Day 1: Defining Digital Project Value, Scope, and Requirements

Digital Project Context and Objectives

• Specify value scope acceptance criteria
• Plan work using team capacity
• Coordinate risks through delivery reviews
• Apply concept to workplace case

Digital Projects Business Case

• Define value initiative must create
• Align expected benefits with priorities
• Identify evidence demonstrating initiative value
• Set boundaries preventing low-value activity

Digital Projects Scope and Requirements

• Define project boundaries expected deliverables
• Convert needs into testable requirements
• Separate essential scope from options
• Control requirement changes through ownership

Day 2: Planning Resources, Cost, and Agile Delivery

Digital Projects Schedule and Resources

• Break deliverables into manageable packages
• Order activities around real dependencies
• Match resources with available capacity
• Identify schedule risks requiring contingency

Digital Projects Cost and Budget

• Estimate cost from work requirements
• Separate recurring from one-time costs
• Monitor spending against approved budget
• Escalate forecast overruns before commitment

Digital Projects Delivery Method Selection

• Define criteria before evaluating options
• Test options against operating constraints
• Balance flexibility control sustainable support
• Compare options using decision matrix

Day 3: Controlling Change, Reporting, and Project Decisions

Digital Projects Change and Release Control

• Link change messages with impact
• Involve affected teams before decisions
• Address resistance using evidence dialogue
• Embed reinforcement into management routines

Digital Projects Status Communication

• Report progress against agreed milestones
• Highlight decisions risks overdue actions
• Use evidence instead of optimism
• Tailor reporting detail to stakeholders

Digital Project Simulation

• Link business case with priorities
• Break work into visible increments
• Track dependencies and changing requirements
• Use stakeholder feedback to adapt

• Cases examining digital project context and objectives within realistic organizational constraints
• Hands-on exercises applying schedule and resource planning to a defined workplace problem
• Small-group review of change and release management using evidence and peer challenge
• A final workshop producing a digital project control pack tested through simulation