you must do to achieve success
Maximise the effectiveness of your time

Advanced Project Management

Manage multiple projects / a portfolio
Assess how well the organisation runs projects / apply best practice
Apply lean / agile ideas to improve your project performance
Apply collaborative tools to dramatically shorten duration, reduce cost and improve quality

Quality training with the advantage of learning with and from other companies