Instructor Led Team Training in United Kingdom

Executive PA Seminar A massively popular seminar so book early! This programme will equip you with all the soft skills you'll need to develop to enjoy a successful career as a PA, including organisation, assertiveness, time management and many others. You'll gain a detailed understanding of the demands, motives and problems of the company executive. Expand and improve directly on your contribution to the  more...

Scrum Product Owner Training This 2-day Certified Scrum Product Ownerr Training Course provides delegates with the practical knowledge required to become a certified Scrum Product Owner. Scrum is an Agile approach to Software Development Projects. The Scrum Product Owner is a key member of the Scrum Team and is responsible for bridging the gap between clients and business. .ScrumMaster training allows delegates to  more...

ScrumMaster Training This 2-day Certified ScrumMaster Training Course provides delegates with the practical knowledge required to become a certified ScrumMaster. Scrum is an Agile approach to Software Development Projects. The ScrumMaster is a key member of the Scrum Team and is responsible for coaching the Scrum Team, ensuring effective team dynamics and cross-functional collaborative working and allowing the Scrum  more...

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Training Projects are at the heart of a Six Sigma programme. The projects maybe led by a Green Belt or Black Belt but the bulk of the investigations, measurements and solution development will be undertaken by the team members. This 2 day Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt training course provides delegates with an understanding of Lean Six Sigma tools and processes and improves the understanding and awareness  more...

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training Six Sigma is fundamentally about quality, customer focus and cost. This Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training course equips team leaders and team members with the appropriate skills and tools to deliver current and future improvements. It combines a number of lean concepts and tools with the Six Sigma DMAIC model to provide a comprehensive coverage of Lean Six Sigma.  more...

Facilitation Skills Training ...litation is a key skill for anyone workin in or leading a team, or who manages departments or working groups. Good facilitation skills will give you the ability to guide others to solve their own issues and achieve their own objectives. Facilitators provide a structure and process to enabe groups to work effectively and to make good decisions. This Facilitation training course is highly  more...

ISTQB Advanced Test Manager Training The Certificate for ISTQB Advanced Test Manager Training is based on the ISTQB Advanced level syllabus. It extends the knowledge gained in the ISEB/ ISTQB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing and is one of three certificated courses in the overall advanced scheme. ISTQB Advanced Test Manager is suitable for those who are expecting to be actively involved in the management of any aspect of  more...

ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst Training The certificate for ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst Training is based on the ISTQB Advanced level syllabus. It extends the knowledge gained in the ISEB/ ISTQB Foundation Certificate in Software Testing and is one of three certificated courses in the overall advanced scheme. The ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst course is suitable for those actively involved in the analysis, specification, design and  more...

ISEB Business Analysis Essentials Training ...egic analysis techniques. Act as effective members of a team investigating an organisationa ™s business systems with a view to recommending business improvements. Apply techniques in order to analyse and model business systems. Understand how recommendations for business improvement may be identified. Assist in the production of a rigorous business case covering the development and  more...

Management and Supervision Skills A packed and practical 2-day course that provides front-line managers with practical support and guidance to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to achieve results through the effective management and supervision of staff. It will help delegates to break down their responsibilities into easily achievable stages of development, and to approach their role with confidence. It is particularly  more...

Facilitation Skills ...cilitation is an essential function of any organisation s team management. It enables team members to own and achieve strategic objectives, to make decisions and solve problems - thus maximising and sustaining productivity. The facilitator s role is vital in ensuring the success of workshop style meetings, as they are responsible for the effective planning, execution and follow-up of the  more...

Influencing Skills ...team-based, rather than hierarchical structures. This means that there is a greater emphasis on communication and negotiation across the organisation, than on positional status. Influencing Skills training from H2 will enable participants to practice the necessary skills to fulfil their personal objectives, whilst maintaining strong, long-lasting professional relationships. It is  more...

Effective Team Working ...teamwork. This course will provide participants with a better understanding of team dynamics and the roles and responsibilities of all team members. It can also be used to address areas not usually covered during team development programmes, for example, the internal politics within a team, and how teams can work successfully with others within the organisation. It is recommended both for team  more...

Support Skills for PAs ...productivity, and can help to ensure that individuals and teams remain stress-free and effective in their roles. This course is particularly suitable for secretaries, PAs and those in a support role, who wish to develop their role to increase the contribution they make to their managers, their team and the organisation. Participants will learn the essential tools and techniques that will make  more...

Delegation Skills This course will enable participants to achieve more at work and to empower colleagues by learning to delegate more effectively. It will help them to overcome any inhibitions about delegation, and demonstrate the benefits of delegating important and stretching tasks. It is particularly recommended for anyone required to manage, to motivate or to lead others at work, whether they are a part of the  more...

Remote People Management ... requires the ability to generate and maintain a sense of team purpose and trust, even when regular meetings with are difficult or impossible to arrange. This is a practical and intensive half-day seminar that will show managers how to succeed in the new virtual working environment specifically how to build and maintain trust with the team; how to share and clarify overall purpose and  more...

Training for Trainers The provision of internal training can enable experienced staff to impart essential skills and knowledge to their colleagues. However, training can only help an organisation to achieve its strategic objectives if it is well planned and delivered, and if the time and resources invested are worthwhile and cost-effective. This course will enable delegates to prepare and deliver effective objective  more...

Managing your Manager ...ip that is rewarding for themselves, their manager, their team and the organisation as a whole. It is particularly recommended for anyone who has a manager... whether you are struggling to understand and fit in with each other's ways of doing things, or whether you feel things are going as well as can be expected, there is always room for improved communication and co-operation - and this  more...

Introduction to Team Leadership and Management ...teamwork these days. Organisations that wish to retain a competitive advantage need teams that don t just work well, but they need teams that exceed expectations and deliver results faster. This course will provide delegates with a better understanding of team dynamics, and the essentials of leading and managing a team. It will focus on the needs of the individuals within the team, and on the  more...

Emotional Intelligence at Work ...ctiveness of the organisation at all levels. Managers and team leaders are required to fulfil a much broader remit - not just to have technical or specialist expertise, but also to have a range of personal attributes and abilities; team members need to be able to co-operate and to work effectively with their colleagues and managers; and front-line staff need to be able to deal professionally  more...

Effective Meetings One of the most common frustrations reported in the workplace is the waste of time and energy given to poorly managed meetings. This course will equip delegates with the skills and techniques needed to plan, lead and participate in meetings of any kind, including impromptu, on-the-spot discussions between colleagues, to formal presentations and meetings with external suppliers or customers. It  more...

Licensed NLP Practitioner training 7- Day Intensive ...ely in all aspects of life * Improve self-management and team management skills * Set and achieve personal and business goals more easily * Manage meetings, appraisals, interviews and time more effectively * Resolve conflict more quickly and effectively * Create empowering new beliefs to break through personal barriers * Communicate more powerfully, flexibly and confidently to any  more...

Coaching Skills Coaching isa a A process providing an individual with feedback, insight and guidance on achieving their full potential in their business, or personal life.a Coaching is an extremely powerful technique that can have life-changing results. This programme will help you understand the responsibility that the coach has for the coachee, as well as show you how to facilitate the development of  more...

Implementing Project Management ...ment to make the transition from theory to practice. As a team, the attendees will prepare for and conduct a a projecta ™ in a number of stages. After each stage, a structured review will provide the opportunity to explore the aspects of project management relevant to that stage. This programme is for you if you would like to experience the dynamics of working as part of a project  more...

Fundamentals of Project Management Aims This programme gives detailed and practical guidance on how to plan, organise and control projects effectively, with particular emphasis on delivery of results within time, budget and quality constraints. It includes full participation, utilising structured exercises, role-plays, discussions and workshops. Prerequisites Anyone with responsibility for managing a project or working in a  more...

PRINCE2 Practitioner ...actitioner examination. In particular, Project Managers, Team Leaders and Managers, Project Assurance and Project Support roles working in a PRINCE2 ® environment and those intending to play a role in a project conducted in accordance with PRINCE2 ® or advise an organisation on implementing PRINCE2 ®. Guidance is available from our Project Specialists for those uncertain about  more...

M_o_R Foundation Aims This programme is aimed at managers and team members with specific responsibilities for corporate governance and the management of risk. It could also be useful for senior executives considering the implementation of structured risk management within their organisations.  more...

Leadership and Team Management for Success ...team? This ILM endorsed programme covers the essential leadership skills and qualities to produce high performing teams. The course in Leadership and Team Management raises self awareness of delegatesa ™ management and leadership skills, discusses the theory of team development, and provides an effective setting so that leadership skills can be practised in real team environments, and the  more...

Successfully Managing People ...usses the theory of successful management, leadership and team leadership and provides an effective arena to practise new skills discussed and learned. To conclude the course delegates will complete a 1000 -1200 word assessment to assess their understanding of the principles of management, complete four short segment reviews, normally of no more than 250 words and with one to one feedback  more...

Mentoring in the Workplace ...y, a mentor is someone outside your organisation, unit or team and chosen by you. There is a general acceptance that most people achieve better levels of professional success if they have the guidance and help of a mentor; someone with whom they can discuss their career plans, evaluate options and achievements, and work through issues. This programme is for you if you are responsible for  more...

Progressive Management Skills How to be a manager who makes a real difference This programme is for you if you want to be a manager who can make a real difference. It will help you recognise the differences between simply having the title a managera ™ and actually managing people. These include the ability to influence yet empower others, to build a real team and to demonstrate true leadership. And, of course, you  more...

Secrets to Empowerment ...gation is a dynamic tool for motivating and training your team to realise their full potential. Without it, you lose their value. a The Secrets To Empowermenta ™a ™ is an intensive programme that gives you practical tools for delegating, both upwards and downwards. It analyses every task normally undertaken by you and considers whether, how and to whom each of those tasks might be  more...

Driving High Performance ...ontributes to the effective management of individuals and teams in order to achieve high levels of organisational performance." Armstrong and Baron Performance management should be strategic, in that it involves broader and longer-term organisational goals, whilst linking various aspects of the business, people management, individuals and teams. This involves identifying skills, setting  more...

Team Leader Toolkit ...ween management and the workforce can sometimes result in team leaders being pulled in different directions. This can be particularly tough if you are making the transition from team member to team leader. You are no longer on equal terms with your peers. Now you have to earn their respect, show authority and lead them, often having to make unpopular decisions. This programme is for you if  more...

Team Building ...team player Todaya ™s focus on project working brings people together in teams, so the ability to be a a team playera ™ is essential. Being able to work with others and to recognise that the whole is bigger (and more successful) than the sum of the parts is key to team working. Team Building is a practical programme. You will take part in a range of activities that will enable  more...

Financial Modelling with Microsoft Excel ...l and understanding of the financial performance of their team. This programme shows you how you can combine basic financial knowledge with the power of spreadsheets to develop this closer understanding. This programme is for you if you are involved in business or financial planning, budgeting or forecasting and would like your computer to take the strain. Even if you have never used a  more...

Introduction to Selling ...team are the face of your business. Out in the field they are responsible for maintaining relationships and creating new business. Are you 100% sure they are the best that they can be? This programme is for you if You are an external sales person / account manager who is new to selling or has not had any formal sales training You need to refresh / learn the skills to make your own sales  more...

BTEC EDEXCEL LEVEL 2Door Supervisor Training ... 2 Award in Door Supervision. Control Security Ltd has a team of Trainers with vast expertise in the Security Industry including Door Supervision. For the last few years there have been many changes in the security industry including the licensing of Door Supervisors and the improvement in training standards. Our Door Supervisors training use real scerinos that have happen and include video  more...

PRINCE2 Foundation ... Benefits This course is suitable for project managers, team managers, project support staff, quality assurance staff and anybody else who: - Is involved in or runs projects - Wishes to get to know the PRINCE2 method - Would like to obtain a globally recognised certificate of his/ her project management knowledge The PRINCE2 Foundation course will give you an answer to the following  more...

Licensed NLP Master Practitioner training 9- Day Intensive ...se covers: Leadership * Improve self-management and team management skills * Manage meetings, appraisals, interviews and time more effectively Communication Skills * Communicate more powerfully, flexibly and confidently to any audience * Apply advanced language patterns to influence yourself and others easily Problem Solving * Trigger positive mental and emotional states at  more...

Job Interview Skills Workshop in London - Create a Strong First Impression ... and how well you're going to fit in with the rest of the team. Ultimately however, it will be how you come over in the interview and how well you answer the relevant questions that will decide the outcome. If you would like to have a chat with on of our coaches to explore things further please call or email us and we'll get one of our trainers to have a chat with you and answer any more  more...

Job Interview Skills Workshop in Birmingham - Create a Strong First Impression ... and how well you're going to fit in with the rest of the team. Ultimately however, it will be how you come over in the interview and how well you answer the relevant questions that will decide the outcome. If you would like to have a chat with on of our coaches to explore things further please call or email us and we'll get one of our trainers to have a chat with you and answer any more  more...

Job Interview Skills Workshop in Glasgow - Create a Strong First Impression ... and how well you're going to fit in with the rest of the team. Ultimately however, it will be how you come over in the interview and how well you answer the relevant questions that will decide the outcome. If you would like to have a chat with on of our coaches to explore things further please call or email us and we'll get one of our trainers to have a chat with you and answer any more  more...

Job Interview Skills Workshop in Leeds - Create a Strong First Impression ... and how well you're going to fit in with the rest of the team. Ultimately however, it will be how you come over in the interview and how well you answer the relevant questions that will decide the outcome. If you would like to have a chat with on of our coaches to explore things further please call or email us and we'll get one of our trainers to have a chat with you and answer any more  more...

Team Building - The Shared Meaning ...team is highly motivating and leads to the achievement of shared goals. Opposite Lega ™s a The Shared Meaninga ™ Team Building day uses the model of the ensemble theatre company to unify any department or staff team. Dona ™t worry this day does not involve singing, dancing or pretending to be a tree; the aim of a theatre company is to fully understand and inhabit a shared  more...

Communication Skills Training Overview - Communication Skills Delivered in Opposite Lega ™s humourous and playful style, participants will: * Engage with their natural communication skills and resources * Begin to find and nurture those communication skills in themselves * Improve their listening skills * Learn how to build rapport through body language *  more...

Presentation Skills Presentation Skills a Performance This is a stand- alone course; you needna ™t provide us with any presentation examples or background material, so it works perfectly as part of a general staff training programme. All the hard work is done. The presentation is written and prepared. It is persuasive and convincing. You take the stage. Your voice begins to wobble. You feel yourself  more...

The Executive Secretary - Excellence Programme ...team the effective secretary must maintain high levels of service delivery o ensure the achievement of organisational objectives. This programme highlights the importance of this role within a company and aims to provide the skills with which the effective secretary can contribute fully to the managers success. This programme is delivered in house Read reviews here Course Aim: This  more...

Mastering People Management Introduction Most professional managera ™s recognise the need to continue to develop their people management skills and learn new ways to maximise employee potential, these managers reflect upon the challenges that face the organisation and what those changes mean for their role in managing people. They realise that a flexible approach to people management is the key to success. Who  more...

Graduate Development - Developing Business Awareness ...s values Recognise your professional role as part of the team and develop strategies for enhancing your service provision Create meaningful relationships with your colleagues at all levels and from a variety of cultural backgrounds Develop strategies for planning and organising work Deliver Quality Communications. Recognise the importance of timing when communicating messages and time those  more...

Problem Solving & Decision Making Recognise This Behaviour? Maybe Today - Maybe Not! You keep putting it off, moving it aside, and reassigning it to the bottom of the pile. It nags you. It bugs you to the point of frustration. You' put it off until the last minute, and then have to do it anyway. Stop procrastinating and start doing! Dont put off this opportunity to learn how to overcome your hesitation and make smarter critical  more...

Assertive Behaviour ...ose people who would like to be more assertive with their team members, their colleagues who are in the same peer groups and their senior managers alike. It will address your concerns about not being liked and offending others and enable you to set effective goals, perfect the art of saying no, and remain professional when pressed by other people. Course Objectives By the end of this  more...

Discover the leader in you ...Business impact Significantly increased focus on team and personal goals Increased optional effort from an empowered team Raised levels of departmental confidence in his or her team s ability to deliver - time after time Active support for innovation and change Four days of professional and personal transformation Workshop objectives The objective  more...

Negotiation Skills for senior leaders and managers ...dealing with complex negotiation situations. Working as a team instead of as an individual involves different interpersonal skills. The other parties to such negotiations unconsciously observe body language and team dynamics which can help them look for opportunities to divide and conquer. This highly participative and practical programme gives senior leaders and managers tools,  more...

Coaching for Leaders Managers ... to see how their personal goals link to the goals of the team and the business. This course aims to give leaders and managers the skills to read and motivate; and to achieve 'win-win' situations at work. Contents: Day One Introduction to transactional analysis Effective leadership and team building Using the GROW model in coaching How behaviour and personality influence the way  more...

Coaching Skills for Supervisors and Managers ...ethod of greatly improving performance of individuals and teams. It includes deliberate and specific activities designed for employees to develop their skills by learning on the job. The Manager who can develop their coaching skills can lead highly productive teams with motivated individuals, resulting in significantly increasing cost effectiveness and organisational performance. Contents:  more...

Finding creative solutions to problems ...da ™ and a Ill-Constructeda ™ problems The a Teama ™ approach to problem solving a identifying stakeholders Methods to stimulate good, active thinking within the team Decision analysis Solving the presented problem a defining the problem and analysing cause & effect Designing and evaluating solutions Solving constructed problems: Good orientation and idea generation  more...

Inspirational Leadership Skills ...interested in finding out how inspiring leaders can build teams whose members work together effectively and positively, bringing the exceptional performance improvements that good leadership and successful teamwork can bring, this is the programme for you. Contents: This course includes: Defining the principal qualities of an inspirational leader Inspirational leaders in action -  more...

Motivational techniques ...des delegates with practical strategies to motivate their team for optimum performance. It demonstrates how to identify common de-motivators and prevent those from attacking morale. You will learn about behavioural analysis, improving your skills in understanding the unique needs of individual and also the effective communication techniques that can be used to ensure everyone is working towards  more...

Training for PAs Course Objectives: This one day workshop looks at management from the PA's perspective. The trainer uses a number of lively discussion led examples combined with a variety of exercises and case studies. This programme is an excellent platform to help PAs succeed in their demanding role. Contents: There are a variety of modules that are included within this programme, including;  more...

Managing the Salesforce ... learn a more structured approach to managing their sales team. Delegates will be trained on methods designed to improve the performance of their sales team by successfully managing both results and activity. Contents: By the end of this course each delegate will be able to: Design and use management controls Develop a simple manpower strategy Prepare for and conduct recruitment  more...

Dealing with bullying and harassment in the workplace ...s to increase the awareness and knowledge of managers and team leaders on the topic of workplace bullying and harassment. The course is intended to ensure that the programme will help those accountable for managing and supervising others gain the confidence to challenge unacceptable employee behaviour. Delegates will learn how to establish and maintain clear standards of behaviour in order to  more...

Performance Management ...e performance management of each individual member of the team is critical in today's increasingly competitive environment and the aim of this course is to enable delegates to achieve their business objectives by developing the skills of their staff and improving all aspects of operational performance. Contents: By the end of this course, each delegate will be able to: Establish and  more...

Preparing an Induction Course Objectives: Induction training is absolutely vital for new employees. Good induction training can ensure your new employees are retained and are able to settle in quickly and happily to a productive role. Induction training is as much about training in specific skills as it is about the basics seasoned employees take for granted: what the shifts are; where the notice-board is; what's the  more...

Subversion for Advanced Users This course is aimed for advanced users of subversion, who will involve heavily with branching management, automatic build/ compilation and testing, even deployment and updating. The students would benefit from this course to work more closely with development team and deployment team, especially for largesize companies or those with geographically distributed branches. Course features a lot of  more...

Essential Management Skills ...ou to be an effective manager. Whether you are managing a team or a process, this practical development programme will give you a grounding in the essential skills and behaviours required to be able to communicate, motivate, build trust and lead with confidence and authority. Learn the essential skills that will enable you to be an effective team leader or manager: Understand the role and  more...

Six Sigma Green Belt ...n. They can tackle projects as part of a cross functional team or projects scoped within their normal job. Green Belts need to be able to apply the tools and techniques that support a DMAIC or a DFSS approach that is driven by data. Green Belts need to be able to appreciate how a fact based approach leads to the root causes of problems and ensures that correct decisions are made and lasting  more...

UML for the IT Business Analyst One of the fastest growing roles in the IT industry is the IT Business Analyst. Business Analysts are found in almost organizations and are important members of any IT team whether in the private or public sector. This course provides a clear, step-by-step guide to how the Business Analyst can perform his or her role using state-of-the-art object-oriented technology.  more...

Android Effective Programming The android platform targets various handsets of different screen size and different capabilities. This course overviews the recommended practices based on android applications developers experience and based on the official guidelines published by the google android team.  more...

The Power of Positive Thinking Positive thinking is infectious and leads to a 'can do' attitude within an individual, a team and an organisation. The session allows the group to consider the business consequences of negative thinking and learn the methodology to develop positive practices that can be achieved in the flick of a mental switch. For more information please go to: www. illumine. co. uk/ post  more...

Rapid Team Building ...Team Building programme is an effective route for an organisation to offer learning and team building to enhance productivity, creativity, reduce-conflict and develop team working skills. They are structured to bring out an individuala ™s potential as well as that of the team as a whole. A focused half day team building programme for groups and teams in your organisation. For more  more...

Value Adding Appraisals ...ing Appraisals Making Appraisals Work For You Is your team's experience of appraisals a box-ticking exercise and waste of time? Is your view, as the person hosting the appraisal, that you need to get it done as quickly as possible, file it and tell HR you're up to date? Appraisals are a great opportunity to: Give (and receive) constructive feedback Reflect on what went well... ...  more...

Report Writing ...sages are understood and helping to influence managers or team leaders. Using fun exercises and discussions, by the end of the day, delegates will have: a Learnt the importance of tailoring a report to suit the target audience. a Understood the need to have precise aims to ensure accuracy, brevity and clarity. a Examined the steps needed for an effective and professional report  more...

Agile Project Management with Scrum Training Course Who should attend? This 2 day course is suitable to any IT professionals who are interested in implementing Iterative Agile and Scrum methodologies to manage software development. This course is particularly suited to project managers, team leaders, developers and customers of software development wishing to have a stake holding in the development process.  more...

Creativity for Logical Thinkers ...reative thinking skills training with the opportunity for team building. -Enhance problem solving skills. -Augment strong logical and analytical thinking with techniques to improve creative thinking. -Individual coaching by the course facilitator on how to use techniques in the workplace, individually and when facilitating others. -Confidence booster, being able to have faith in your own  more...

UML 20 Certification - Fundamental Exam Preparation Training Course Course Audience: Developers, programmers, business analysts, project managers, software architects, testers, people responsible for documentation or anyone involved in the software development process. Course Objectives: Prepares you to work with the most commonly encountered UML elements Teaches you how to create simple UML models Prepares you to be a member of a UML Development  more...

UML 20 Certification - Advanced Exam Preparation Training Course Developers, programmers, business analysts, project managers, software architects, testers, people responsible for documentation or anyone involved in the software development process. Course Objectives: Prepares you to work with a broad range of UML elements Teaches you how to create complex UML models Allows you become a qualified to be a senior member of a UML Development Team.  more...

UML 20 Certification - Intermediate Exam Preparation Training Course Course Audience: Developers, programmers, business analysts, project managers, software architects, testers, people responsible for documentation or anyone involved in the software development process. Course Objectives: Prepares you to work with a broad range of UML elements Teaches you how to create complex UML models Allows you become a qualified to be a senior member of a UML  more...

Scrum for Managers and Executives Training Course This course is also know as SCRUM awareness training. Who should attend? This course has been created for managers, executives and other decision makers who want to know how to calculate the benefits of implementing the methodology or want to understand what their team is doing. It is also suitable for customers of software development wishing to have a stake holding in the development  more...

Scrum Product Owner Training Course This course is for: Product owners, managers, or anyone interested in Agile planning and estimating techniques. The course Scrum Product Owner (SPO), utilizes a combination of presentation, discussion, and hands-on exercises explaining and demonstrating through practices. It illustrates what it is like to take on the role of an Agile team. The course covers all aspects of a product owner's  more...

Train the Coach ...bably the most effective method available to managers and team members to develop skills and thereby increase performance. Many organisations now support a coaching culture; however it is only the most dedicated of managers who implement this effectively as part of their management style. Coaching is the technique that enables us to get the best out of other people. It can provide  more...

Facilitator Practitioner Training This in-depth course will turn you into a fully-trained independent facilitator. Youa ™ll learn about group dynamics, group development, workshop design, facilitation style, managing energy, dealing with issues, dealing with difficult personalities and a whole host of techniques for ideas generation, evaluation and selection. You will be able to generate high-quality output within compressed  more...

Creativity Skills Training This course will provide you with a powerful methodology and toolkit for enhancing individual and group creativity, enabling you to confidently lead yourself and others through ideas generation, development, evaluation and selection. You'll also have a broader understanding of innovation and how it works, and be able to ensure that you have the best possible chance of success by creating an action  more...

Leading a Winning Team ...lected opportunities to develop Leadership and Management teams, with up to 1000 funding from the Leadership and Management Advisory Service. Now is the time to invest with confidence in team development solutions that take business performance to a higher level. MTL work with clients to deliver exceptional business results, using a combination of psychological and interactive challenges our  more...

Business Development Making the link between training and business performance, whether you are new to sales or have years of experience, develop best practice, win and keep new customers. As a result of attending delegates will be able to deeply understand their customers and motivate commitment. This accelerated learning programme combines the skills and behavioural traits needed in todays increaasingly competitive  more...

Martine Devos' Certified Scrum Product Owner Leading Agile expert Martine Devos is coming to Skills Matter to deliver her two-day course which teaches you how to become an effective Product Owner. If you would like to learn how to leverage Scrum to optimise value creation and customer satisfaction, then this is the course for you. The course will cover Scrum roles from Product Owner, Team to ScrumMaster. There will also be a range of  more...

David Laribees Leading LeanAgile Teams ...ill be delivering a two-day course on Leading Lean/ Agile Teams, at The Skills Matter eXchange. Successful product teams need a generalist who can help teams come together and perform - a leader who can bring a holistic toolkit to the whole team, customer and programmer alike. In this two day workshop, attendees will be introduced to a series of collaborative practices that ensure  more...

David Laribees Managing Technical Debt Workshop David Laribee will be presenting a one-day workshop at The Skills Matter eXchange on 'Managing Technical Debt'. Technical debt is a real drag on productivity and every team suffers from it. The good news is that this debt can be paid back over time and managed when a team is willing to put a system in place. This workshop demonstrates how to build a system for managing and reducing debt using a  more...

Antony Marcano Andy Palmer Chris Matts Feature Injection Course ...cts. Now, more often as a coach and trainer, Antony helps teams evolve their skills and abilities to attain the benefits offered by agile practices. Chris Matts has over 10 years of experience in investment banking including strategy work as a practitioner rather than as a consultant. His specialist areas are real options, IT risk management, business value and agile analysis These  more...

Diana Larsen James Shores Art of Agile Planning and Delivery ...gile software development community. He has been coaching teams in Agile development since 1999, James consults with development teams worldwide to help them meet commitments, improve product quality and increase productivity. He is co-author of The Art Of Agile Development. Diana Larsen consults with leaders and teams to create work processes where innovation, inspiration, and imagination  more...

Jutta Ecksteins Agile Software Development in the Large Jutta Eckstein is an independent coach, consultant and trainer from Braunschweig, Germany. Her know-how in agile processes is based on over ten years experience in developing object-oriented applications. She has helped many teams and organization LEARN HOW TO: a frequent delivery with several teams a developing the highest business value for multiple customers a efficient communication  more...

Kevlin Henney Jon Jaggers Deliberate Practice Days For a developer, deliberate practice means trying new things, trying old things with a view to making them fresh and trying to move from accidental practice to intentional discipline. Deliberate practice improves technical agility through increased self awareness. LEARN HOW TO: a Evaluate and improve our test cases using Test-Driven Development a Learn pairing and team skills by putting  more...

Presenting Yourself With Impact This two day workshop enables participants to understand what makes great presenters great; the language to use, how to build rapport with a large audience and the core beliefs of excellent presenters. All participants get to try out the techniques throughout the 2 days and to get personalised feedback. All participants get a ten minute presentation videoed and have a dvd of their presentation to  more...

David Laribees Leading Lean Agile Teams ...teams need a generalist who can help teams come together and perform - a leader who can bring a holistic toolkit to the whole team, customer and programmer alike. In this two day workshop, attendees will be introduced to a series of collaborative practices that ensure user-centered products, lightweight, useful processes and technical excellence. This course is appropriate for developers,  more...

Eric Evans Domain Driven Design Hands-On Immersion ...rge software systems. In this Domain Modeling Workshop, a team will learn to cultivate a strong connection between the language used by experts, users, and developers, so that the right kind of models can dramatically accelerate the process of translating the customers' needs into working software. Upon completion of this Domain Modeling workshop, the team will have a strong domain modeling  more...

Rachel Davies' Agile Coaching Skills - 2 days - UK ...interactive course engages participants in discussion and teambased simulations to explore how Agile Coaches work. You will get an introduction to a range of coaching tools that you can apply immediately on your team. A practical guide to creating strong agile teams, this training gives you coaching tools that you can apply whether you are a project manager, a technical lead, or working in a  more...

Myers-Briggs Workshop Using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) allows individuals in a team to firstly better understand themselves and secondly understand others in the team. This leads to higher productivity of the team through increased levels of cooperation and acceptance. Research into effective teams has shown that self understanding and emotional intelligence are key for success.  more...

Martine Devos Agile Project Management Workshop ...ng technologies, highly compressed schedules and evolving teams. This workshop teaches you how to adapt and respond to all of these challenges within your software projects. Software Projects Require more than traditional project management techniques This workshop focuses on brining non-traditional methods to bear within your software projects. With project consistently failing at a +60%  more...

Martine Devos' Certified ScrumMaster and Estimation Class - 2 days - UK ...team is radically different to traditional project management. Rather than plan, instruct, and direct, the leader of a Scrum team (called a ScrumMaster) facilitates, coaches, and leads. In this 2-day ScrumMaster Certification course, we will cover the fundamental principles of Scrum, qualifying you as a Certified ScrumMaster. In this intensive and highly interactive workshop, you will get  more...

Rachel Davies Agile Retrospectives ... a development iteration or project milestone to help the team identify ways to improve their team effectiveness. In this Agile Retrospectives workshop you will learn about the foundations of retrospective facilitation with implementation tips and practical exercises so you can try out the techniques yourself. The workshop covers how to plan a retrospective, how to run a retrospective and how  more...