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Agile Project Planning, Execution and Risk Management

Overview

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Duration 6 days
Course Time 9.00AM - 5.30PM
Enquiry Please email ask-iss@nus.edu.sg for more details.

Organisations increasingly rely on agile and hybrid delivery approaches to execute complex digital initiatives in environments of uncertainty and rapid change. However, many project and delivery professionals still face challenges balancing the flexibility of agile practices with the governance expectations for scope, schedule, cost, stakeholder management, and risk control. This course addresses that gap by equipping participants with the knowledge and practical skills to plan, execute, monitor, and govern digital projects using agile and hybrid approaches while maintaining project-level discipline and transparency.

Participants will learn how to translate project objectives into structured backlogs, adaptive delivery plans, and governance-ready performance reporting. The course covers backlog and requirements management, estimation and forecasting, agile project planning, iterative risk management, stakeholder engagement, delivery monitoring using agile metrics and Agile Earned Value Management (Agile EVM), and the application of AI to support project planning, execution, and decision-making. Psychological safety is also explored as a critical enabler of collaboration, innovation, and early risk identification.

Across six intensive days, participants work through realistic project scenarios, hands-on workshops, simulations, risk analysis exercises, and performance measurement labs. They will develop practical project artifacts, delivery plans, governance approaches, and risk management routines that can be directly adapted to their own organisational contexts.

Designed for project managers, product owners, Scrum Masters, delivery managers, business analysts, technical leads, PMO professionals, and business leaders, the course enables participants to confidently lead agile and hybrid projects, communicate delivery performance effectively, make informed trade-offs between value, risk, and resources, and contribute to stronger organisational project outcomes.

Key Takeaways

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Apply agile and hybrid planning concepts to construct a project‑level delivery approach that fits a given digital initiative and context.
  • Develop a structured product backlog from project objectives by decomposing requirements into epics, features, and user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
  • Apply agile estimation, capacity, and scheduling techniques (including sprints and flow‑based approaches) to build and adapt realistic project‑level delivery plans.
  • Analyse project performance using agile metrics and Agile Earned Value Management (AEVM) to interpret progress, forecast outcomes, and support governance reporting.
  • Design and refine a project‑level agile risk management approach that integrates risk‑informed prioritisation, backlogs, and iterative execution to address digital delivery risks.
  • Apply psychological safety principles within agile teams and ceremonies to improve collaboration, surface risks early, and enhance project delivery outcomes.



Who Should Attend

This course is designed for experienced professionals who are responsible for planning and delivering digital projects and who need to integrate agile and hybrid practices with existing project management and governance expectations. It is particularly relevant for practitioners who already understand basic project management concepts and now must lead or coordinate agile teams, often in environments with demanding sponsors, regulators, or PMOs.

Typical roles include:

  • Project Managers and Senior Project Managers
  • Product Owners and Product Managers with project responsibility
  • Program or Delivery Managers overseeing agile/hybrid project teams
  • Business Analysts working closely with agile delivery teams
  • Technical Leads or Scrum Masters transitioning from team‑level facilitation to project‑level planning and reporting
  • PMO professionals supporting agile and hybrid projects

Experience level:
Typically 3 - 10 years of professional experience in project‑related roles (or equivalent exposure to project work). Participants should already be familiar with core project management concepts (scope, schedule, cost, stakeholders, risk).

- Required prerequisites

  • Prior exposure to foundational project management concepts (e.g., via work experience or an introductory project management course).
  • Ability to read and interpret basic project artifacts (charter/brief, schedule/milestones, risk register).

- Recommended prerequisites:

  • Basic awareness of agile methods (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) and terminology.
  • Participation in a general “Foundations of Project Management” or “Introduction to Agile” short course (or equivalent on‑the‑job learning).

 




What Will Be Covered

  • Agile Project Foundations and Team Effectiveness
  • Stakeholders, Requirements, and Backlog Management
  • Estimation, Capacity, and Agile/Hybrid Scheduling
  • Agile Execution, Psychological Safety in Practice, and Metrics
  • Agile Risk Management in Digital Projects
  • AI in Agile Project Management



Certificate

Certificate of Completion
Participants have to meet a minimum attendance rate of 75% and are required to pass the assessment to be issued a Certificate of Completion.



Preparing for Your Course

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WIFI Access

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Venue

NUS-ISS
25 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
Singapore 119615

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In the event of a change of venue, participants are advised to refer to the acceptance email sent one week prior to the commencement date.

Course Confirmation

All classes are subject to confirmation and NUS-ISS will send an acceptance email to participants one week prior to the commencement date. Confirmed registrants are to attend and complete all lectures, class exercises, workshops and assessments (where applicable). Additionally, all responses to feedbacks and surveys conducted by NUS-ISS and its partners must be submitted. All training and assessments will be delivered as described in the course webpage.

General Enquiry

Please feel free to write to ask-iss@nus.edu.sg if you have any enquiry or feedback.




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