Project Management

This workshop is intended to instil the basics of good project management at all levels of an organisation. It is appropriate for a wide range of staff and includes real world and pragmatic training.

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Very good overall

Lynne H, Nelson City Council

Useful information on project management

Melanie B, South Wairarapa District Council

Some great examples which helped make it real. Practical ideas to make project management quicker and more effective.

Gail T, Northland Regional Council

Great speaker, engaging and changed way of thinking about managing/delivering projects.

Elyse K, Palmerston North City Council

Interesting, engaging and most helpful

Pamela A, South Wairarapa District Council

Covered project management and staff management which was good.

Adrian W, Western Bay of Plenty District Council

Far exceeded expectations - especially high fun factor! Provided valuable tools to use for project (and life) management - particularly DOSAC, Right Track, Guiding Principles. Also grateful for access/insight into templates.

Richard F, Nelson City Council

Very fun and well run course

Patrick H, South Wairarapa District Council

Well-presented and engaging. Good range of content.

Matt J, Northland Regional Council

Very engaging, great presenter. Great using real life projects. Great to network with others in organisation.

Shanine H, Nelson City Council

10 out of 5 - would recommend.

Keegan A, Palmerston North City Council

Great workshop - good prep by the facilitators

Sandra B, Carterton District Council

Good workshop, as someone new to project Management I feel like I have learnt a lot and have things to take away and use in my job.

Michelle H, Northland Regional Council

It makes me really keen to move into this as a job.

Carolyn B, Tauranga City Council

Effective tools I can realistically use day to day. Was super helpful using real council projects to practice planning with.

Annie v, Kaipara District Council

Loved the pace and activities in the workshop.

Leah B, Palmerston North City Council

Energising

Sandra H, Carterton District Council

I found it really, really useful. As someone managing a project with no given training it's really made me think about ways to improve upon it but also to take into future projects (big or small).

Nicole B, Northland Regional Council

Simple and practical applications.

Dean N, Kaipara District Council

Pretty good - nice job Frank! Love the balance of having fun and enhancing reputation.

Leith H, Palmerston North City Council

Fun and interactive without being too far out of comfort zone

Sara E, South Wairarapa District Council

Really enjoyed the time spent with engaging, experienced and well-organised trainer. And that it was a cross-organisation group.

Sally B, Northland Regional Council

Excellent presentation.

David M, Tauranga City Council

Learnt a lot of tools to help with planning and problem solving.

Maria S, Palmerston North City Council

Good articulate speaker with a sense of humour and good knowledge

Stan B, South Wairarapa District Council

Enjoyed working with others from organisation, learning about their work and challenges. And the changing teams.

Sarah G, Northland Regional Council

Very informative 2 day workshop; lots of tools to call upon.

Mike M, Palmerston North City Council

Great use of post-it notes/spreadsheet paper. Never seen so much - very clear though. Better than Powerpoint.

Tony D, Northland Regional Council

Very impressed with the quality and course delivery.

George L, Kaipara District Council

This course was relevant, practical and Frank kept us engaged. It was really good, highly recommend to others. Extremely useful for project management.

Dani D, Auckland Council

I found the course great. I learnt a lot and found it quite interesting about the psychology of getting staff to buy into a project.

Gina K, Kaipara District Council

Thoroughly enjoyed it - meeting #1 objective. New perspective on project management - more detailed and very helpful. Adding what I've learnt with the cultural aspect from Maori/Pasifika (Pacific) perspective.

Rhia T, Palmerston North City Council

Really value Frank's delivery style and real life examples. The acronyms and kiwaha were added gems alongside Debbie and the chocolate!

Dena J, Auckland Council

Frank delivered a great course. Upbeat, held our attention. Great PM concepts. Provides lots of great tips and experience to real life.

Hannah G, Kaipara District Council

Great workshop. Wasn't death by powerpoint and kept me engaged.

Stephanie P, Individual

Really useful for useful for me

Asita L, Nelson City Council

Great learnings. Good pace. Practical with good insights into people.

Helen S, Kaipara District Council

Great job Frank! Flip charts rule

Bevan T, Nelson City Council

So many practical tips! This workshop was energising, motivating and confidence-building.

Isabella M, Auckland Council

5 star if more time; not reflective on content.

Nye G, Tauranga City Council

Practical content; well explained; engaging presenter.

Lisa S, Kaipara District Council

Frank was a great presenter - kept things interesting and moving forward.

Vicki M, Palmerston North City Council

Good tactile stuff, eyes up look at the wall

Janeen C, Nelson City Council

Well-refined and targetted workshop.

Kahurangi G, Auckland Council

Frank facilitated the course well. He was engaging and delivered pragmatic solutions to project management.

Michaela K, Kaipara District Council

Brilliant!

Adam R, Upper Hutt City Council

Good, felt like a bit too much information for us to take in and remember

Joanna W, Nelson City Council

Spending these 2 days with you was like chilling with my daddy - loved the practical tools, natural storytelling and authenticity you bring. You are so generous with your matauranga.

Lawren M, Auckland Council

Excellent delivery. Excellent tools that can be used at home and work.

Nicola H, Kaipara District Council

Very thorough and well organised, engaging

Katharine J, Nelson City Council

Simple, fast, engaging, real scenarios, practical - loved the exercises.

Marvic B, Auckland Council

Good material, well-presented.

Dan C, Timaru District Council

Frank kept my interest both days.

Brett L, Upper Hutt City Council

Brilliant! Fun, one of the best workshops I've been to!

Lisa O, Nelson City Council

Really enjoyed this course. Clear, engaging, FUN. It was a great way to learn about project management in a way where it kept me engaged the whole time. Sad that it had to come to an end - for now, but I have new skillsets to add to my mahi and personal skills.

Melz H, Auckland Council

Really good

Emma S, Otago Regional Council

Very good structure to workshop with excellent repetition at key concepts to embed learning. I also appreciated the use of real world and personal examples to reinforce the theory

Aaron P, Palmerston North City Council

Looking forward to the next workshop or project to build on this new knowledge. Thanks.

Phil C, Nelson City Council

Papaki kau ana nga mihi kia korua. Thank you. E kore nga kupu! Just wow!!

Terina H, Auckland Council

Excellent workshop that is applicable to so many areas.

Erin M, Grey District Council

Good mix of presenter working and participants working

Brian W, Palmerston North City Council

Heaps of really user-friendly strategies that can be applied across a wide range of formal and informal "projects" (big and small/work/family/other).

Catherine P, Upper Hutt City Council

It was good, especially using real projects as examples, so we had an understanding of the background

Rachel B, Nelson City Council

As a young wahine maori, I find it hard to stay engaged, but I absolutely LOVED this kaupapa. Matua Frank and whaea Debs are AMAZING!

Vinny R, Auckland Council

Engaging and practical. Was useful using real examples

Charlotte G, Palmerston North City Council

Lots learnt; had fun.

Chris L, Upper Hutt City Council

Instructor was very knowledgeable and kept the course moving and interesting

Rebecca D, Nelson City Council

I will definitely start looking and using each tool that was introduced during the course.

Yana N, Auckland Council

Some useful tools, may come together more when put into practice

Debra H, Palmerston North City Council

Good content; good approach; great stories and analogies.

Derek V, Upper Hutt City Council

Met all my objectives (especially having fun) and learning with colleagues

Richard F, Nelson City Council

Great course - confirmed a lot, gained a lot of added knwledge/value

Jason P, Palmerston North City Council

Great presentation; lessons learned; very relatable for work and home; refreshing!

Eugene G, Upper Hutt City Council

Great content and tools. Fantastic facilitation (very engaging).

James O, South Wairarapa District Council

Good course content - covered a lot

Jocelyn B, Palmerston North City Council

High energy; very tactile; great stories.

Ike K, Upper Hutt City Council

Really useful and practical - didn't over complicate

Stefan B, Nelson City Council

Currently not using in my role, but some useful things and methodology to be helpful to team.

Jocelyn L, South Wairarapa District Council

Reluctant participant expecting another woke council training delivered by a raging alternate-gender leftie. Discovered a refreshing, fun, informative and valuable course providing a powerful, efficient and pragmatic approach.

Maggie Z, South Wairarapa District Council

Great explanations and examples. Humour is good!

Suzanne W, Otago Regional Council

Well balance course, practical and I can start implementing someo f the tools right away

Lili K, Palmerston North City Council

Really fun and engaging two days. Practical tips for solving problems.

Julia F, Upper Hutt City Council

Great workshop. Bit of brain overload but once reviewed should sink in.

Mandy D, South Wairarapa District Council

Thanks so much - I feel like I have a place to start to plan and this event isn't such a scary monster after all.

Lisa G, Palmerston North City Council

Brilliant! Real! Genuine!

Maria R, Upper Hutt City Council

Excellent flows well

Bryce N, South Wairarapa District Council

Great workshop; excellent facilitator.

Megan O, Upper Hutt City Council

Course was very engaging and interesting. A lot was learnt and tips for future use

Harriet B, South Wairarapa District Council

The course was very useful, well-run, with lots of tools to use.

Natasha S, South Wairarapa District Council

Presentation was great. Content was good. Found some of the instruction a bit vauge but was covered off in the activities

Eddia P, Nelson City Council

Very well put together

Chris B, Selwyn District Council

Usable, accesible, tabgible

James W, South Wairarapa District Council

Overall a fantastic workshop.

Trish D, South Wairarapa District Council

Thank you Frank. I thought you did an excellent job of facilitating, making it look a lot easier than it is. I really enjoyed the 2 days.

Gabrielle T, Nelson City Council

Very worthwhile. Learnt a lot of skills that I will be able to apply to my day to day job and also upcoming projects

Katrina N, South Wairarapa District Council

Frank Aldridge is a great presenter and has very good teaching techniques.

Mel S, Grey District Council

Clear, concise, and practical. Found the session easy to follow - great emphasis on the tools which will be extremely useful in the future. Good use of practical examples.

Gary A, Nelson City Council

Very good

Deborah F, Waipa District Council

Very engaging! Lots of great lessons I can and will use on a daily basis.

Kendyll H, South Wairarapa District Council

Engaging and very detailed. Meaty.

Claire W, Kapiti Coast District Council

Very relevant and well-presented.

Peter A, Westland District Council

Reinforced the need of early planning and the importance of documentation, keeping things on track and nipping problems in the bud early before they fester

Ian T, Nelson City Council

Brilliant. Really enjoyed.

Michelle A, South Wairarapa District Council

Found it super helpful. Case studies were great.

Evalina B, Kapiti Coast District Council

Good at getting people involved and staying engaged. Nice to work with people from different parts of the council. Handy booklet to take away/ resources on website

Jane L, Nelson City Council

Went very quickly because material was relevant and I was engaged throughout

Jacquie M, Kapiti Coast District Council

Great content and delivery

Rachel R, Carterton District Council

Really enjoyed it. Very engaging and thought-provoking.

Hamish K, Kapiti Coast District Council

Love it - practical and easily implemented systems. I need more. Well-targeted to local government.

Simon E, Westland District Council

Great format, good to have mix of listeting and participating in groups

Lisa M, Nelson City Council

Feeling really positive after attending. Frank is a great facilitator.

Ilze E, Kapiti Coast District Council

Great course! Enjoyed by all and learnt additional tools to utilise for Project Management

Matt M, Nelson City Council

Good workshop

Joanne N, Selwyn District Council

Gained really great knowledge - easy to follow

Zoya H, South Wairarapa District Council

Great workshop with a broad content range covered. Very valuable knowledge and experience shared from everyone in the group.

Karly R, Kapiti Coast District Council

Very easy to understand concepts and ideas. Useful in a range of situations personally and professionally.

Angela C, Tauranga City Council

This has enlightened me as to what I can contribute to Project Management. My expectations have been exceeded

Michael O, Nelson City Council

Great tools for project management and great engaging presentation.

Keely G, Selwyn District Council

Very good course, well presented and full of useful tools

Bruce T, South Wairarapa District Council

Practical training that can immediately be used in my current project.

Kat G, Kapiti Coast District Council

Gave me ideas to organise my work and maybe less stress.

Gary B, Tauranga City Council

Well done!

Mitch P, Nelson City Council

Fast-paced, interactive

Leigh M, Dunedin City Council

Really good, simple ideas that can be easily used

Dave G, Carterton District Council

Frank delivered a well-prepared and interesting course. It was fun.

Kim K, Kapiti Coast District Council

Gave me a good understanding of how to approach and conduct project management in a practical way.

Helen G, Tauranga City Council

Well thought out content to the core and good use of examples that relate to real life situations. Walking the talk

Paul F, Nelson City Council

Great templates and reminders

Marianne A, Marlborough District Council

Really helpful, learned a lot

Glenda S, Carterton District Council

I have learnt heaps of tools to assist me with my projects going forward. Very happy and excited to tackle more projects now.

Loren C, Kapiti Coast District Council

It was a great course and I got exactly what I wanted from it - to learn basic tools to start in project management.

Ashlea H, Wellington City Council

Well done and upbeat

Graham T, South Wairarapa District Council

I had a lot of fun. Great resources. Really enjoyed the interactive elements. These are great tools. Awesome presenter and really well organised.

Matt N, Kapiti Coast District Council

Excellent - will be highly recommending to others.

Lisa M, Tauranga City Council

Fantastic tools for personal and project management use. Just what we were looking for. Thanks for covering our project.

Carol D, Rangitikei District Council

Enjoyed the facilitator's methods of teaching; shared tips and tricks which will be very useful and so practical!

Natasha B, Selwyn District Council

Really good, with practical tools I will use for my projects. Frank and Bridget are great facilitators

Kelly V, Carterton District Council

I now have some tools to use for my small projects and have a better understanding of the bigger projects they're part of.

Mike M, Kapiti Coast District Council

Excellent delivery!

Sam W, Tauranga City Council

Frank is a great facilitator and teacher. Thanks.

Cheska H, Queenstown Lakes District Council

Loved the workshop. Day 1 I found I was a bit confused - could have just been me, but Day 2 I was on ??. Loved it - thank you.

Morgan K, Kapiti Coast District Council

Very clear speaker who understood his material well and inspired us.

Sarah A, Tauranga City Council

Great tools that I have taken away to input into current and future projects.

Connie D, Selwyn District Council

Excellent

Richard M, Westland District Council

Has been good - simple, practical, active and examples

Russell O, South Wairarapa District Council

Always room for improvement.

Pania R, Kapiti Coast District Council

Good presentation and speed/energy

Sandrine C, Selwyn District Council

Could have been 1.5 days only

Sheil P, South Wairarapa District Council

Practical advice, good to use real examples and work through them.

Sarah G, Kapiti Coast District Council

Thank you for your assistance using examples.

Erin P, Hawke's Bay Regional Council

Very good, more perspective and management tools on project management

Shakhin S, Kaipara District Council

Really useful, well delivered in a fun way. Lots of practical tools we can take back to work. Enjoyed working through real life projects.

Steph F, South Wairarapa District Council

Great learning.

Shane E, Kapiti Coast District Council

Excellent

Vanessa S, Tauranga City Council

Frank created an easy, friendly environment where all suggestions/ideas were considered and everyone was able to participate. All sessions flowed nicely and each built on what we had learned in the previous sessions. Constant recapping meant all that was learnt will stick much easier. Access to spreadsheets/tools is a bonus.

Gabrielle M, Queenstown Lakes District Council

Content was excellent, very relateable. Taking away new approaches to assist me in my role. Hopefully improved efficiencies in future project delivery.

Sue F, Selwyn District Council

Provided simple tools to develop systems in day to day works

Tim L, South Wairarapa District Council

Enjoyed the engaging presentation, valued all the practical tools.

Steve M, Kapiti Coast District Council

All areas well-covered and understandable.

Greg A, Wanganui District Council

So many tools! Easy to implement. Provides clarity quickly.

Gaylene P, Rangitikei District Council

Excellent course learnt a lot; brain is full

Tony M, Selwyn District Council

Very well facilitated. Was made to feel comfortable.

Trish D, South Wairarapa District Council

Loved how practical it was.

Susan H, Kapiti Coast District Council

Very well-presented, clear, concise; and good tips and experiences.

Paul B, Hamilton City Council

Excellent course which provided much more than expected. Practical and useful skills I can apply.

Katrina G, Rangitikei District Council

Loved the practical tools I can enjoy.

Veronica S, Waimakariri District Council

Great energy from the moment I arrived, friendly welcome by both Frank and Deb. Great skills and tools learnt that I can adapt and apply in different areas.

Tiana W, Kapiti Coast District Council

Useful insights and tips. Lucky there was a focus on our project as a real world example.

Pete G, Wanganui District Council

What a fantastic introdution. Practical tools I can use in my current role.

Kerry P, Selwyn District Council

Quality

Crispian S, Rotorua Lakes Council

Very good workshop. Leant a lot about project management techniques.

Allie M, Waimakariri District Council

Got us all interacting well - broke into small groups - created a collegial atmosphere.

Alix B, Napier City Council

Presentation very good.

Kobus v, South Taranaki District Council

Really enjoyed it and now I have new tools to organise and manage different types of situations more efficiently.

Belen R, Waimakariri District Council

Engaging, informative and very practical.

Claire F, Marlborough District Council

Loved everything about the course. Have a much better understanding and handle on project management.

Sophie D, Thames-Coromandel District Council

I found some difficulty in keeping up with some sessions but overall very good.

Leigh S, Palmerston North City Council

Engaging and fun.

Kelly F, Rotorua Lakes Council

Really enjoyed and learnt some useful tools - thank you!

Claudia B, Waimakariri District Council

A lot of useful content covered in a short period.

Danica R, Napier City Council

Gave me some good strategies to use.

Clare A, Tauranga City Council

Very engaging facilitator.

Lisa L, Selwyn District Council

The workshop was well delivered, lots of good examples were used, reinforcement of the concept was well-managed by the trainer.

Pushpander S, Rotorua Lakes Council

Excellent!! Best course ever!!

Peter W, Masterton District Council

Really good refresher course.

Richard D, Rotorua Lakes Council

Great presenter - very valuable course.

Harriette D, Waimakariri District Council

Great content, well broken down and easy to interpret/relate to. Flow and structure great with good breaks and discussions.

Harriet G, Rangit?kei Rivers Catchment Collective (RRCC)

Fun way to learn new stuff and get you thinking about dealing with problems in a different way.

Phillipa T, Timaru District Council

It was fun and fully enjoyable with the large amount of interaction.

Robert A, Rotorua Lakes Council

The use of charts and sticky notes has shown me that there are better ways to illustrate and think about ideas instead of typing on the computer etc.

Harry W, Waimakariri District Council

Food was good, ha ha!

Rachael I, Selwyn District Council

I thought it was really good. To me it felt like it's more a course about how to be a good person. Which I think is good because a lot is missing. It added a lot of value to me but I wouldn't see it as a core project management course.

Will B, Rotorua Lakes Council

Super fun, especially with all the activities we did. Grouping different workmates with different knowledge.

Jaskaran S, Waimakariri District Council

Great introduction to project management for someone with no prior experience.

James H, Asburton District Council

Frank was great! Informative and used several real life examples.

Tony A, Tauranga City Council

Loved it. Fun, engaging and effective.

Candice M, Ruapehu District Council

I really enjoyed all the interaction and how the groups were made up. You worked with most of the group. I will take a lot of the information and will introduce in to my working life.

Jo M, Napier City Council

It was fun! Lots of good practical advice. Great examples from the real world.

Andrew B, Palmerston North City Council

Excellent facilitator and course. Very practical. Fun.

Rachel P, Horizons Regional Council

Frank clearly knows and is passionate about the topic matter! This helps bring a great mood to the workshop and makes it easier to learn.

Charlotte B, Western Bay of Plenty District Council

I'm amazed at how much I had forgot from last time - learned some mistakes I am making!

Julie I, Rangit?kei Rivers Catchment Collective (RRCC)

Enjoyable and relevant; broad industry references useful.

Cynthia W, Palmerston North City Council

This course has really opened my eyes to the advantages of using tools provided by the course to manage projects. The simplicity yet effectiveness of these techniques is very beneficial to projects we work on.

Rob B, Marlborough District Council

Really engaging and pragmatic.

Craig G, Ashburton District Council

Enjoyed, thank you. Informative and engaging, easy to listen to.

Libica H, Waimakariri District Council

I have taken a lot from this workshop and think it was presented very well.

Lachie L, Lachie Lyster Contracting

Great stuff. Should be given at an "all council staff" level as includes relevant business relationship matters applicable to all areas.

Sarah H, Hauraki District Council

Practical exercises and tools to use - and practical application of principles to real-life situations.

Harriet K, Masterton District Council

Good to get active participation in doing activites together in small groups.

Mark H, Waimakariri District Council

Pretty good, kept us moving along, pushed us and was able to respond well to questions.

Daniel O, Palmerston North City Council

Learnt heaps, including my main objective (how to manage a team).

Simon S, Western Bay of Plenty District Council

Fantastic 2 days spent in Wellington. Frank was awesome!

Harriet L, New Plymouth District Council

Good coverage of Project Management principles and nice chocolates!

Rob R, Waimakariri District Council

Fantastic course - really feel I've learnt the basics of project management.

Sarah C, Palmerston North City Council

Excellent; very worthwhile.

Simon Y, Hamilton City Council

Great vibe, great notes and references.

Jane P, Porirua City Council

It was fun and well-structured. Went very fast, variety of backgrounds or jobs on course was great mix.

Zoe H, Rangit?kei Rivers Catchment Collective (RRCC)

Useful, practical - learnt skills I can use in my everyday work.

Jennifer E, Palmerston North City Council

Very interesting with good tools shared, good anecdotes used to illustrate and good engagement and participation of the group.

Lorna J, Dunedin City Council

Informative with practical examples.

Tim D, Waimakariri District Council

Great workshop, lots of fun and interactivity. Useful takeaways and good amount of time to reflect on learnings

Alexis M, Auckland Council

Very relevant and useful content.

Jonathan F, Palmerston North City Council

Good flow.

Nathan T, Porirua City Council

Great workshop. Frank gives a straight up view of project management with some easy to use tools to help you to start somewhere.

Ange B, Firstgas Group

Overall enjoyed the two days understanding different tools, methodologies on project management frameworks,. Also enjoyed meeting others in the dept. Great to use real eg's

Cushla B, Auckland Council

Practical, dynamic and immediate relevance. Good pace.

Vyvien S, Kapiti Coast District Council

Was a good mix of general theory and advise with practical tools and frameworks I can take away

Dean O, Auckland Council

I liked the structure of the course. Good to use "live" examples. Good team work for setting workshops. Very enjoyable.
Thanks for helping me understand the stages of Project Management.

Barbara T, Tararua District Council

Satisfiyed with tools, learning resources and books, appreciation for facilation techiques. Like the style of hard copy books, simple language

Jewels E, Auckland Council

Good content.

Matthew M, Palmerston North City Council

Great presentation, learnt a lot. Hope to be able to use in work over the years ahead.

Blair R, Tararua District Council

I achieved my objective of collecting more wisdom and growing the tool kit.

Joel Z, Firstgas Group

Engaging facilitator, valued content, interachive, all lived experience - great!

Lena K, Auckland Council

Engaging, practical and readily transferable to the real world.

Michael D, Palmerston North City Council

Achieved all of my outcomes.

Chris W, Tararua District Council

Very engaging, good information and tools to use.

Jorja C, Firstgas Group

Great materials, organisation and practicing tools. Perhaps too much info at time too

Lisa W, Auckland Council

A little too simplistic for my needs. I would have liked more detail on critical path analysis.

Neil M, Palmerston North City Council

Excellent overall.

Jeremy S, Tararua District Council

Really enjoyed learning a quickfire lesson on the scope of project management and how to run a smoother process.

Luke S, Firstgas Group

Loved the workshop itself & content shared. Nothing to do with the workshop itself. Just a ling couple of days, found myself losing focus after 2pm

Makere I, Auckland Council

The workshop blew my expectations out of the water!

Pat C, Palmerston North City Council

I really enjoyed the training, it was fun and the day didn't drag at all. I picked up tools that I will use in work and at home.

Sarah S, Tararua District Council

Great, per usual.

Natasha C, Firstgas Group

Lots of good learning ideas to take back to work

Matt J, Auckland Council

Some good tools to use in the work that I am doing.

Peter C, Palmerston North City Council

I have finally done the full Project Management training. Procurement is this another beast?

Violet C, Tararua District Council

Was fun and interesting with lots of useful examples.

Richard M, Firstgas Group

Very inspiringcontent. Excellent range of activities to demonstrate each concept. Great colour coding to separate thinking. Really loved breaking down siols and working with everyone in the group at same time. Rotating around real-life scenarious

Mel M, Auckland Council

Very well run course with excellent trainer. Content is very relevant and delivered in an engaging and up to date way.

Alex M, Environment Southland

Very engaging and interesting workshop. A lovely and valuable refresger/ revisit of skills oftene forgotten and hurried through. Appreciate the hand s on aproach. Hope to use thse skills moving forward (wish I had this last year at this time)

Meredith W, Auckland Council

Frank has a great personality. Expectation of the course was exceeded. Thoroughly enjoyable and useful.

Tiwene R, Palmerston North City Council

The post-it notes made it fun, but informative, and being visual the ideas became real, and you worked with other councils.

Amanda O, Gisborne District Council

All concepts and ideas described with examples so I could imagine how they could be applied to what I do.

Alex K, Environment Southland

It's probably one of the most useful and practical training I've ever been on and I've done a lot

Alix C, Central Otago District Council

Great engagement, very wel organised and prepped, Loved life advice adding in value

Nora C, Auckland Council

Positive, practical, engaging, interactive. Can't wait to apply new insights.

Todd T, Palmerston North City Council

Good information; was engaged throughout session; learnt heaps.

Anna P, Whanganui District Council

Excellent content. Good to mix up discussion, with working in groups, with presentations. Great chocolate!

Bonny L, Environment Southland

Covered a lot of content in two days. Great facilitation - the group was very engaged

Carrie R, Taupo District Council

Really enjoyed the workshop. Frank and Debbie know how to boost your confidence and really make the effort to help you understand

Rachel T, Auckland Council

Valuable skills for both people new to project management and more experienced staff. Something to learn for all.

Audrey D, Masterton District Council

Good content and interaction and lots of chocolate!

Cheyanne R, Environment Southland

Thanks Frank and Kerry. Super engaging and practical course with heaps of good practical tips to implement.

Claire M, Porirua City Council

The workshop was awesome so much shown. My suggestion (and don't have to follow it) is with the different acronyms, principles and paradigms, could we do something activitiy wise so we're able to connect e.g DOSAC activities, Personally as someone whos a hands on learner will connect more.

Sharnae I, Auckland Council

Great presentation.

Bill I, Porirua City Council

Really good, learnt heaps.

Delia R, Environment Southland

Great content presented amazingly, Frank and awesome support from Debbie

Tommy d, Auckland Council

Overall satisfaction: stress & bullying; playing above the line.

Henry K, Enabling

Exceeded my expectations. I am very excited to take these new skills back to work and operate with more confidence and understanding. I want to encourae others to attend the training. I think it would be so valuable for the whole organisation to be on the same page.

Chelsea C, Matamata Piako District Council

Lots of chocolate provided. I have learnt a lot of the process of planning a project. Visuals aids make it easier to see and track where things are at. Interactive groups were nice, small teams make it easer to talk.

Kylie H, Environment Southland

Wonderful training (with full of energy) not another dull one?.

Bony C, Northland Regional Council

Really enjoyed material, gave me a few more tools to implement and get project moving more smoothly.

Dave L, Matamata Piako District Council

Really good tools, and I thought the exercises were a good way to practice using them.

Lauren M, Environment Southland

Really enjoyed the workshop - it was interactive and fun. Learnt a lot! And look forward to applying all of these skills to my project!

Elyse G, Porirua City Council

Great, well presented and organised, very engageing and informative

Candace R, Northland Regional Council

I need to remember this was an introductory course and doesn't fulfill every project management requirement.

Marcus G, ECL Group

Learnt some awesome tools. Had fun. Challenge will be influencing project managers with these newly learnt skills and knowledge.

Donna M, Gisborne District Council

Very helpful tools/templates talked through.

Lucy H, Environment Southland

Excellent, practical workshop! Great group of people.

Genevieve H, Central Otago District Council

Interactive, thorough, practical tools, fun
Lots of stories/real examples shared
beautiful resources shared too

Emmanouela G, Northland Regional Council

Excellent course - great presenter. Fun course with smart learnings. Great practical outcome using our own project as practice.

Mike S, ECL Group

Loved the energy, attention to detail, top tips and depth of information

Heather G, Marlborough District Council

Great workshop, lots of practical examaples of techniques that can be applied beyond a typical project.

Heather G, Northland Regional Council

Course and delivery are really good. NB: Having already been on a course run by Frank my expectations were high - didn't disappoint, hence rating above met my expectations.

Richard H, ECL Group

Exactly what I have been looking for in a project management course - LG focussed, relatable, ready-to-use tools, real life examples.

Kyla C, Northland Regional Council

Well-run workshop, useful tools and exercises.

Randall M, Environment Southland

I liked the format of the training, kept everyone engaged and on target. Learnt some new tips and will share with colleagues

Jane T, Marlborough District Council

Fantastic workshop, thank you!

Kirsty G, Northland Regional Council

Great stuff?lots of ideas are already flowing!

Steve S, ECL Group

Great stuff. Great presenter.

Lance G, Matamata Piako District Council

This workshop gave simple solutions to potentially complicated issues/problems. Kept it simple.

Rob W, Environment Southland

Most worthwhile training I've attended, learnt so much

Jodie G, Marlborough District Council

Great enjoyable workshop, enjoyed the practical sessions and lots of tools to use

Lisa M, Northland Regional Council

The topics covered can be related to our current environment. Principles discussed were usable and gave more confidence.

Veeraraj (Raj) G, ECL Group

Frank was able to explain the topics very clearly and with fun.

Luca B, Gisborne District Council

Good learnings about psychology of people.

David P, Rotorua Lakes Council

Interactive, informative

Kelly O, South Wairarapa District Council

Really interesting presentation, lots of stories and great team all learning together. Glad the projects were relatable

Mandy T, Northland Regional Council

Great momentum, great energy, great style.

Mandy M, Waitaki District Council

I really enjoyed this workshop and found it very valuable. Thanks Frank.

Greg K, Rotorua Lakes Council

I learnt some valuable tools and nuggets of wisdom to be able to take back and share with my team and others

Kristina S, Wellington City Council

Very informative and interactive.

Melissa L, Northland Regional Council

Very practical course, with some of the techniques being used in the office already. Spreadsheets will be a great help.

Margaret S, ECL Group

Not only from Frank, I have learnt a lot from the interactions with other attendees - their input/feedback/experience was invaluable.

Meryl P, Whanganui District Council

Delivered practical tools and demonstrated use, good pace, good support during activity that enhanced application

Mary M, Far North District Council

Excellent facilitator and plenty of practical tools to take away

Patrician (Trish) H, Northland Regional Council

You create a great learning environment, and are encouraging of discussion topics. Incorporating our real projects was a bonus as well.

Matt H, ECL Group

Very well presented, easy to follow.

Nick B, Nelson City Council

Lots of new things to think about and implement in the workplace. Very good on people issues eg. psychology/buying on emotion etc

Peter C, Audit New Zealand

Very useful informative and enjoyable

Ross W, Northland Regional Council

Great presentation.

Richard W, Porirua City Council

Great content, useful tools to put in to practice, Frank is a great presenter

Scott S, Gisborne District Council

Great Energy, really enjoyed the group exercises, the delivery of the course, the stories, I've had fun!

Sandrine L, Northland Regional Council

There were some very valuable and usable tools to take away. Pitched at the right level and very relevant to work I'm doing.

Robyn B, Northland Regional Council

Good workshop to provide easy to use tools to start now. Debunks perceived challenges of project management. We need discipline to apply!

Justine W, Rotorua Lakes Council

Engaging material and delivery, good opportunities to recap and practise learnings with peers

Siv F, South Wairarapa District Council

Great sense of humor. Good knowledge of topic

Stacey W, Northland Regional Council

Frank knew subject matter well, tailored on day to suit audience; interactive; inclusive

Roger L, Matamata Piako District Council

Great examples of principles.

Kate D, Rotorua Lakes Council

Engaging, relevant content, enjoyed the presentation

Steve C, Waitaki District Council

This workshop has been fantastic. I came into this workshop with basically no PM skills and I feel I have left with tools/strategy and a plan to get my project off in the right direction!

Donna S, Whakatane District Council

Was full on, but worth it.

Sue H, Tauranga City Council

Great course and instructor - Frank was awesome. Probably one of the most valuable, practical courses I have attended.

Scott C, Matamata Piako District Council

Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Alicia J, Northland Regional Council

Excellent. Enjoyed the content and delivery. Valuable and useable directly in my job.

Audrey v, Hurunui District Council

Workshop was valuable and practical. Clear methodology that can be utilised over a variety of issues. Relevant to councils.

Michelle O, Rotorua Lakes Council

Active delivering

Christian C, Ashburton District Council

Provides tools and real-life examples. Quite a lot covered in two days.

Harvey K, Whakatane District Council

Best workshop/training that I have attended so far. Group interaction made it fun and not boring.

Angela L, The Integral Group Ltd

Good

Clare H, Ashburton District Council

Very, very useful and made it applicable to council.

Ingrid M, Whakatane District Council

Loved it!

Belen O, Wellington City Council

Personally could have used more time but one of the best I have attended.

Gary H, Hurunui District Council

Very engaging and lots of practical learning

Ellen N, Ashburton District Council

It was a great two days, I feel like I learned a lot.

Jemma R, Whakatane District Council

Some of the course I found was a good confirmation of some of my existing skills, and I also learned some valuable new tools and tips.

Jen M, Queenstown Lakes District Council

More relationship management than project management.

Pete K, Rotorua Lakes Council

Would have been good to have done this course 10 years ago.

Karen W, Environment Southland

I had fun and feel enhanced

Jenny S, Ashburton District Council

Frank, your knowledge and experience certainly makes you the Master Builder. I enjoyed your presentation style. Debbie, thanks for ensuring that everything ran smoothly.

Linda d, Whakatane District Council

Great involvement, kept us all engaged.

Sam R, Rotorua Lakes Council

Learnt a lot, very engaging

Mel N, Ashburton District Council

Loved the passion and energy shown by the delivery team. Really know their stuff. Would have liked to have seen a dance or exercise class at the end lol!

Richard H, Whakatane District Council

Having attended the Contract Management course prior, I found I enjoyed this course a lot more - as this time around the tools/learnings were not comletely new. I feel more confident in my ability to now apply these tools and am certain they will help me to successfully run projects.

Lydia H, Environment Southland

Great job

Michael P, Ashburton District Council

Great couple of days thanks!

Sarah E, Whakatane District Council

Some good tools and advice to use in here.

Mike T, Greater Wellington Regional Council

Fun, really interesting content.

Lynley B, Waimakariri District Council

I am happy that I attended this training. It clears my thinking about project management.

Shikhar (Shakes) A, Rotorua Lakes Council

Very interactive

Nathan H, Ashburton District Council

Well-run and executed - concepts were well-explained with real-life examples.

Stephen A, Whakatane District Council

A very practical session highlighting useful tools to manage a project successfully. Good engagement by using "scenarios" and actually putting tools (DOSAC, Right Track etc) into action.

Michelle L, Timaru District Council

Very valuable and practical course, immediately applicable. Anecdotes were colourful but also directly relevant.

Chris S, Ashburton District Council

Was fun

Richard C, Ashburton District Council

Heaps of tools that I can use that are relevant to my work.

Tim A, Whakatane District Council

Well presented; lots of chocolate; lots of tools to take away; for someone of little PM experience was great insight; interactive.

Nic J, Dunedin City Council

An enjoyable interactive workshop that gets you to think about the issues and options in a segmented way.

Crissie D, Ashburton District Council

Very practical and lots of hands-on stuff to do

Richard M, Ashburton District Council

There was a lot of information that was very valuable but a small amount of time for delivery and intake.

Darcy S, Ngati Rangi Tihi

Very good!

David B, Ashburton District Council

Great sessions. Upbeat and full of great advice and knowledge

Shirin K, Ashburton District Council

Excellent and informative

Stefan Z, Kapiti Coast District Council

Really good course. Project management was fairly foreign to me even though I'm tasked with this in my day to day job. Heaps of useful techniques, could be great to have a follow-up to how I'm applying this.

Shaun C, Environment Southland

Very satisfied with the workshop, it will really help with my project management.

Martin L, Ashburton District Council

Awesome engagement, structured, informative, relevant, relateable.

Georgina K, Ngati Whare

Two days much better than 1 day course. Very relevant this time round due to my role changes.

Adriaan C, Tauranga City Council

The presenter is very entertaining.

Shirley L, Greater Wellington Regional Council

Challenging, revealing, delightful. Good to get some common understanding across teams.

Rachael W, Ashburton District Council

Brilliant, very useful tips. Lots of fun

Emma C, City Development

Very good content and appreciate the tools and resources to take home to support our learning.

Renee B, Ngai Tuhoe

Really good, very relevant and useful.

Caroline C, Tauranga City Council

Good solid foundation of project management. A few parts seemed a bit ouf of place/not flowing, e.g. stress/bully. Can't actually think of much wrong so upgraded to 5!

Tom H, Environment Southland

Enjoyed the process- by day 2 it was starting to make sense.

Rhonda G, Ashburton District Council

Very good workshop - learned a lot, thank you

Ian T, South Dunedin Future

Really enjoyable, valuable course. Love the prolific use of post-it notes. Thanks for the great tools, I can already see how to apply for my next project.

Adrienne H, Environment Southland

Brilliant.

Richard W, Ashburton District Council

Very engaging and entertaining

Janet Y, Transport

Great course, not overly prescriptive. Lots of useful tools to apply to bespoke project management projects.

Alex M, Environment Southland

It was fun and simple.

Shyamal R, Ashburton District Council

Great content - overload of information over two days

Mark M, City Development

Well paced, entertaining and informative

Paul F, City Development

Has really helped put projects into perspective.

Verity J, Ashburton District Council

Practical content

Karen B, Tauranga City Council

Very relevant, helpful tools - can't wait to put it to use.

Aurora G, Environment Southland

Very well run with interesting and informative programme and experiences.

Brian S, Rotorua Lakes Council

The most engaging, dynamic workshop I've ever been to

Paula M, City Development

I learned some good techniques. Frank has good energy.

Chris J, Environment Southland

Varied, well-paced and visual.

Lorraine B, Rotorua Lakes Council

Very fast paced and covered a lot of ground. Very engaging and participatory. I will be satisfied if I remember half of it and implement half of that. Though I hope to do better than that.

Philip W, City Development

Some good ideas that were well presented. Lots of hands-on stuff.

Darren M, Environment Southland

Valuable content and real world insights, examples, skills and techniques.

Marc S, Rotorua Lakes Council

Exceeded expectations, good techniques, useful tips

Rick Z, Carbon Zero

Good exercises and visual guidance.

Diane W, Environment Southland

First and only project management training so very informative and hopefully helpful.

Murray E, Rotorua Lakes Council

High energy, not dull. Enjoyed the practical

Sarah H, City Development

Expectations exceeded

Steve E, Tauranga City Council

A different take on my understanding of project management A couple of useful tools worth trying.

Graeme M, Environment Southland

Good practical PM tools and processes

Simon S, Transport

Good mix of getting up and doing activities but also listening.

Joanna G, Environment Southland

Enjoyable workshop - and interactive process works well.

Peter D, Rotorua Lakes Council

Really engaging, interesting. I definitely learnt a range of tools and tricks for more than just Project Management

Stacey H, Transport

Excellent tools, easy to use and efficient, great ideas, simple.

Katrina R, Environment Southland

Was good overview of project management, was good to do the course with others from DCC

Suzie B, City Development

Useful tools that could apply to everyday work. Good delivery of information to make it practical and therefore more likely to be used.

Keryn R, Environment Southland

Good learning and sharing of knowledge and experience.

Rashid S, Rotorua Lakes Council

Workshop was really very good as it wasn't like I attended before. Quite good one with especially activities and all the stuff

Tathagat S, Transport

Excellent course. Materials and tools to use daily. Good use of reflection and debrief on elements, to help embed them.

Michael D, Environment Southland

Practical, content structure useful, clear, easy to follow - scaleable and will teach (pay forward).

Deb G, Whakatane District Council

Overall a good course covering a range of useful project management tools.

Owen W, Environment Southland

Good quality

Aston M, Kapiti Coast District Council

Small workshop was a bonus, especially with colleagues. Being able to work on our own projects was a huge benefit.

Nicola B, Whakatane District Council

Excellent content, really helpful with work I currently have on the go. Given me back some motivation.

Paula T, Environment Southland

Fantastic content and facilitators.

Richard F, Whakatane District Council

Skills useful and relevant for small projects as well

Eneta M, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

Course follows logical process line and demonstrates it's not hard. Good tools; which can be used in many areas of our lives.

Russell H, Environment Southland

Well presented. Quite rushed, but as required by short timeframe

Dylan C, Porirua City Council

Worth the time, good 'take-away' technique

Lauren S, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

Informative and presented in a fun and engaging manner. Hands-on group work very beneficial.

Sean B, Environment Southland

Lots of strategies, scaleable for projects.

Lauren B, Horowhenua District Council

Frank is a interesting presenter and made the learning fun

Laurissa C, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

Brilliant - loved the visual approach.

Stacey S, Environment Southland

Excellent and entertaining.

Leeanne T, SOLGM

Better understanding of how people look at projects and how to work with others

Lydia M, Porirua City Council

Ka pai!

Mereana C, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

Awesome facilitator, great content!! Great acronyms. Learned heaps! And project management isn't scary now. 2 days flew by so fast. Yummy chocolate. Good to chat to others from around the organisation too.

Stephanie M, Environment Southland

Great presenters. Good number on course.

Rachel C, Horowhenua District Council

Great content, info and resources. Frank was easo ty listen to and presented well which kept us all engaged.

Nina F, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

Well structured, content relevant for parts of my job - and outside of work too.

Warren M, Environment Southland

A lot of information, and practical. Like working on real projects.

Samantha V, New Plymouth District Council

I am new at PM so may have exceeded my coMprehension in some areas, and or fast-track learning requires common sense. Whew!

Te A, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

Got a lot out of it; more tools for the toolbox.

Colin D, South Taranaki District Council

Really fantastic, thank you for letting me come. I learned a lot and really enjoyed it! Didn't fall asleep once!

Abigail S, Ashburton District Council

Very interesting and enjoyable

Nick M, Porirua City Council

Absolutely fantastic!

Donna H, Southland District Council

Really enjoyed this. Initially a bit skeptical but so glad I went on this course. So much can be used in life. I'm going to try a couple of things with my teenage son.

Brian K, Ashburton District Council

Good content, relevant. Well presented. Can be used in other areas of council not just project management

Shaun F, Porirua City Council

Fantastic!

Carey T, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

I have gained so many tools that I can apply to both project work but also staff meetings and public workshops. Love the use of stories and examples.

Fiona L, Wellington City Council

Excellent course, very interesting and easy to focus on content.

Dave H, Ashburton District Council

This will make project initiaion and planning so much easier.

Graham P, Waipa District Council

Really handy, easy to use tips to take back and start using straight away.

Emily R, Ashburton District Council

I enjoyed the session. A few more RL examples would be great

Walter M, Porirua City Council Pataka Art + Museum

Great interactive, humurous and beneficial 2 days

Dezma T, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

Very insightful and very practical.

Jeanette B, Far North District Council

Really fast paced and good content. Great to get up and moving

Adina F, Rangitikei District Council

Learnt new concepts and reinforced existing concepts

Jackie W, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

Learned heaps.

Jose H, South Taranaki District Council

I learned a huge amount and thoroughly enjoyed the course/workshop.

Jim H, Ashburton District Council

Really good workshop covering a good variety of topics with real life examples

Andrea H, Kapiti Coast District Council

Very structured layout, simple delivery with lots of visual tools mae it very engageable

Keriana T, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

Lots of fun; lots of learning; good tucker!; great practical tools.

Justine K, Waipa District Council

Covered a lot over 2 days, these things are repeated in the workbook for future reference.

Justin B, Ashburton District Council

Very informative, very easy to follow guidelines

Kirstyn P, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

Greater understanding of what it takes and what needs to be considered when project planning.

Kath O, Palmerston North City Council

Was the best thing that could have happened in the first weeks of a new project.

Katie M, Ashburton District Council

Very satisfied, just felt that at time more depth could have been given.

Les J, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

This was an excellent course and I got a lot out of it. I can apply the learnings to the projects I am about to get involved with and I have good tools (proven successful) that I can use.

Linda M, Palmerston North City Council

I wanted to learn new ideas - I have lots! I have been challenged and I have had FUN.

Maryann C, Ashburton District Council

Good presentation and content

Damien W, Rangitikei District Council

Excellent course, well presented.

Michelle H, Ashburton District Council

Was very engaging like the putting into practise model rather than all theory. I am new / haven?t had any practise with project management but Frank presented it in a very easy to understand way. Thanks.

Dhanushka R, ALGIM

Engaging, relevant, positive, chocolates

Mary K, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

It was great to learn some project management techniques, although would have liked to see more explanation around the academic concepts, e.g. stakeholder analysis (maybe pre-readings?).

Rachel T, Ashburton District Council

The course was run well and had an excellent way it was ran.

Mitchell J, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

This course gave me a good overall learning of processes, and tools I can use that are practical, easy and quick. Awesome!

Richard C, Waikato District Council

Awesome day, lots of learning. Improving time strategies.

Aarona M, Te Maru O Ruahine Trust

Structured. Friendly. Lots of good content to takeaway. Templates provided.

Kaarin G, Connexis / Te Pukenga

Outstanding facilitation of a topic that was more than 'introduction' and more than 'Project Management'

Rachel W, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

It was satisfying.

Ryan L, Waikato District Council

Valued the overview/workshop and new learnings and affirming what I know.

Barbara B, Te Maru O Ruahine Trust

Contextualizing a lot of the information was often difficult for me and my role situation in the organisation, which had me losing track of where we were at times, but still very very beneficial

Rowena D, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

Enthusiastic and exceptionally knowledgeable.

Samantha A, Ruapehu District Council

Fun, engaging workshop. I was expecting some fairly dry theory but have had a great 2 days - thanks!

Maggie F, Nelson City Council

Excellent workshop, great content, ideas and tools

Vaughan B, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

Ka pai! Informative and relateable.

Kayden M, Te Maru O Ruahine Trust

Excellent interaction. Very well presented

Pio R, Rangitikei District Council

Well presented and practical. Should be able to keep up with where projects are at much more easily

Wendy G, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

Overall the whole course was interesting and there was definitely some good learnings for me.

Sherryn O, Bay of Plenty Regional Council

Awesome workshop, simple effective tools and great presentation.

Kurt B, Te Maru O Ruahine Trust

Good to have a double team allowing focus on the presentation not distracted organising next phase.

Robert H, Marlborough District Council

I will be using a scrum board to get a picture of all projects on the go and tasks.

Barbara G, Environment Southland

I really enjoyed the workshop, learnt a lot. Will take what I learnt back to my workplace.

Lequan M, Te Maru O Ruahine Trust

Excellent!

Trudie A, Upper Hutt City Council

Great content. Excellent presenting

Andrew M, Tauranga City Council

Excellent mix of practical, theory, real tools?plenty to take away.

Bernadette H, Gore District Council

Awesome experience in my personal development, and governance and project work.

Marjory H, Te Maru O Ruahine Trust

Very practical, simple to use tools that can be used in multiple scenarios

Bria S, Sport NZ

An excellent presentation that provides great tools for me to utilise.

Neville L, Te Maru O Ruahine Trust

Great range of examples to illustrate the concepts

Bridgette L, Sport NZ

Frank cut straight to the opoint, great presenter, simplified things

Clint N, Tauranga City Council

Great mix of theory and practical application. Well-paced.

Ceri M, Gore District Council

Absolutely loved it - great experience - learnt so much.

Robert M, Te Maru O Ruahine Trust

Lots of content and tools that can be used

Chloe B, Sport NZ

Excellent course, well paces and fun

Kate B, Tauranga City Council

Great, two days felt long?

Andrew R, Porirua City Council

Engaging, small audience within the group. Relevant to our work. Internal workshop suitable

Ellie D, Sport NZ

Good food, interactive.

Fiona S, Environment Southland

Great interactive workshop. Real life examples were really helpful.

Anonymous , Porirua City Council

Really practical approach and easy to see how to apply in the workplace

Sara T, Tauranga City Council

Fast paced, personable, repitition of ideas and practical applications. Good examples.

Janette B, Sport NZ

Very practical and inclusive. I can apply some principles to my day to day work even though I am not a project manager - so huge win for me.

Sharon L, Tauranga City Council

Really enjoyable, with practical processes and real life examples - dynamic presentation.

Gail J, Environment Southland

Excellent information and presenter. Helpful templates and simple ways to approach problems.

Caroline G, Porirua City Council

Loved the facilitation and content. Immediate value add!

Martini M, Sport NZ

Great course, I have minimal experience with project planning but have a solid understanding after this course

Stuart G, Tauranga City Council

Very enjoyable. I came with an "I don't have time" attitude, but was easily able to change that due to the delivery style and content.

Ingrid D, Environment Southland

Engaging - kept things moving nicely! Lots of breaks from sitting down etc

Mils G, Sport NZ

Fun, great content. Great workshop, thanks for using mine as one of the examples.

Jane C, Environment Southland

Excellent, easy to follow steps for great project management that doesn't need to take that long.

Anna W, Whakat?ne District Council

Use of examples made content easy to understand and see how it applies directly

Amanda S, Invercargill City Council

Really good presentation of PM strategies with practical applications and examples given.

John P, Environment Southland

Decision making is limited to upper levels therefore need to get ELT to take part in project planning but difficult to get time commitment.

Hadyn B, Porirua City Council

I feel like I got a lot of practical lessons that are easily transferable to a wide range of situations.

Cassandra R, Whakat?ne District Council

More from the course was relevant for me than I thought might be.

Kirsten H, Environment Southland

Good although quite long.

Jane P, Porirua City Council

We had fun. We achieved our objectives. Lots of stuff to incorporate into our work.

Frank B, Whakat?ne District Council

Presenter was very knowledgeable and communicates info in a FUN and memorable way.

Kawika A, Porirua City Council

Really enjoyable and interactive and practical

Ian M, Whakat?ne District Council

Good course, great presenter.

Alice M, Porirua City Council

Wicked. Great delivery and prep.

Kim F, Whakat?ne District Council

Great refresher for me

Graeme D, Invercargill City Council

2 days spent to save many hours of planning in the future - time well spent.

Bee T, Porirua City Council

Found the subject matter really useful and applicable - I will be taking this stuff back to my job!

Matt H, Porirua City Council

Great energy. Great content. Practical skills to implement fast.

Lucy D, Whakat?ne District Council

Thank you for a fun, informative training session. Two days is about the right length.

Brenda R, Porirua City Council

Enjoyed the recap and bringing of the WDC on the course

Nicola B, Whakat?ne District Council

Current and immediately applicable. Changed my perspective!

Paul C, Whakat?ne District Council

Lots of good tools, especially DOSAC and the one pager.

David D, Porirua City Council

Great content, practical and easy to put to use.

Sandra R, Porirua City Council

Facilitated well, interactive and fun. Kept the room awake and alert

Pearl T, Whakat?ne District Council

Repeat attendee, still enjoy seeing my peers reactions to the information

Lesley M, Invercargill City Council

A lot to take in, but there are some good practical tools I can use straight away.

Jay H, Porirua City Council

Fantastic engagement.

Stan V, Porirua City Council

Awesome frameworks and timing is really good for our EMO project. Frank was engaging, level of participation/hands on great.

Wouter V, Whakat?ne District Council

Useful tools for project management - can see places to implement

Malcolm L, Invercargill City Council

Would have liked more time on the delivery and close. Enjoyed activities and presentation.

Keith C, Porirua City Council

Frank is engaging and makes it easy to take in a lot of information

Crystal J, Rangit?kei District Council

Good tools, good facilitator, had fun!

Lorraine W, Porirua City Council

A very entertaining and engaging two day session with Frank - who is a good facilitator. I learnt a lot which I can apply to my life.

Dallas D, Kaipara District Council

This really consolidated my earning from the business case training and gave me some understanding of overall project management.

Jordyn W, W?t? FX Ltd

After Day 1, I was utterly and completely lost - for a variety of reasons - But Day 2 has been much better . Some participants would need 5 days to take in content (I needed more than 2 days)

Nathan G, Invercargill City Council

Easy to use tools for project management and day to day.

Lynne F, Porirua City Council

Really thorough project management overview with many tools to use in real life situations

Kiri W, Marlborough District Council

Learnt a lot of new skills/tools and felt like I achieved my objectives for the workshop.

Megan R, Porirua City Council

Really, really great course. I've learnt a lot as a project manager.

Fleur D, Kaipara District Council

I have no PM experience so in a couple of areas I struggled to understand. Otherwise was an amazing workshop.

Teresa S, Upper Hutt City Council

Because people could self-select for this workshop everyone deals with quite different levels of projects - meaning some people were more engaged/less engaged for certain sections that were relevant to them.

Melissa H, Porirua City Council

Great course.

Adam C, Seven Electrical

Informative, good tools suggested and demonstrated over and over to encourage memory (while being entertaining and angaging)

Russell P, Invercargill City Council

For myself who would use these skills on small projects within my own team some concepts went over my head. Although I like how it relates back to council. Simpler terms would have made it easier to sink in.

Natasha D, Porirua City Council

Excellent workshop - learnt loads and had fun in the process.

Katherine O, Kaipara District Council

Some relevant information for construction industry. Some tailored more for government departments.

Aidan G, Seven Electrical

Perfect.

Nathan T, Porirua City Council

Engaging, content was very accessible.

Kim J, Kaipara District Council

Kept me engaged.

Ben C, Seven Electrical

I found the overall day interesting. I will never look at charts and post-it notes the same again.

Rachael E, Porirua City Council

Quite high level approach

Brendan K, Rotorua Lakes Council

Great, practical tools.

Alix C, Upper Hutt City Council

Course was relative and delivered in a way that we were engaged.

Brendon B, Aotea Electric (Nelson)

Absolutely satisfied!

Connor S, Upper Hutt City Council

I feel a lot more comfortable in my role as a Project Manager. I can also use some of the other info, i.e. DESCA, in my role as a people manager.

Nadine S, Kaipara District Council

Very well delivered course.

David M, Aotea Electric (Canterbury)

Engaging, interesting and educational.

Natalie D, Kaipara District Council

Very good content and speed. Great delivery and real examples.

Dion R, B&M Electrical (P/North)

Course was very relevant to my work

Darryl R, Rotorua Lakes Council

Great workshop - excellent facilitation skills!

Natasha B, Kaipara District Council

Excellent, was kept engaged at all times.

Kevin S, Seven Electrical

My expectation were different coming into this of what project management would entail. Learned some useful thing I can use

James S, Rotorua Lakes Council

All good, awesome, informative

Jakir H, Upper Hutt City Council

Thanks, felt like I have some practical skills to take home. Nice to do with our team, so more people in organisation with these skills.

Paula S, Kaipara District Council

Enjoyed. Great course, look forward to demonstrating to the team.

Luke D, Aotea Electric (Dunedin)

Well delivered, good examples. Not too content heavy!

Justin W, Rotorua Lakes Council

Really great course.

John H, Upper Hutt City Council

Really great. Learnt heaps and looking forward to implementing into my daily work routine.

Rachael F, Kaipara District Council

Really positive experience

Neil M, Abode Air Conditioning (Lower Hutt)

Interaction as teams, the lollies!!

Kyle K, Rotorua Lakes Council

A very well thought out course which has provided some useful enabling tools.

Leyla P, Upper Hutt City Council

Good general project management training. Widely varying levels of experience within group.

Simon R, Kaipara District Council

Enjoyable time. Refreshing way to return to work instead of the usual emails and bullshit.

Nick H, Aotea Electric (Dunedin)

Great course and awesome delivery

Noel G, Rotorua Lakes Council

All good.

Marion R, Upper Hutt City Council

Thank you.

Siobahn H, Kaipara District Council

Excellent presentation / workshop

Pawel N, Seven Electrical

Easy to understand. Useful tools

Paulina W, Rotorua Lakes Council

Good overall with interesting points to help with my workload

Mark R, Upper Hutt City Council

Very useful - thanks!

Adrienne H, Kapiti Coast District Council

Amazing 2 days

Richard M, Rotorua Lakes Council

Very well run course that reinforced things that I've applied but in a simpler way.

Michael P, Upper Hutt City Council

Really enjoyed this workshop, had no idea what to expect, but have learnt some really good tools to apply to everyday life as well as work.

Corinne B, Kapiti Coast District Council

Well presented, very interesting material.

Ray L, Seven Electrical

Practical, with a lively presentation and engagement style

Tania S, Rotorua Lakes Council

Great course. Full of ideas and management skills. Learned new skills.

Nir K, Upper Hutt City Council

Well delivered. Good content.

Rob d, Aotea Electric (Auckland)

I was very satisfied with the workshop and felt I received a lot of encouraging tools and knowledge to help with my time management and leadership skills.

Kahu W, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

Enlightening; and refreshed how processes should be run.

Peter M, Upper Hutt City Council

I have not been in a Project Management role so it was all new, but fascinating. The things/concepts you taught can be used in many areas/roles.

David W, Kapiti Coast District Council

Really enjoyed Frank's delivery, tend to drift in class environments but Frank kept me engaged.

Ryan A, Buzz Electrical (Akld)

Great presenter, made information relevant, lots of useful resources.

Kristal B, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

Really enjoyed it.

Royce W, Upper Hutt City Council

Great, some good tools to implement

Tim K, Aotea Electric (Canterbury)

Had an amazing time on this course. Frank is an exceptional facilitator and made the information relevant and, most importantly, fun.

Stacey M, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

Very useful in daily office work and environment council projects.

Sam P, Upper Hutt City Council

I really appreciated the humour and enthusiasm the content was presented with. Paired with the amazing range of experience, it was a very informative and enjoyable 2 days. I loved the structures and frameworks shared.

Eilish A, Kapiti Coast District Council

Fun filled days. Thanks for the exceptional expertise in this subject. Enjoyed learning new skills, e.g. DOSAC and negotiations

Sue G, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

Interaction and team work was good. Interesting and informative.

Wynn E, Aotea Electric (Northland)

Enjoyed the first day more than the second as I had more energy

Alison P, Kaipara District Council

Great practical, engaging course!

Ashleigh P, Whakatane District Council

Learned a lot. Very enjoyable.

Jing Z, Kapiti Coast District Council

Enjoyed the presentation style. Although compressed I liked the pace of the workshop.

Andrew L, Otorohanga District Council

Great presentation and content.

Ben V, South Taranaki District Council

Very good, covered a lot of topics in the time. The interactivity made it a lot more user friendly than just being talked to all the time.

Brendan O, Otorohanga District Council

Usable most places - work, home, clubs, etc

Brian A, Kaipara District Council

Fun overall learning experience. High level and not bogged down in details.

Bruce B, Marlborough District Council

Good war stories/examples to help understand the concepts.

Katherine M, Kapiti Coast District Council

Great workshop, excellent ideas.

Graham B, Otorohanga District Council

Excellent training

Chandra D, Kaipara District Council

Focus on practical tools. Delivered in a way it is easy to absorb.

Bryce H, Palmerston North City Council

Great project examples - made the theory and strategies make sense. Frank got overall engagement from all participants.

Lee G, Kapiti Coast District Council

Good class involvement and discussion.

Mark L, Otorohanga District Council

Very good usefule templates. Well presented!

Darlene L, Kaipara District Council

I am very pleased with this course. Frank brings real life project work to this course.

Dan L, Waimakariri District Council

Great tips, tools, techniques, together with real world experience, delivered in a chatty, humourous manner

Ross M, Otorohanga District Council

Practical, lively, useful, engaging

Duncan M, Kaipara District Council

Great! Just hope I can recall it all.

Monique E, Kapiti Coast District Council

Great, interactive, interesting

Sahndra C, Otorohanga District Council

Awesome interactive course. Love the philosophy and keeping things simple and always clear. Have a plan!

Leonie G, Kaipara District Council

Open, casual, clear presentation. Not so casual as to lose professionalism; just right for this audience.

Graeme P, Rangitikei District Council

Interactive, interesting examples. Frank is funny and knowledgeable.

Pei S, Kapiti Coast District Council

Frank is a great facilitator. Knows his stuff, plenty of examples, high energy, sense of humour

Tanya W, Otorohanga District Council

This course was interactive, interesting, practical for my job

Linda O, Kaipara District Council

An extremely well-run, informative and professionally run course. Thoroughly enjoyed it ? learnt a lot. I will use the techniques and processes we covered.

Katherine Q, Dunedin City Council

All good stuff, so much to take in. Most want in but need another 7 times!

Philip S, Kapiti Coast District Council

It was good to do this the second time around with my work colleagues thanks

Andrea H, Kapiti Coast District Council

Excellent information very usable and can be applied to several situations

Mike C, Kaipara District Council

Great workshop - can be applied to any role/sector.

Kelly T, Whakatane District Council

Well-facilitated, good pace, simple and practical approaches.

Sue O, Kapiti Coast District Council

Fun workshop, good pace. Liked the practical aspect using real projects

Dave H, Kapiti Coast District Council

somewhat confused at start then it came together as it progressed

Paul C, Kaipara District Council

The workshop was creative and engaging! Course material was clear and gets to the point. The mix of real world council project examples was good and gave an idea of how to approach any project.

Kudzi M, Tararua District Council

Great course, really enjoyed it. Thank you.

Wendy M, Kapiti Coast District Council

The course was very useful at KDC. I hope staff recognizes and appreciate the importance of project management

Rohit S, Kaipara District Council

Excellently presented. Lots of visual information techniques.

Lisa F, Dunedin City Council

Great facilitator, great relevant content, enjoyable and interactive.

Jacqui D, Napier Conferences

Little custard, great energy and information

Fraser M, Kapiti Coast District Council

I was a bit nervous coming into this as I was unsure what to expect and thought it may not be relevant to my job, but I found this workshop fantastic. Really helpful and full of good, useful tools.

Megan W, Horizons Regional Council

Excellent, thanks. Good clear introduction to P/M and using the tools.

Jane K, Napier City Council

I enjoyed the workshop. It has been a great experience learning about project management from Frank and Kerry. Thank you guys.

Hemraj K, Kapiti Coast District Council

Some really good practical skills in this course. Based on a combination of theoretical knowledge but more importantly on personal experiences.

Phil W, South Taranaki District Council

Great workshop, nice and fast-paced.

Lauren S, Napier City Council

Heaps of solutions and suggestions to take back and use immediately. Highly engaging.

Hoani T, Kapiti Coast District Council

Brilliant and empowering content. Same with the facilitation.

Rebecca M, Whakatane District Council

Workshop was very helpful with learning new facilitating skills and new tools to get the best ouf of your team during meetings. Very light-hearted and easy to follow.

Mandy Y, Napier City Council

Very informative and interactive.

Max B, Kapiti Coast District Council

I found it very clear and well defined. I found the re-cap from the previous day's summary form was very important for met o reinforce the methods and philosophies.

Andrew T, South Waikato District Council

Always a pleasure to learn and work with Frank. All the techniques and tools are/were very useful.

Rohit S, Horowhenua District Council

Programme was well structured and didn't feel rushed.

Mathew A, Napier City Council

Frank is great at getting the whole room involved. The content is suitable for a wide range of professionals

Mike R, Kapiti Coast District Council

Good easy tools to run through a project

Annetta P, Waikato District Council

Very practical solutions and great take away lessons.

Sarah N, Horizons Regional Council

Pragmatic and very engaging content.

Matt A, Napier City Council

Well paced, good content, good to meet other work colleagues.

Nick U, Kapiti Coast District Council

Interesting, relevant

Antony R, Hawkes Bay Regional Council

I really enjoyed this course. More than others I felt like I was part of a group with shared purpose towards a common goal.

Shannon S, Palmerston North City Council

Content very relevant to my everyday job processes; handy tools to use.

Megan B, Napier Venues

It was a good workshop for project management learning

Ramesh P, Kapiti Coast District Council

Excellent course - both in terms of material - the presenters. The facility has also been excellent. Would love to do more advance course now that I understand the basics

Ceinwyn B, Whanganui District Council

Very well-presented and of great value.

Stephen M, South Taranaki District Council

Excellent. Interactive. Great presenter.

Michelle W, Napier City Council

Great examples, templates and learnings. Lots of new ways to do projects correctly.

Rob G, Kapiti Coast District Council

Informative, interesting, engaging

Chris H, Kapiti Coast District Council

Quality of tools that have clear applicability was great!

Rachel H, National Aquarium of NZ

Having not had any theory of project management, I was a bit daunted. But this has made it clearer for me

Clare S, Wellington City Council

Great to have the training as a big group.

Anne R, Porirua City Council

Great workshop, learnt lots, had fun.

Talia F, Napier City Council

Hands on, post it notes work well getting people up and involved

Steve O, Kapiti Coast District Council

Frank you set up a great, informally run, extremely informative course that I can take back and use immediately

Dean H, Ruapehu District Council

Really enjoyed it. Kept me engaged all the way through. Had fun and lots of laughs.

Clare B, Porirua City Council

Fun stuff, good knowledge.

Tiffiny M, Napier City Council

Great course. Very useful information

Gavin G, Environment Southland

Loved observing with a different lens view. Learn something different each time.

Donna C, Porirua City Council

FANTASTIC?..or should I say ?Franktastic?!

Aimee J, Westland District Council

The techniques learnt will not only help with projects but will also assist in managing staff.

Vijay S, Kapiti Coast District Council

After setting up a project within my own team, this was a timely reminder

Glenn W, Upper Hutt City Council

Loved the energy!! So hands-on too.

Edwina (Winnie) D, Westland District Council

Well run and good pace for learning

Graham W, Kapiti Coast District Council

I've been to many workshops in my time and this rates very highly. Content relevant, delivery related and well-executed. Frank has an easy manner and is a natural facilitator. Thanks also for the booklet as a resource.

Jenny O, Porirua City Council

Lots of information in short time but I think I've got it now. Would be good to go over it again.

Hamish W, Westland District Council

Great course for all levels of experience. The facilitators live and breathe this stuff.

Ben P, Nelson City Council

Excellent, lots of tools and practical explanations and examples.

John C, Porirua City Council

Awesome workshop. Enjoyed everything. So glad we got you to come here and help us out!

Kate B, Westland District Council

Most excellent course. Confirmed stuff I am doing and learnt a lot more

Bill E, Nelson City Council

Good range of information provided. Interesting examples of real life experiences

Helen B, Environment Southland

Good content, well-structured and very well-presented.

Kelvin I, Porirua City Council

Very experienced trainer, made the course personalised and worked for our team.

Michael T, Westland District Council

Better, more relatable to point of my career I am at.

Jamal R, Kapiti Coast District Council

I really enjoyed the course. The tools I learnt I can and will take to all types of jobs/projects that I do. It was a good 2 days and I liked how we got to get in groups and work on real projects.

Loren C, Porirua City Council

Loved it, need it, got it because we need to implement it.

Simon E, Westland District Council

Loved it! Very engaging. Frank and Kerry you are legends!

Georgia C, Nelson City Council

It's great that it is interactive and fun. I have learnt a lot to take back to work. Great that it is a PM course focused on LG. Totally applicable

Jessica W, Dunedin City Council

Well facilitated; useful real-world anecdotes.

Aaron H, Bay of Plenty Regional Council

Great presenter; postiive; enthusiastic; relevant.

Philip R, Porirua City Council

Most useful project management course I've been on - very practical and engaging.

Julie-Anne M, Hawke's Bay Regional Council

Really enjoyed the engagement from Frank and Kerry

Lynn P, Nelson City Council

Very well done course. Funny but has lots of useful practical aspects for project management. Than you very much Frank - greatly appreciated.

Kylie G, Timaru District Council

It was lively. Inter-group discussions good. Getting people up and about moving around. Range of real-life examples more engaging.

Rebecca W, Porirua City Council

Great workshop. Enlightening. Kept engaged throughout. Practical skills for every day.

Justine G, Kapiti Coast District Council

Great! Covered all aspects.

Matt C, Nelson City Council

Great

Mark G, Timaru District Council

A great course. Moved at a great pace.

Sue C, Porirua City Council

Really enjoyed the course content and delivery. Great practical tools that I will take back and put to use immediately.

Katy M, Western Bay of Plenty District Council

Good content. Very effective presentation - I liked thoroughly.

Pradip R, Nelson City Council

Enjoyed moving aroundt the room, post its. Engaged. Enjoyed that it wasn't PowerPoint

Rina H, Ruapehu District Council

Very informative; good pace. Looking forward to getting access to the templates etc.

Victor M, Porirua City Council

Well run and relevant to what I wanted to learn.

Lance K, Whanganui District Council

Hands on, interactive, real life examples and projects used. Lots of review opportunities with humour!

Rebecca T, Nelson City Council

Pretty good

Robert A, Far North District Council

This is an interesting human relations in project management course.

Bruce E, Rotorua Lakes Council

Very detailed and excellent presentation. Not rushed through.

Prasad M, Porirua City Council

Covered a huge amount of content in 2 days, impressive

Viv D, Nelson City Council

Very good. I know a bit about PM but now have techniques and told to be able to implement

Stephanie C, Hurunui District Council

Good balance of real examples with information in course.

Clark M, Rotorua Lakes Council

Relevant examples, engaging presentation, good venue, marv catering?..chocolate!

Rachel F, Marlborough District Council

Informative, collaborative, entertaining, enthusiastically presented.

Yukin N, Nelson City Council

Sharper and more refined than 2010 version

Stu K, Kapiti Coast District Council

Thoroughly enjoyed your "witty" quips and relaxed training style, layered over your knowledge of the subject matter. Thanks for including me too. I turned up yesterday to support Toni, but does make sense to be involved.

Clark P, Rotorua Lakes Council

Very impressed, clear well-present; would have been 5 if you done 600.

Bruce P, NPRoR

Excellent workshop with fantastic resources and excellent tools to enable better project planning in future

Dani J, Tauranga City Council

Useful skills covered. Got things done faster and more efficient.

Eric G, Rotorua Lakes Council

Enjoyable 2 days - fun and lots of handy tricks

Allie M, Firstgas Group

Loved negotiating 301; DOSAC and DESCA

Jodie M, NPRoR

Great facilitation and good focus on people and behaviours. Lots of useful tools

Doug S, Tauranga City Council

Really good, energetic workshop with some simple, effective tools to manage projects for great outcomes.

Jo D, Rotorua Lakes Council

Was very local government focused

Bobbie F, Firstgas Group

Fun, informative and engaging which I love. Thank you so much.

Lisa M, WM

Exellent summarizing of project planning which I percieved as complex. It does not need to be that hard. Learned lots of tools, simplications. Loved it very much. Loved the down to earth teaching too.

Erika S, Tauranga City Council

Really fun, lots of valuable tips and tricks.

Julianne W, Rotorua Lakes Council

Learnt heaps super engaging loved the real life examples

Cassie K, Firstgas Group

This workshop was so engaging and interesting. I found myself focused and involved 100% over the 2 days. Frank was AWESOME.

Maia M, Finance

Better than I thought! Very good practice, nice re-caps and self-learning. Most stuff seems obvious, it's just the doing!

Haydn W, Tauranga City Council

Good realistic examples that we can practically use.

Maelene B, Rotorua Lakes Council

Found the facilitator to be very engaging, with awesome listening skills. Woud liken scenarios relatable!

Mel P, Whakauae

Gave lots of tools with practical applications.

Simon A, Rotorua Lakes Council

Really engaging both days, lots of activities to practise what we learnt

Lauren E, Firstgas Group

Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Rita C, TMORT

Thank you for the new skills. Will buy the book.

Sue S, Rotorua Lakes Council

Awesome workshop. Informative, engaging. Nga Mihi Frank.

Shaina K, NPRoR

Nailed it.

Toni J, Rotorua Lakes Council

Very good to do this with my peers and colleagues

Robert W, Firstgas Group

Awesome workshop. Lots of information but not overloaded.

Stacey R, TMORT

The course is excellent, well planned and implemented. This informal style is conjusive to learning

Karen G, Tauranga City Council

Well paced presentation, plenty of interactive role playing

Tony P, Firstgas Group

Very engaging and collaborative workshop. Highly recommended.

Suzy H, WM

Good flow, engaging trainer, learnt heaps.

Linda B, Tauranga City Council

Good pace, relevant examples, engaging presenter.

Angus M, Environment Southland

Loved the workshop, incredibly informative and gave me plenty to think about for my project.

Tracey J, Firstgas Group

Lots of information to take in over a short period of time, but lots of amazing stuff.

Adriaan C, Tauranga City Council

Excellent workshop , the challenge now for me is to proactively use what I have learnt.

Maree N, Tauranga City Council

Very well-presented - good snacks, great to have healthy and dairy-free options; good to get up and moving; good volume from presenter - not too stuffy; fun.

Courtney G, Environment Southland

Great delivery, good practical tools. Relaxed welcoming delivery

Bernee K, Porirua City Council

Fun and engaging course with a great group of people - lots of tools that I will take home and implement.

Aimee T, Whakatane District Council

Presenter has good knowledge and real examples.

Cameron W, Tauranga City Council

Great tools and real life examples. Worked on our own project

Maurice W, Tauranga City Council

You were a lone presenter last time - this time I felt I was even more supported because I had one of your experts walking me through the steps. This meant no wasted time trying to figure things out on my own. The day is too short for wasted time.

Jennifer M, Matamata Piako District Council

Really great course. Frank is an excellent facilitator and very well supported by Bridget.

Bevan W, Rangitikei District Council

Good update - fast review which was great.

Emma S, Tauranga City Council

Very informative but in a fun way

Rebecca d, Tauranga City Council

You are a great and entertaining presenter.

Emma D, Environment Southland

Dynamic and interesting

Lizzy L, Horizons Regional Council

Great training. Lots of life learning lessons.

Harry S, Rangitikei District Council

Coming to do a course like this, you always consider the possibility that it is going to be a waste of time? or boring!! This course was neither of these. Having never done PM before, I now feel like I could run a project with ease.

Tamsin O, Tauranga City Council

Excellent

Fiona Y, Environment Southland

Really enjoyed it. I have done a one day project management course before and got nothing out of it, so I was hesitant this time! Also I struggle to stay focussed for long periods of time but didn?t struggle here!

Maighan W, Marlborough District Council

Very good, prepared and practical workshop.

Pieter H, Rangitikei District Council

Interactive, diverse range of participants

Marama T, South Waikato District Council

Very well presented and clear guides/templates. Size was excellent. Have attended large 20ppl vs 6 ppl - smaller better.

Tracy H, Taranaki Regional Council

Enjoyable and productive.

Mick C, Tauranga City Council

Very good training simple, smart and effective. Value for money. Excellent services and great communciation from Kerry, Frank, and Angela

Kelly T, Te Maru o Ruahine Trust - Horizons

Frank kept class on track and used examples of projects.

Ian C, Environment Southland

Great interactive workshop.

Marty S, Opotiki District Council

Very informative and engaging. Helped solidify prior procurement learnings.

Vanessa B, Taranaki Regional Council

Very well presented, not a dull moment.

Paul M, Tauranga City Council

Awesome - I have learnt many tools to take away with me. Huge learnings from this workshop

Marj H, Te Maru o Ruahine Trust - Horizons

Awesome

Ian C, Environment Southland

A little confusing with the multiple styles however helpful as a 2 day course to learn a variety of PM tools and templates

Rachel B, Otago Regional Council

Great workshop filled with common sense, tried and tru scenarios

Bernee K, Porirua City Council

Excellent course. After lunch perhaps you could do an exercise where you have to get on your feet - felt my eyes drooping

Moira R, Te Maru o Ruahine Trust - Horizons

Interactive, practical, simple tools

Jo S, Environment Southland

Good workshop

Rachel N, Matamata Piako District Council

Excellent presenter

Robert H, Tauranga City Council

An excellent course, well structure and easy to follow throughout

Neville L, Te Maru o Ruahine Trust - Horizons

I really enjoyed how interactive the workshop was

Robyn B, Nelson City Council

Good training session
Awesome energy
Love the tips & checklists

Christian J, Porirua City Council

Great course, good presenter.

Smita B, Tauranga City Council

Excellent delivery - lots of fun, very interactive, heaps of learning, great tools, techniques, well facilitated, great environment. Met and exceeded all my expectations! Thanks a heap TIGL!!!

Robert M, Te Maru o Ruahine Trust - Horizons

Really well facilitated.

Nathan C, Environment Southland

Very interactive and easy tools to implement

Tamara K, Matamata Piako District Council

Very practical, useful workshop delivering relevant tools that will help me deliver better

Claire G, Porirua City Council

Frank is a great instructor and has simple ways of explaining complex stuff.

Amit C, Selwyn District Council

Exceeded expectations; was expecting that would focus heavily on PM process and impressed with big picture focus and tools that could be applied in many areas of life.

Rachael M, Environment Southland

Great interactive workshop. Whole new appreciation of post it notes

Tina G, Opotiki District Council

Very well conducted in a fun way

Deepa G, Porirua City Council

Practical, easy tools. Easy to implement at any level, and both at work and at home!

Charlotte H, Whakatane District Council

One of the most engaging and valuable courses I have attended.

Roger H, Environment Southland

Good presentation

Adrienne S, South Wairarapa District Council

Engaging workshop
Explained some of the fundamental elements of setting up projects for success. Tools were explained with examples and exercises.

Emily C, Porirua City Council

Frank is good to listen to as he is clearly passionate about the subject matter and presents in a clear and concise manner.

Clark H, Selwyn District Council

Very good workshop.

Simon M, Environment Southland

Some bits I might struggle to apply in a real-world situation - problem solving is usually more immediate than taking a full-team consultation approach. Look forward to using some of these principles when managing discrete projects.

Andrea D, Carterton District Council

Great presentation.
Very informative and knoweldgeable

Evan W, Porirua City Council

Very good course with practical tools.

Haig M, Kapiti Coast District Council

A lot of information to take in, in just 2 days.

Craig W, Selwyn District Council

Well-presented, with good information I can use as I progress in my cadetship.

Jamal R, Kapiti Coast District Council

Great use of flipcharts. Very visual.

Dave T, Selwyn District Council

Superb range of content covered in a really engaging way. Some of the best and most relevant training I've attended.

Tania M, Environment Southland

Insightful and engaging

Anna O, South Wairarapa District Council

Really useful tips on how to work more efficiently and effectively. Great tools on how to manage and track projects (i.e. everyday work).

James K, Kapiti Coast District Council

Workshop was thorough. Frank was clear and easy to understand. Made it fun!

Fiona R, Selwyn District Council

Very useful and helpful tools

Tanith R, Environment Southland

Good fun, good collaborative teaching techniques! Helpful problem solving methods, good snacks.

Catherine C, South Wairarapa District Council

Great real life content

Julia B, Porirua City Council

Very informative and enlightening.

Gemma C, Timaru District Council

Fantastic skills, simple to follow and use.

Alistair D, Kaipara District Council

Well delivered and heaps of information and practical ideas

Peter G, Porirua City Council

Tools emailed are very helpful, i.e. project plan, documents and spreadsheets.

Paula R, Kapiti Coast District Council

A fantastic 2 days.

Jason F, Selwyn District Council

Really helpful and I have learnt some great skills and tools. Super helpful workshop!

Amy G, Kaipara District Council

Workshop was presented amazing and understood clearly

Rechenda G, Porirua City Council

As someone whoe knew nothing about project management, the first day was a challenge and it was not until I did the practical PM plan that I understood the content. Day 2 was good to consolidate and learn from others' PM plans.

Robyne C, Kapiti Coast District Council

I will email in more comments. This course was fantastic!

Jennifer M, Thames-Coromandel DC

Great information.

Andrew H, Kaipara District Council

Clear, concise, presented in a fun way

Dan C, South Wairarapa District Council

I was at a slight disadvantage on Day 1 as I hadn't been on the first (half day) course. Would have been useful as I did not understand some of the discussion on the morning of Day 1.

Amber M, Upper Hutt City Council

It was engaging, interesting and dynamic. Lots of fun.

Jessica C, Selwyn District Council

Great, informative workshop. Good practical examples.

Benjamin H, Kaipara District Council

Great facilitation
Mix of listening and active participation
Relevant examples

Tabi P, Porirua City Council

Great course. Heaps of content. Great teacher.

Kate A, Selwyn District Council

Good information.

Francis T, Kaipara District Council

Helpful and engaging

Hazel T, South Wairarapa District Council

I really enjoyed this workshop. It was engaging and really hands on. I was able to apply it to our mahi and seriously feel lighter knowing that the templates will arrive and help.

Eileen K, South Taranaki District Council

Really enjoyed the course. Feel like I now have the tools to take on a project.

Liz A, Hurunui District Council

Very good course with lots of great content and ideas.

Hamish W, Kaipara District Council

Very useful information

James T, South Wairarapa District Council

Fun workshop, clear and relevant, facilitator who made the learnings relateable.

Fran L, South Taranaki District Council

Brilliant. There was a lot to absorb so I will be viewing website link. Is also advantageous to have other staff atttending from same organisation.

Lizzie H, Selwyn District Council

I didn't get a breakdown of what this was about so didn't really know what to expect. I'm sure the full day is fantastic.

Jenni H, Carterton Events Centre

Very good - enjoyed it in all aspects

Jordan F, Hawke's Bay Regional Council

It was good to have done the short course prior to this one.

Glenn W, Upper Hutt City Council

Great set of tips and tricks that can be easily adopted in every day situations.

Ian F, Kaipara District Council

More time to cover aspects further to not feel rushed

Jo D, Carterton District Council

Great. Informative.

Marissa C, Wellington City Council

Thank you for the opportunity. Your workshop was inspiring. I was really impressed with your delivery and you kept us engaged.

Sophia W, Kaipara District Council

Learned some good skills.

Jeff H, Upper Hutt City Council

Excellent facilitation.

Nicola O, Selwyn District Council

Really helpful session. Great range of tools to use. Would be great to extend to other staff in the organisation. Good techniques for fast processes, speeding up complicated things.

Jessica H, Kaipara District Council

Very engaging. Everyone was involved

Kirsty M, South Wairarapa District Council

Enjoyed the real stories used to cement the theory. Good content, well-covered. Great combo of PPT and hard copies. Obviously well-trialled presentation that works well - thank you!

Anet B, Northland Regional Council

Comprehensive coverage on all the things I wanted to know.

Paula M, Dunedin City Council

I wasn't quite sure what to expect from this workshop. It was simple techniques which can be applied in my role and therefore of value to me. Enjoyable.

Joy H, Kaipara District Council

More time

Lisa M, Carterton District Council

Well facilitated; with a good focus on learnings.

Chris M, Northland Regional Council

Entertaining stories and useful tools

Brylee W, Nelson City Council

Real examples very helpful.

Kathie F, Kaipara District Council

Does not really fit with my position but I did learn a lot that I will try to fit in

Lynne D, South Wairarapa District Council

Really enjoyable, learnt a bunch of different techniques.

Courtney S, Northland Regional Council

Good course, Frank is a very engaging trainer and made it interesting. For me it was more of a refresher but I think it was really useful for my manager to hear key messages, as I was surprised by the lack of project management since joining NCC 3 months ago.

Diana W, Nelson City Council

I have really enjoyed this. I've felt confidence in that my gut instincts have been right.

Lara S, Kaipara District Council

Good 2 days training and learning some new tools and how my own experience may align to a council setting.

Damian R, Northland Regional Council

Fun

Lisa H, Kaipara District Council

Very good, informative.

Mandy D, South Wairarapa District Council

Very relevant and engaging.

Einnee F, Northland Regional Council

Great use of real life examples/applications.

Rhys B, Upper Hutt City Council

Good systems and tools. Good pace - didn't get bored or distracted

Jock E, Nelson City Council

Thanks

Mark B, Kaipara District Council

Engaging and relevant

Mary-Jo T, South Wairarapa District Council

Very comprehensive and well-developed workshop. Highly recommended!

Fahad S, Northland Regional Council

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