Better than I thought! Very good practice, nice re-caps and self-learning. Most stuff seems obvious, it's just the doing!
Great information.
Great, informative workshop. Good practical examples.
Excellent workshop with fantastic resources and excellent tools to enable better project planning in future
Good information.
Excellent workshop , the challenge now for me is to proactively use what I have learnt.
Very good course with lots of great content and ideas.
Awesome day, lots of learning. Improving time strategies.
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.
Valued the overview/workshop and new learnings and affirming what I know.
Good flow, engaging trainer, learnt heaps.
Great set of tips and tricks that can be easily adopted in every day situations.
The course is excellent, well planned and implemented. This informal style is conclusive to learning
Ka pai! Informative and relateable.
This was my very first foray into the world of professional Project Management, having lead only volunteer projects in the past. I was thrilled to learn that I have been doing things correctly in the volunteer sphere and that the professional world is not so different after all.
Very informative but in a fun way
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.
Awesome workshop, simple effective tools and great presentation.
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.
I really enjoyed the workshop, learnt a lot. Will take what I learnt back to my workplace.
Even though it was rushed it was a great course with some great information. I usually go to sleep during this type of presentation however I was kept interested right throughout the course and therefore awake.
Great facilitation and good focus on people and behaviors. Lots of useful tools
Real examples very helpful.
Awesome experience in my personal development, and governance and project work.
Excellent flows well
Good content. Very effective presentation - I liked thoroughly.
I have really enjoyed this. I've felt confidence in that my gut instincts have been right.
An excellent presentation that provides great tools for me to utilise.
Informative, collaborative, entertaining, enthusiastically presented.
Fun
Absolutely loved it - great experience - learnt so much.
Course was very engaging and interesting. A lot was learnt and tips for future use
Great! Covered all aspects.
Thanks
Usable, accessible and tangible
Loved it! Very engaging. Frank and Kerry you are legends!
Very worthwhile. Learnt a lot of skills that I will be able to apply to my day to day job and also upcoming projects
Great course for all levels of experience. The facilitators live and breathe this stuff.
Charismatic, engaging, and entertaining speaker without the bumf - on message, on time, and very useful information
Very engaging! Lots of great lessons I can and will use on a daily basis.
Most excellent course. Confirmed stuff I am doing and learnt a lot more.
I do realise that we were given the trimmed down version due to time constraints - perhaps the full workshop would have taken the topics to the full conclusions that I was hoping for.
Gained really great knowledge - easy to follow.
Covered a huge amount of content in 2 days, impressive.
Great content and delivery
Really enjoyed the engagement from Frank and Kerry.
Excellent information and presenter. Helpful templates and simple ways to approach problems.
Brilliant. Really enjoyed
Hands on, interactive, real life examples and projects used. Lots of review opportunities with humour!
Very good course, well presented and full of useful tools
Decision making is limited to upper levels therefore need to get ELT to take part in project planning but difficult to get time commitment.
Well done and upbeat style
Good although quite long.
Presenter was very knowledgeable and communicates info in a FUN and memorable way.
Has been good - simple, practical, active and examples
Very well put together.
Found the subject matter really useful and applicable - I will be taking this stuff back to my job!
Really useful, well delivered in a fun way. Lots of practical tools we can take back to work. Enjoyed working through real life projects.
Provided simple tools to develop systems in day to day works
Very good.
Very well facilitated. Was made to feel comfortable.
Great content, practical and easy to put to use.
Really good simple ideas that can be easily used
Went very quickly because material was relevant and I was engaged throughout.
Fantastic engagement.
Very helpful, learned a lot
Really good, with practical tools I will use for my projects. Frank and Bridget are great facilitators
Good workshop.
Great interactive workshop. Real life examples were really helpful.
Great tools for project management and great engaging presentation.
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.
Fast-paced, interactive.
Great templates and reminders.
Really, really great course. I've learnt a lot as a project manager.
Got a lot out of it; more tools for the toolbox.
Absolutely fantastic!
Enjoyed the facilitator's methods of teaching; shared tips and tricks which will be very useful and so practical!
I really enjoyed that it was only a half-day course as I can get a little restless in the afternoon's on a course
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.
Excellent workshop - learnt loads and had fun in the process.
I enjoyed the steady pace and all the group interaction. I also enjoyed the fact that it was over four hours!
This will make project initiaion and planning so much easier.
Excellent
Engaging, content was very accessible.
I found this workshop very useful - there were lots of tips and tricks to take away that could be easily implemented
Very insightful and very practical.
Good presentation and speed/energy.
Very good workshop. Leant a lot about project management techniques.
Excellent course and great presented but I felt we didn't have enough time
Learned heaps.
Very good, more perspective and management tools on project management.
Really enjoyed it and now I have new tools to organise and manage different types of situations more efficiently.
Lots of fun; lots of learning; good tucker!; great practical tools.
Content was excellent, very relateable. Taking away new approaches to assist me in my role. Hopefully improved efficiencies in future project delivery.
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.
Really enjoyed and learnt some useful tools - thank you!
Entertaining stories and useful tools
Greater understanding of what it takes and what needs to be considered when project planning.
Excellent course learnt a lot; brain is full.
Engaging, interesting and educational.
Great presenter - very valuable course.
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.
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.
Loved the practical tools I can enjoy.
Great workshop - excellent facilitation skills!
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.
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.
Super fun, especially with all the activities we did. Grouping different workmates with different knowledge.
Good systems and tools. Good pace - didn't get bored or distracted
Really great. Learnt heaps and looking forward to implementing into my daily work routine.
Enjoyed, thank you. Informative and engaging, easy to listen to.
Very good overall
This course gave me a good overall learning of processes, and tools I can use that are practical, easy and quick. Awesome!
Good general project management training. Widely varying levels of experience within group.
Good to get active participation in doing activites together in small groups.
It was satisfying.
Good coverage of Project Management principles and nice chocolates!
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.
Enthusiastic and exceptionally knowledgeable.
Very useful - thanks!
Informative with practical examples.
Very engaging, great presenter. Great using real life projects. Great to network with others in organisation.
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.
Great workshop. Frank gives a straight up view of project management with some easy to use tools to help you to start somewhere.
Overall the whole course was interesting and there was definitely some good learnings for me.
I achieved my objective of collecting more wisdom and growing the tool kit.
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.
Very engaging, good information and tools to use.
Really enjoyed learning a quickfire lesson on the scope of project management and how to run a smoother process.
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.
Great, per usual.
Was fun and interesting with lots of useful examples.
Learned a lot. Very enjoyable.
Good war stories/examples to help understand the concepts.
Enjoyed the first day more than the second as I had more energy
I will be using a scrum board to get a picture of all projects on the go and tasks.
Great project examples - made the theory and strategies make sense. Frank got overall engagement from all participants.
Excellent mix of practical, theory, real tools?plenty to take away.
Usable most places - work, home, clubs, etc
Great! Just hope I can recall it all.
Excellent training
Great mix of theory and practical application. Well-paced.
Interactive, interesting examples. Frank is funny and knowledgeable.
Very good useful templates. Well presented!
All good stuff, so much to take in. Most want in but need another 7 times!
Practical, lively, useful, engaging
Good food, interactive.
Well-facilitated, good pace, simple and practical approaches.
Awesome interactive course. Love the philosophy and keeping things simple and always clear. Have a plan!
Great course, really enjoyed it. Thank you.
This course was interactive, interesting, practical for my job
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.
Quality
Excellent information very usable and can be applied to several situations
Fun, great content. Great workshop, thanks for using mine as one of the examples.
somewhat confused at start then it came together as it progressed
Really good presentation of PM strategies with practical applications and examples given.
Engaging and fun.
The course was very useful at KDC. I hope staff recognizes and appreciate the importance of project management
More from the course was relevant for me than I thought might be.
The workshop was well delivered, lots of good examples were used, reinforcement of the concept was well-managed by the trainer.
Really good refresher course.
It was fun and fully enjoyable with the large amount of interaction.
Enjoyed the first day more than the second as I had more energy
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.
Usable most places - work, home, clubs, etc
Excellent training
Very good useful templates. Well presented!
Practical, lively, useful, engaging
Good course, great presenter.
Awesome interactive course. Love the philosophy and keeping things simple and always clear. Have a plan!
Thank you for a fun, informative training session. Two days is about the right length.
This course was interactive, interesting, practical for my job
2 days spent to save many hours of planning in the future - time well spent.
Loved it. Fun, engaging and effective.
Excellent information very usable and can be applied to several situations
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.
somewhat confused at start then it came together as it progressed
Lots of good tools, especially DOSAC and the one pager.
Really engaging and pragmatic.
The course was very useful at KDC. I hope staff recognizes and appreciate the importance of project management
A lot to take in, but there are some good practical tools I can use straight away.
Practical exercises and tools to use - and practical application of principles to real-life situations.
Would have liked more time on the delivery and close. Enjoyed activities and presentation.
Fantastic 2 days spent in Wellington. Frank was awesome!
Good tools, good facilitator, had fun!
Great vibe, great notes and references.
Easy to use tools for project management and day to day.
Very interesting with good tools shared, good anecdotes used to illustrate and good engagement and participation of the group.
Brilliant, very useful tips. Lots of fun.
Learnt a lot of new skills/tools and felt like I achieved my objectives for the workshop.
Good flow.
Great content - overload of information over two days.
Skills useful and relevant for small projects as well
Well-paced, entertaining and informative.
Ka pai!
The most engaging, dynamic workshop I've ever been to. Except in 2016 haha!
Frank is a interesting presenter and made the learning fun
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.
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.
I am new at PM so may have exceeded my comprehension in some areas, and or fast-track learning requires common sense. Whew!
Perfect.
High energy, not dull. Enjoyed the practical.
Worth the time, good 'take-away' technique
I found the overall day interesting. I will never look at charts and post-it notes the same again.
Was good overview of project management, was good to do the course with others from DCC.
FANTASTIC…..or should I say “Franktastic”!
Very engaging and entertaining.
Very experienced trainer, made the course personalised and worked for our team.
Loved the energy!! So hands-on too.
Good practical PM tools and processes.
Loved it, need it, got it because we need to implement it.
Really engaging, interesting. I definitely learnt a range of tools and tricks for more than just Project Management.
Awesome workshop. Enjoyed everything. So glad we got you to come here and help us out.
Workshop was really very good as it wasn't like I attended before. Quite good one with especially activities and all the stuff.
Lots of information in short time but I think I've got it now, would be good to go over it again.
Exceeded expectations, good techniques, useful tips.
Very good workshop - learned a lot, thank you.
Great, practical tools.
Absolutely satisfied!
All good, awesome, informative
Really great course.
Quality of tools that have clear applicability was great!
Great course - confirmed a lot, gained a lot of added knowledge/value.
Excellent, thanks. Good clear introduction to P/M and using the tools.
Very good structure to workshop with excellent repetition of key concepts to embed learning. I also appreciated the warts and all" use of real world and personal examples to reinforce the theory.""ery good structure to workshop with excellent repetition of key concepts to emb"
A very well thought out course which has provided some useful enabling tools.
Great workshop, nice and fast-paced.
Some useful tools, may come together more when put into practice.
All good.
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.
Good course and content. Covered a lot.
Good overall with interesting points to help with my workload
Programme was well structured and didn't feel rushed.
Engaging and practical. Was useful using real examples.
Very well run course that reinforced things that I've applied but in a simpler way.
Pragmatic and very engaging content.
Good mix of presenter working and participants working.
Great course. Full of ideas and management skills. Learned new skills.
Excellent. Interactive. Great presenter.
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.
Enlightening; and refreshed how processes should be run.
Great workshop, learnt lots, had fun.
Really enjoyed it.
Fun stuff, good knowledge.
Active delivering
Very useful in daily office work and environment council projects.
Great facilitator, great relevant content, enjoyable and interactive.
Good
Well balanced course, practical and I can start implementing some of the tools right away.
Content very relevant to my everyday job processes; handy tools to use.
Very engaging and lots of practical learning
Simple and practical applications.
Learnt a lot, very engaging
Practical content. Well explained. Engaging presenter.
Great job
Very interactive
Was fun
Frank facilitated the course well. He was engaging and delivered pragmatic solutions to project management.
Excellent delivery. Excellent tools that can be used at home and work.
Effective tools I can realistically use day to day. Was super helpful using real council projects to practice planning with.
Great practical, engaging course!
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.
Great presentation and content.
Frank delivered a great course. Upbeat and held our attention. Great project management concepts. Provided lots of great tips and experience to real life.
Fun overall learning experience. High level and not bogged down in details.
Very impressed with the quality and course delivery.
Focus on practical tools. Delivered in a way it is easy to absorb.
Well facilitated; useful real-world anecdotes.
Great learnings. Good pace. Practical with good insights into people.
I am very pleased with this course. Frank brings real life project work to this course.
Most useful project management course I've been on - very practical and engaging.
Engaging, small audience within the group. Relevant to our work. Internal workshop suitable.
Great workshop. Enlightening. Kept engaged throughout. Practical skills for every day.
Loved the facilitation and content. Immediate value-add!
Good at getting people involved and staying engaged. Nice to work with people from different parts of council. Handy booklet to take away and resources on website.
Really enjoyed the course content and delivery. Great practical tools that I will take back and put to use immediately.
Presentation was great. Content was good. Found some of the instruction a bit vague but was covered off in the activities.
Open, casual, clear presentation. Not so casual as to lose professionalism; just right for this audience.
Well run and relevant to what I wanted to learn.
Really good workshop covering a good variety of topics with real life examples.
Great course! Enjoyed by all and learnt additional tools to utilise for project management.
An extremely well-run, informative and professionally run course. Thoroughly enjoyed it ? learnt a lot. I will use the techniques and processes we covered.
Good content, relevant. Well presented. Can be used in other areas of council not just project management.
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
Well thought out content to the course and good use of examples that relate to real life situations. Walking the talk.
Great workshop - can be applied to any role/sector.
Very detailed and excellent presentation. Not rushed through.
Great course. Very useful information
This has enlightened me as to what I" can contribute to project management. My expectations have been exceeded.""his has enlightened me as to what "I" can contribute to project management. ""is has enlightened me as to what "I" can ""s has e"
Excellently presented. Lots of visual information techniques.
Relevant examples, engaging presentation, good venue, marv catering…..chocolate!
Good range of information provided. Interesting examples of real life experiences
Well done!
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.
Interesting, relevant
Great format, good to have mix of listening and participating in groups.
Some really good practical skills in this course. Based on a combination of theoretical knowledge but more importantly on personal experiences.
Very good. I know a bit about PM but now have techniques and told to be able to implement
Reinforced the need of early planning, the importance of documentation, keeping things on track and nipping problems in the bud early before they fester.
Brilliant and empowering content. Same with the facilitation.
All concepts and ideas described with examples so I could imagine how they could be applied to what I do.
Sharper and more refined than 2010 version
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.
Always a pleasure to learn and work with Frank. All the techniques and tools are/were very useful.
Excellent content. Good to mix up discussion, with working in groups, with presentations. Great chocolate!
Good presentation and content
Well run and good pace for learning
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.
Very practical solutions and great take away lessons.
Good content and interaction and lots of chocolate!
I really enjoyed this course. More than others I felt like I was part of a group with shared purpose towards a common goal.
Really good, learnt heaps.
Really fast paced and good content. Great to get up and moving.
Very well-presented and of great value.
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.
Excellent interaction. Very well presented.
Better, more relatable to point of my career I am at.
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.
Very helpful tools/templates talked through.
Was very engaging and I liked the putting into practice model rather than all theory. I am new / haven't had any experience with project management but Frank presented it in a very easy to understand way. Thanks.
Frank you set up a great informally run, extremely informative course that I can take back and use immediately
Good to have a double team allowing focus on the presentation - not distracted organising the next phase.
Enjoyed moving around the room, post its. Engaged. Enjoyed that it wasn't PowerPoint
Well-run workshop, useful tools and exercises.
Fun, engaging workshop. I was expecting some fairly dry theory but have had a great 2 days - thanks!
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.
This workshop gave simple solutions to potentially complicated issues/problems. Kept it simple.
Really good tools, and I thought the exercises were a good way to practice using them.
Great!
Good learnings about psychology of people.
Very well done course. Funny but has lots of useful practical aspects for project management. Than you very much Frank - greatly appreciated.
I really enjoyed this workshop and found it very valuable. Thanks Frank.
Good easy tools to run through a project
Engaging, relevant, positive, chocolates
Having not had any theory of project management, I was a bit daunted. But this has made it clearer for me
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
Great interactive, humorous and beneficial 2 days
Pretty good
Great to have the training as a big group.
Good workshop to provide easy to use tools to start now. Debunks perceived challenges of project management. We need discipline to apply!
Fast paced, personable, repetition of ideas and practical applications. Good examples.
Fantastic!
Informative, interesting, engaging
Really enjoyed it. Kept me engaged all the way through. Had fun and lots of laughs.
Great examples of principles.
Lots of content and tools that can be used. It was really valuable to connect with other teams I don't usually work with.
Very structured layout, simple delivery with lots of visual tools make it very engage-able
After setting up a project within my own team, this was a timely reminder
Loved observing with a different lens view. Learn something different each time.
Very informative, very easy to follow guidelines.
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.
Workshop was valuable and practical. Clear methodology that can be utilised over a variety of issues. Relevant to councils.
Very practical, simple to use tools that can be used in multiple scenarios.
Well presented and practical. Should be able to keep up with where projects are at much more easily.
Excellent, lots of tools and practical explanations and examples.
Engaging - kept things moving nicely! Lots of breaks from sitting down.
The course was run well and had an excellent way it was ran.
Good content, well-structured and very well-presented.
Great range of examples to illustrate the concepts.
Very satisfied, just felt that at time more depth could have been given.
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.
More relationship management than project management.
Excellent workshop, great content, ideas and tools.
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.
Great presenter; postiive; enthusiastic; relevant.
Great involvement, kept us all engaged.
Learnt new concepts and reinforced existing concepts.
It was lively. Inter-group discussions good. Getting people up and about moving around. Range of real-life examples more engaging.
Outstanding facilitation of a topic that was more than 'introduction' and more than 'Project Management'.
I am happy that I attended this training. It clears my thinking about project management.
A great course. Moved at a great pace.
Very valuable and practical course, immediately applicable. Anecdotes were colourful but also directly relevant.
Engaging, relevant, positive, chocolates
Very informative; good pace. Looking forward to getting access to the templates etc.
An enjoyable interactive workshop that gets you to think about the issues and options in a segmented way.
Very good!
Great interactive, humorous and beneficial 2 days
Very satisfied with the workshop, it will really help with my project management.
Fantastic!
Challenging, revealing, delightful. Good to get some common understanding across teams.
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.
Very structured layout, simple delivery with lots of visual tools make it very engage-able
Brilliant.
Very informative, very easy to follow guidelines.
Enjoyed the process- by day 2 it was starting to make sense.
Well presented and practical. Should be able to keep up with where projects are at much more easily.
It was fun and simple.
Very interactive and easy tools to implement
The course was run well and had an excellent way it was ran.
Very satisfied, just felt that at time more depth could have been given.
Excellent workshop, great content, ideas and tools.
Has really helped put projects into perspective.
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!
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.
This is an interesting human relations in project management course.
Helpful as a 2 day course to learn a variety of PM tools and templates
Learnt new concepts and reinforced existing concepts.
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.
I really enjoyed how interactive the workshop was
Really enjoyable and interactive and practical.
Outstanding facilitation of a topic that was more than 'introduction' and more than 'Project Management'.
Good balance of real examples with information in course.
Great interactive workshop. Whole new appreciation of post it notes.
Facilitated well, interactive and fun. Kept the room awake and alert.
Useful skills covered. Got things done faster and more efficient.
Great delivery, good practical tools. Relaxed welcoming delivery.
Awesome frameworks and timing is really good for our EMO project. Frank was engaging, level of participation/hands on great.
Really good, energetic workshop with some simple, effective tools to manage projects for great outcomes.
Great interactive workshop
Current and immediately applicable. Changed my perspective!
Really fun, lots of valuable tips and tricks.
Dynamic and interesting
We had fun. We achieved our objectives. Lots of stuff to incorporate into our work.
It was a great course and I got exactly what I wanted from it - to learn basic tools to start in project management.
Good realistic examples that we can practically use.
Good workshop
Great energy. Great content. Practical skills to implement fast.
Fantastic tools for personal and project management use. Just what we were looking for. Thanks for covering our project.
Gave lots of tools with practical applications.
Interactive, diverse range of participants
I feel like I got a lot of practical lessons that are easily transferable to a wide range of situations.
Frank is a great facilitator and teacher. Thanks.
Thank you for the new skills. Will buy the book.
Enjoyable 2 days - fun and lots of handy tricks
Excellent, easy to follow steps for great project management that doesn't need to take that long.
Great tools that I have taken away to input into current and future projects.
Nailed it.
Well paced presentation, plenty of interactive role playing
Wicked. Great delivery and prep.
Really engaging both days, lots of activities to practice what we learnt
Enjoyed the recap and bringing of the WDC on the course.
Thank you for your assistance using examples.
Loved the workshop, incredibly informative and gave me plenty to think about for my project.
Frank is engaging and makes it easy to take in a lot of information.
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.
This really consolidated my earning from the business case training and gave me some understanding of overall project management.
So many tools! Easy to implement. Provides clarity quickly.
Very good to do this with my peers and colleagues
Really thorough project management overview with many tools to use in real life situations.
Excellent course which provided much more than expected. Practical and useful skills I can apply.
Learnt heaps, super engaging, loved the real life examples
What a fantastic introdution. Practical tools I can use in my current role.
Use of examples made content easy to understand and see how it applies directly
Presentation very good.
I found some difficulty in keeping up with some sessions but overall very good.
Good presentation
Very engaging facilitator.
Excellent!! Best course ever!!
Good fun, good collaborative teaching techniques! Helpful problem solving methods, good snacks.
Great refresher for me
Fun way to learn new stuff and get you thinking about dealing with problems in a different way.
Clear, concise, presented in a fun way
Very good training simple, smart and effective. Value for money. Excellent services and great communication from Kerry, Frank, and Angela
Helpful and engaging
Awesome - I have learnt many tools to take away with me. Huge learning from this workshop
Excellent facilitator and course. Very practical. Fun.
Very useful information
Repeat attendee, still enjoy seeing my peers reactions to the information
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.
Very engaging. Everyone was involved.
Useful tools for project management - can see places to implement
An excellent course, well structure and easy to follow throughout
Great stuff. Should be given at an "all council staff" level as includes relevant business relationship matters applicable to all areas.
Very good, informative
Excellent delivery - lots of un, very interactive, heaps of learning, great tools, techniques, well facilitated, great environment. Met and exceeded all my expectations! Thanks a heap TIGL!!!
Learnt heaps, including my main objective (how to manage a team).
Very focused and well run course
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)
Excellent; very worthwhile.
Fun and interactive without being too far out of comfort zone
Practical, dynamic and immediate relevance. Good pace.
Energising
Insightful and engaging
Really positive experience
Informative, good tools suggested and demonstrated over and over to encourage memory (while being entertaining and engaging)
Course was relative and delivered in a way that we were engaged.
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.
I learnt a lot
Very well delivered course.
Great presentation, learnt a lot. Hope to be able to use in work over the years ahead.
I liked the real life examples; positivity
Enjoyed. Great course, look forward to demonstrating to the team.
Achieved all of my outcomes.
Good pace, relevant examples, engaging presenter.
Engaging and relevant
Enjoyable time.
Frank is good to listen to as he is clearly passionate about the subject matter and presents in a clear and concise manner.
Excellent overall.
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.
Useful information on project management
A lot of information to take in, in just 2 days.
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.
Interesting, engaging and most helpful
Well delivered. Good content.
Great use of flipcharts. Very visual.
I have finally done the full Project Management training. Procurement is this another beast?
You are a great and entertaining presenter.
Good articulate speaker with a sense of humour and good knowledge
Workshop was thorough. Frank was clear and easy to understand. Made it fun!
Excellent
Very informative and enlightening.
Great, some good tools to implement.
A fantastic 2 days.
Frank kept class on track and used examples of projects.
I will email in more comments. This course was fantastic!
Awesome
Good quality.
Interaction and team work was good. Interesting and informative.
It was engaging, interesting and dynamic. Lots of fun.
Interactive, practical, simple tools
A lot of practical information. I liked working on real projects.
Good workshop, good preparation by facilitators
Very good content and speed. Great delivery and real examples.
Great course. Heaps of content. Great teacher.
Excellent and entertaining.
Really enjoyed Frank's delivery, tend to drift in class environments but Frank kept me engaged.
Really enjoyed the course. Feel like I now have the tools to take on a project.
Really well facilitated.
Great presenters. Good number on course.
Course was very relevant to my work
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.
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.
Lots of strategies, scaleable for projects.
Great course.
My expectation were different coming into this of what project management would entail. Learned some useful thing I can use
One of the most engaging and valuable courses I have attended.
Kept me engaged.
Well delivered, good examples. Not too content heavy!
Great. Informative.
Very good workshop.
Excellent, was kept engaged at all times.
Interaction as teams, the lollies!!
Excellent facilitation.
Excellent presentation / workshop.
Great course and awesome delivery
Comprehensive coverage on all the things I wanted to know.
Superb range of content covered in a really engaging way. Some of the best and most relevant training I've attended.
Well presented, very interesting material.
Easy to understand. Useful tools
Very good training simple, smart and effective. Value for money. Excellent services and great communication from Kerry, Frank, and Angela
Very useful and helpful tools
Amazing 2 days
Excellent course. After lunch perhaps you could do an exercise where you have to get on your feet - felt my eyes drooping
Practical, with a lively presentation and engagement style
An excellent course, well structure and easy to follow throughout
Quite high level approach
Awesome - I have learnt many tools to take away with me. Huge learning from this workshop
Excellent delivery - lots of un, very interactive, heaps of learning, great tools, techniques, well facilitated, great environment. Met and exceeded all my expectations! Thanks a heap TIGL!!!
Really fantastic, thank you for letting me come. I learned a lot and really enjoyed it! Didn't fall asleep once!
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.
Great tools and real life examples. Worked on our own project
Excellent course, very interesting and easy to focus on content.
Excellent summarizing of project planning which I perceived as complex. It does not need to be that hard. Learned lots of tools and simplifications. Loved it very much. Loved the down to earth teaching too.
Really handy, easy to use tips to take back and start using straight away.
Better than I thought! Very good practice, nice re-caps and self-learning. Most stuff seems obvious, it's just the doing!
I learned a huge amount and thoroughly enjoyed the course/workshop.
Excellent workshop with fantastic resources and excellent tools to enable better project planning in future
Very well run course with excellent trainer. Content is very relevant and delivered in an engaging and up to date way.
Covered a lot over 2 days, these things are repeated in the workbook for future reference.
Excellent workshop , the challenge now for me is to proactively use what I have learnt.
The post-it notes made it fun, but informative, and being visual the ideas became real, and you worked with other councils.
Great speaker, engaging and changed way of thinking about managing/delivering projects.
Was the best thing that could have happened in the first weeks of a new project.
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.
Good information; was engaged throughout session; learnt heaps.
I wanted to learn new ideas - I have lots! I have been challenged and I have had FUN.
Good flow, engaging trainer, learnt heaps.
Valuable skills for both people new to project management and more experienced staff. Something to learn for all.
10 out of 5 - would recommend.
Excellent course, well presented.
Enjoyed the presentation style. Although compressed I liked the pace of the workshop.
The course is excellent, well planned and implemented. This informal style is conclusive to learning
Great presentation.
Loved the pace and activities in the workshop.
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?).
Great, interactive, interesting.
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.
Pretty good - nice job Frank! Love the balance of having fun and enhancing reputation.
Frank is a great facilitator. Knows his stuff, plenty of examples, high energy, sense of humour.
Really enjoyed material, gave me a few more tools to implement and get project moving more smoothly.
Learnt a lot of tools to help with planning and problem solving.
Great tips, tools, techniques, together with real world experience, delivered in a chatty, humorous manner
Great facilitation and good focus on people and behaviours. Lots of useful tools
Learnt some awesome tools. Had fun. Challenge will be influencing project managers with these newly learnt skills and knowledge.
Very informative 2 day workshop; lots of tools to call upon.
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.
Great workshop, excellent ideas.
Great tools and real life examples. Worked on our own project
Great stuff. Great presenter.
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.
Good class involvement and discussion.
Really practical approach and easy to see how to apply in the workplace
Excellent summarizing of project planning which I perceived as complex. It does not need to be that hard. Learned lots of tools and simplifications. Loved it very much. Loved the down to earth teaching too.
Frank was able to explain the topics very clearly and with fun.
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
Better than I thought! Very good practice, nice re-caps and self-learning. Most stuff seems obvious, it's just the doing!
Great momentum, great energy, great style.
Frank was a great presenter - kept things interesting and moving forward.
Great job Frank! Flip charts rule
Frank cut straight to the point, great presenter, simplified things
Not only from Frank, I have learnt a lot from the interactions with other attendees - their input/feedback/experience was invaluable.
Great workshop. Wasn't death by powerpoint and kept me engaged.
Very thorough and well organised, engaging
Excellent course, well paced and fun
Excellent workshop with fantastic resources and excellent tools to enable better project planning in future
Very well presented, easy to follow.
Instructor was very knowledgeable and kept the course moving and interesting
Good practical approach to manage the project
Excellent workshop , the challenge now for me is to proactively use what I have learnt.
Great presentation.
Looking forward to the next workshop or project to build on this new knowledge. Thanks.
Fun workshop, good pace. Liked the practical aspect using real projects.
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.
Fantastic. Really enjoyed this!! Great pace, very clear and concise.
Met all my objectives (especially having fun) and learning with colleagues
It was a good workshop for project management learning.
Great content. Excellent presenting
Good flow, engaging trainer, learnt heaps.
There were some very valuable and usable tools to take away. Pitched at the right level and very relevant to work I'm doing.
Really useful and practical - didn't overcomplicate
The techniques learnt will not only help with projects but will also assist in managing staff.
Great course, I have minimal experience with project planning but have a solid understanding after this course
The course is excellent, well planned and implemented. This informal style is conclusive to learning
Frank knew subject matter well, tailored on day to suit audience; interactive; inclusive
Really useful for me
I enjoyed the workshop. It has been a great experience learning about project management from Frank and Kerry. Thank you guys.
Great course and instructor - Frank was awesome. Probably one of the most valuable, practical courses I have attended.
Heaps of solutions and suggestions to take back and use immediately. Highly engaging.
Exactly what I have been looking for in a project management course - LG focussed, relatable, ready-to-use tools, real life examples.
Good tactile stuff
Great examples, templates and learnings. Lots of new ways to do projects correctly.
Great facilitation and good focus on people and behaviors. Lots of useful tools
Very informative and interactive.
Brilliant! Fun, one of the best workshops I've been to!
Hands on, post it notes work well getting people up and involved.
Great tools and real life examples. Worked on our own project
Fantastic skills, simple to follow and use.
It was good, especially using real projects as examples, so we had an understanding of the background.
Frank is great at getting the whole room involved. The content is suitable for a wide range of professionals.
Excellent summarizing of project planning which I perceived as complex. It does not need to be that hard. Learned lots of tools and simplifications. Loved it very much. Loved the down to earth teaching too.
Really helpful and I have learnt some great skills and tools. Super helpful workshop!
Good
Great course, good presenter.
Excellent presenter
Enjoyable and productive.
Presenter has good knowledge and real examples.
Good update - fast review which was great.
Lots of information to take in over a short period of time, but lots of amazing stuff.
Very well presented, not a dull moment.
Very good course with practical tools.
Tools emailed are very helpful, i.e. project plan, documents and spreadsheets.
Well-presented, with good information I can use as I progress in my cadetship.
It makes me really keen to move into this as a job.
Great explanations and examples. Humour is good!
Really good - wish we were on a 2 day workshop.
Excellent workshop that is applicable to so many areas.
Very relevant and well-presented.
Love it - practical and easily implemented systems. I need more. Well-targetted to local government.
Frank is a great presenter and has very good teaching techniques.
Excellent delivery!
Very easy to understand concepts and ideas. Useful in a range of situations personally and professionally.
Really useful tips on how to work more efficiently and effectively. Great tools on how to manage and track projects (i.e. everyday work).
It was good to have done the short course prior to this one.
As someone who 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.
Learned some good skills
Great use of real life examples/application
5 star if more time; not reflective on content
Excellent presentation
Covered project management and staff management which was good.
Good material, well presented
Excellent
Excellent - will be highly recommending to others
Gave me a good understanding of how to approach and conduct project management in a
practical way
Very clear speaker who understood his material well and inspired us
Gave me ideas to organise my work and maybe less stress
Loved everything about the course. Have a much better understanding and handle on project management.
Useful insights and tips. Lucky there was a focus on our project as a real world example.
All areas well-covered and understandable
Very well-presented, clear, concise; and good tips and experiences
Frank was great! Informative and used several real life examples
Gave me some good strategies to use
Frank has a great personality. Expectation of the course was exceeded. Thoroughly enjoyable and useful.
Engaging, practical and readily transferable to the real world
A little too simplistic for my needs. I would have liked more detail on critical path analysis
Positive, practical, engaging, interactive. Can't wait to apply new insights
Enjoyable and relevant; broad industry references useful.
Some good tools to use int he work that I am doing.
Good content
Very relevant and useful content
Pretty good, kept us moving along, pushed us and was able to respond well to questions
It was fun! Lots of good practical advice. Great examples from the real world
Useful, practical - learnt skills I can use in my everyday work
The workshop blew my expectations out of the water!
Great stuff...lots of ideas are already flowing!
Excellent course - great presenter. Fun course with smart learnings. Great practical outcome using our own project
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.
The topics covered can be related to our current environment. Principles discussed were usable and gave more confidence.
I need to remember this was an introductory course and doesn't fulfill every project management requirement.
Overall satisfaction: stress & bullying; playing above the line
You create a great learning environment, and are encouraging of discussion topics. Incorporating our real projects was a bonus as well.
Very practical course, with some of the techniques being used in the office already. Spreadsheets will be a great help.
Was full on, but worth it