Have a read through the available digital masterclasses below! All masterclasses will be hosted virtually, on Sunday, 15 May.
Masterclasses are purchased via Eventbrite, but are separate to your conference registration. Ensure you purchase a ticket for both if you would like to attend both.
A timing schedule will be released closer to the day, but it is likely most masterclasses will be run Sunday morning, approximately 10 am AEST start.
What can I gain out of investing my time into a masterclass?
Yes, we understand it’s a Sunday! But masterclasses are an investment into your future, so if you are responsible for delivering any project, program or portfolio in any capacity, whether that be as a director or engineer, manager or consultant, use a little bit of your Sunday to level up! These sessions are an engaging way to build skills and gain knowledge from subject matter experts and industry veterans, people who practice and preach leadership, project management, risk analysis, portfolio management and so much more every single day. Who better to learn from?
Just some of the things you will learn about include using new programs and technologies, confidently engaging with your stakeholders, being a better leader under pressure and leading your team to project success, being agile in changing environments and applying various project management frameworks and toolkits. The interactive nature of these sessions ensures you won’t just be given the knowledge, but you’ll be shown how to apply it in different scenarios to make sure the learnings you take away from your masterclass can be used to maximise your efficiency and productivity, not just at work, but in your everyday life.
Choose your DA Way of Working for Project Professionals Masterclass – 4 hours, 4 PDUs
Horia Slușanschi, Novavi Limited
Aldo Rall, Novavi Limited
Feeling lost or overwhelmed when navigating the selection of practices, lifecycles,work methods, or frameworks for your project? Do you find that many of these choices harm your project more than it helps because it is not fit for purpose? This practical masterclass will explore how to use the Disciplined Agile body of knowledge in making informed decisions for your specific situation.
In this hands-on session, you will learn how to make effective use of the Disciplined Agile Toolkit as a project professional. You will learn how to navigate making the right choices for lifecycles and work methods, as well as how to adjust it when changes disrupt previous choices on lifecycles and practices. You will learn how to take effective advantage of the Disciplined Agile knowledge assets by making informed choices on Ways of Working (WoW) in a wide range of contexts.
The Learning Objectives are:
• Understand how to use DA to make informed decisions about lifecycles, methods, frameworks, and practices;
• Gain hands-on experience improving your way of working (WoW) in a variety of contexts;
• Learn how to avoid costly agile adoption mistakes by starting with the right delivery lifecycle;
• Discover how to tailor your WoW to reflect the actual situation you find yourself in.
• Construct and capture (document) your ways of working
High Impact Project Leadership – 4 hours, 4 PDUs
Arpan Roy, Arman Consultancy
The following are the core objectives of this masterclass:
1. Identify 3 key questions every project manager must answer to build greater engagement and connection, encourage diversity of thought and boost productivity within their environment
2. Showcase a powerful framework that enables attendees to solve problems of any magnitude
3. Share effective strategies to empower people through effective delegation as well as setting and managing expectations
4. Engage the attendees through interactive exercises as well as facilitate group discussions that creates a powerful learning experience for all involved
Through this masterclass, attendees can gain the following outcomes, and more:
1. Greater confidence and clarity to engage team members and key stakeholders
2. Ability to create a culture of connection, trust and collaboration, which results in greater value added to stakeholders
3. Improved problem solving abilities, which is pivotal for building their personal as well as project resilience
4. Improved ability to delegate tasks to team members
5. Effective resolution of conflicts through setting and managing expectations effectively
An Introduction to Schedule Risk Management – 3 hours, 3 PDUs
Santosh Bhat, Australasian Project Planning
This workshop will provide participants an introduction to Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis and cover topics such as:
– Why projects are uncertain
– How time risks can affect project schedules
– Techniques and tools to analyse these risks
– Understanding and communicating these results.
Participants will be provided a trial version of a leading Risk Analysis tool and sample data to follow worked examples.
Governance and the Management of Portfolios – 4 hours, 4 PDUs
Mike Roberts, Millpond
The aim of this masterclass is to explore the importance and practices surrounding good Governance and Portfolio Management. Project and Programme success directly depend on the capability and performance of the leadership surrounding them, which is why it is incredibly important to get this right. This masterclass will help attendees share good practices, discuss the common challenges that organisations face, and learn how to overcome them.