“A wise man may learn from his mistakes, a wiser man would learn from other people’s mistakes.”
– Simon Grey
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Courses
The Art of Project Management - Choosing a Strategy & Working to a Plan
The IT Application Development Process, Preventing Issues and Applied Best Practice
Development Advice for Startups & Best Practice for Small Enterprises
Each Course 2 x 45 Minute Sessions followed by 1 hour Workshop & Q&A session (In English)
750 EUR per course (materials included up to 10 participants). Bespoke Prices Available on Request
The Art of Project Management - Choosing a Strategy & Working to a Plan
“Technologies may change but people don’t. It’s all about getting the most out of the resources you have available.” – Simon Grey
General presentation and workshop covering the best practice, pitfalls, tricks and skills requiredto successfully plan your project. Aimed at Senior Developers, Project Managers, Senior Executives and other Stakeholders.
2 x 45 Minute Sessions followed by 1 hour Workshop & Q&A session (In English)
Topics
- Project Planning
- Understanding Project
- Methodologies
- What are methodologies?
- Weak vs Strong
- What are each type’s limitations?
- Choosing a methodology
- Building a plan
- Working with Risks & Issues
- Managing Budgets
- Building Contingency
- Design
- Testing Plans
- Stakeholder Management
- Common Reasons for Failure
The IT Application Development Process, Preventing Issues and Applied Best Practice
“Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing” – Warren Buffett
General presentation and workshop covering the best practice, pitfalls, tricks and skills required to successfully plan your project. Aimed at Senior Developers, Project Managers, Testers, Operational Analysts, Resource Providers and Stakeholders
2 x 45 Minute Sessions followed by 1 hour Workshop & Q&A session (In English)
Topics
- Building Requirements
- Understanding Requirements
- Working with Functional Specifications
- Design Best Practices
- Documentation Strategies
- Working with Risks & Issues
- Testing Lifecycle Management
- Picking a test plan
- User Acceptance Testing
- Working with tools
- Negative Testing
- Resilience testing
- Stress Testing
- Implementation Testing and Strategy
- Infrastructure Management
- Implementation Planning
- Applications Development Common Mistakes
- Resource Management
- Issue Resolution
- Testing
- User Interfaces
- Data Management
- Scalability
- Portability
Development Advice for Startups & Best Practice for Small Enterprises
“If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!” – Benjamin Franklin
General presentation and workshop covering the best practice, pitfalls, tricks and skills required to successfully plan your project. Aimed at Senior Developers, Project Managers and Senior Executives. Course has specific emphasis on smaller and embryonic teams as well as startups.
2 x 45 Minute Sessions followed by 1 hour Workshop & Q&A session (In English)
Topics
- Working with SMEs & Small Teams
- Managing Budgets
- Building Contingency
- Testing
- Process Management
- Outsourcing
- Vendor Management
- Vendor Management Contract Pricing
- Direct Management
- Operational Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Investor & Management Reporting
- Small and developing Teams Common Mistakes
- Working in Silo
- Bottlenecks
- Fix on Fail
- Skill & Talent Shortages
- Resource Management
- Deadlines
- Testing
- Scope Management
- Best Practices
- Managing Accountability
- Client Management
Consultancy & Further Services
“Stakeholder Management & Consistent Reporting is now an essential requirement to obtain
funding” – AIC council
Should your enterprise need further assistance? Please be aware I offer the following services in addition to the packaged workshops. Can work with NDA if required.
Gone are the gold rush days without budgetary constraints. Poorly led teams burning through capital with no results to show for it. Investors now want to see their money is being well
spent. Stakeholder Management Reporting is now an essential requirement to obtain funding.
An independent review of process, planning and delivery will help keep your benefactors
onside. As well as help you and your team maximize focus.
Process Review – Audit of your company working process and project management practices with the aim of providing clear useful advice or as an independent audit for investors.
Project Management – Direct consultancy as team leader or embedded process consultant.
Tailored Bespoke Courses – Cherry pick your topics based on your needs and audience.
Online courses also available on request.
Please contact me for informal discussion and consultancy rates.
Endorsements
“Simon certainly provided some excellent inciteful comments which speeded up our development process and helped maintain our budget – Comes highly recommended.” – David Bailey, Blu Global OÜMore to follow…
Contact
- Liakada OÜ
- Harju maakond, Tallinn, Pirita linnaosa, Täpiku tn 1, 11913
- VAT NR EE102625820
- Payment Details
- Liakada OU
- IBAN: EE597700771009232823