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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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

Great information.

Andrew Howells, Kaipara District Council

Great, informative workshop. Good practical examples.

Benjamin Hope, Kaipara District Council

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

Dani J, Tauranga City Council

Good information.

Francis Toko, Kaipara District Council

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

Maree N, Tauranga City Council

Very good course with lots of great content and ideas.

Hamish Watson, Kaipara District Council

Awesome day, lots of learning. Improving time strategies.

Aarona M, Te Maru o Ruahine Trust

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

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

Barbara B, Te Maru o Ruahine Trust

Good flow, engaging trainer, learnt heaps.

Linda B, Tauranga City Council

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

Ian Fernandes, Kaipara District Council

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

Karen G, Tauranga City Council

Ka pai! Informative and relateable.

Kayden M, Te Maru o Ruahine Trust

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.

Angela R, Tararua District Council

Very informative but in a fun way

Rebecca F, Tauranga City 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 Hollis, Kaipara District Council

Awesome workshop, simple effective tools and great presentation.

Kurt B, Te Maru o Ruahine Trust

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 Hewlett, Kaipara District Council

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

Lequan M, Te Maru o Ruahine Trust

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.

Paddy D, Tararua District Council

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

Doug S, Tauranga City Council

Real examples very helpful.

Kathie Fletcher, Kaipara District Council

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

Marjory H, Te Maru o Ruahine Trust

Excellent flows well

Bryce M, South Wairarapa District Council

Good content. Very effective presentation - I liked thoroughly.

Pradip R, Nelson City Council

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

Lara Stott, Kaipara District Council

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

Neville L, Te Maru o Ruahine Trust

Informative, collaborative, entertaining, enthusiastically presented.

Yukin N, Nelson City Council

Fun

Lisa Hong, Kaipara District Council

Absolutely loved it - great experience - learnt so much.

Robert M, Te Maru o Ruahine Trust

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

Harriet B, South Wairarapa District Council

Great! Covered all aspects.

Matt C, Nelson City Council

Thanks

Mark Bell, Kaipara District Council

Usable, accessible and tangible

James W, South Wairarapa District Council

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

Georgia C, 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

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

Ben P, Nelson City Council

Charismatic, engaging, and entertaining speaker without the bumf - on message, on time, and very useful information

Tamara J, Tararua District Council

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

Kendyll H, South Wairarapa District Council

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

Bill E, Nelson City Council

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.

Joy K, Tararua District Council

Gained really great knowledge - easy to follow.

Zoya H, South Wairarapa District Council

Covered a huge amount of content in 2 days, impressive.

Viv D, Nelson City Council

Great content and delivery

Rachel R, South Wairarapa District Council

Really enjoyed the engagement from Frank and Kerry.

Lynne P, Nelson City Council

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

Caroline G, Porirua City Council

Brilliant. Really enjoyed

Michelle A, South Wairarapa District Council

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

Rebecca T, Nelson City Council

Very good course, well presented and full of useful tools

Bruce T, South Wairarapa District Council

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

Haydn B, Porirua City Council

Well done and upbeat style

Graham T, South Wairarapa District Council

Good although quite long.

Jane P, Porirua City Council

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

Kawaika A, Porirua City Council

Has been good - simple, practical, active and examples

Russell O, South Wairarapa District Council

Very well put together.

Chris B, Selwyn District Council

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

Matt H, Porirua City 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

Provided simple tools to develop systems in day to day works

Tim L, South Wairarapa District Council

Very good.

Deborah F, Waipa District Council

Very well facilitated. Was made to feel comfortable.

Trish D, South Wairarapa District Council

Great content, practical and easy to put to use.

Sandra R, Porirua City Council

Really good simple ideas that can be easily used

Dave G, Carterton District Council

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

Jacquie M, Kapiti Coast District Council

Fantastic engagement.

Stan V, Porirua City Council

Very helpful, learned a lot

Glenda S, Carterton District Council

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

Kelly V, Carterton District Council

Good workshop.

Joanne N, Selwyn District Council

Great interactive workshop. Real life examples were really helpful.

Unknown, Porirua City Council

Great tools for project management and great engaging presentation.

Keely G, Selwyn District 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

Fast-paced, interactive.

Leigh M, Dunedin City Council

Great templates and reminders.

Marianne A, Marlborough District Council

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

Fleur D, Kaipara District Council

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

Colin Dudley, South Taranaki District Council

Absolutely fantastic!

Donna Hawkins, Southland 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

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

Nichola T, ACC

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 Lewis, Wellington City Council

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

Katherine O, Kaipara District Council

I enjoyed the steady pace and all the group interaction. I also enjoyed the fact that it was over four hours!

Linday J, ACC

This will make project initiaion and planning so much easier.

Graham Pollard, Waipa District Council

Excellent

Richard M, Westland District Council

Engaging, content was very accessible.

Kim J, Kaipara District Council

I found this workshop very useful - there were lots of tips and tricks to take away that could be easily implemented

Sophie L, ACC

Very insightful and very practical.

Jeanette Bosman, Far North District Council

Good presentation and speed/energy.

Sandrine C, Selwyn District Council

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

Allie M, Waimakariri District Council

Excellent course and great presented but I felt we didn't have enough time

Sara B, ACC

Learned heaps.

Jose Hortillosa, South Taranaki District Council

Very good, more perspective and management tools on project management.

Shakhin S, Kaipara 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

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

Justine Kennedy, Waipa 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

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

Really enjoyed and learnt some useful tools - thank you!

Claudia B, Waimakariri District Council

Entertaining stories and useful tools

Brylee W, Nelson City Council

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

Kath Olliver, Palmerston North City Council

Excellent course learnt a lot; brain is full.

Tony M, Selwyn District Council

Engaging, interesting and educational.

Natalie D, Kaipara District Council

Great presenter - very valuable course.

Harriette D, Waimakariri District 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

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 Moore, Palmerston North City Council

Loved the practical tools I can enjoy.

Veronica S, Waimakariri District Council

Great workshop - excellent facilitation skills!

Natasha B, Kaipara District 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

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

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

Jaskaran S, Waimakariri District Council

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

Jock E, Nelson City Council

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

Rachael F, Kaipara District Council

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

Libica H, Waimakariri District Council

Very good overall

Lynne H, Nelson City Council

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

Richard Clark, Waikato District Council

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

Simon R, Kaipara District Council

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

Mark H, Waimakariri District Council

It was satisfying.

Ryan Laurenson, Waikato District Council

Good coverage of Project Management principles and nice chocolates!

Rob R, Waimakariri 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

Enthusiastic and exceptionally knowledgeable.

Samantha Arthur-Curtis, Ruapehu District Council

Very useful - thanks!

Adrienne H, Kapiti Coast District Council

Informative with practical examples.

Tim D, Waimakariri District Council

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

Shanine H, Nelson 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

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

Sherryn Owen, Bay of Plenty Regional Council

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

Joel Z, Firstgas Group

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

Very engaging, good information and tools to use.

Jorja C, Firstgas Group

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

Luke S, Firstgas Group

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

Great, per usual.

Natasha C, Firstgas Group

Was fun and interesting with lots of useful examples.

Richard M, Firstgas Group

Learned a lot. Very enjoyable.

Jing Z, Kapiti Coast District Council

Good war stories/examples to help understand the concepts.

Katherine M, Kapiti Coast District Council

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

Alison P, Kaipara District Council

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

Barbara Grant, Environment Southland

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

Lee G, Kapiti Coast District Council

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

Bernadette Hunt, Gore DC

Usable most places - work, home, clubs, etc

Brian A, Kaipara District Council

Great! Just hope I can recall it all.

Monique E, Kapiti Coast District Council

Excellent training

Chandra D, Kaipara District Council

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

Ceri Macleod, Gore DC

Interactive, interesting examples. Frank is funny and knowledgeable.

Pei Shan G, Kapiti Coast District Council

Very good useful templates. Well presented!

Darlene L, Kaipara District Council

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

Philip S, Kapiti Coast District Council

Practical, lively, useful, engaging

Duncan M, Kaipara District Council

Good food, interactive.

Fiona Smith, Environment Southland

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

Sue O, Kapiti Coast District Council

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

Leonie G, Kaipara District Council

Great course, really enjoyed it. Thank you.

Wendy M, Kapiti Coast District Council

This course was interactive, interesting, practical for my job

Linda O, Kaipara District 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 Darragh, Environment Southland

Quality

Crispian S, Rotorua Lakes Council

Excellent information very usable and can be applied to several situations

Mike C, Kaipara District Council

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

Jane, Environment Southland

somewhat confused at start then it came together as it progressed

Paul C, Kaipara District Council

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

John Prince, Environment Southland

Engaging and fun.

Kelly F, Rotorua Lakes

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

Rohit S, Kaipara District Council

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

Kirsten Harper, Environment Southland

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

Really good refresher course.

Richard D, Rotorua Lakes Council

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

Robert A, Rotorua Lakes Council

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

Alison P, Kaipara 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 Bamford, Rotorua Lakes Council

Usable most places - work, home, clubs, etc

Brian A, Kaipara District Council

Excellent training

Chandra D, Kaipara District Council

Very good useful templates. Well presented!

Darlene L, Kaipara District Council

Practical, lively, useful, engaging

Duncan M, Kaipara District Council

Good course, great presenter.

Alice Masters, Porirua City Council

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

Leonie G, Kaipara District Council

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

Brenda Roberts, Porirua City Council

This course was interactive, interesting, practical for my job

Linda O, Kaipara District Council

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

Bee Trudgeon, Porirua City Council

Loved it. Fun, engaging and effective.

Candice M, Ruapehu District Council

Excellent information very usable and can be applied to several situations

Mike C, Kaipara District 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 DC

somewhat confused at start then it came together as it progressed

Paul C, Kaipara District Council

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

David Down, Porirua City Council

Really engaging and pragmatic.

Craig G, Ashburton 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

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

Jay Hollows, Porirua City Council

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

Harriet K, Masterton District Council

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

Keith Calder, Porirua City Council

Fantastic 2 days spent in Wellington. Frank was awesome!

Harriet L, New Plymouth District Council

Good tools, good facilitator, had fun!

Lorraine Walmsley, Porirua City Council

Great vibe, great notes and references.

Jane P, Porirua City Council

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

Lynne Fuller, Porirua 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

Brilliant, very useful tips. Lots of fun.

Emma C, Dunedin City Council

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

Megan Rickerby, Porirua City Council

Good flow.

Nathan T, Porirua City Council

Great content - overload of information over two days.

Mark M, Dunedin City Council

Skills useful and relevant for small projects as well

Eneta M, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

Well-paced, entertaining and informative.

Paul F, Dunedin City Council

Ka pai!

Mareana C, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

The most engaging, dynamic workshop I've ever been to. Except in 2016 haha!

Paula M, Dunedin City Council

Frank is a interesting presenter and made the learning fun

Laurissa C, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

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 Davis, Porirua City 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, Dunedin City 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 Araroa W, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

Perfect.

Nathan T, Porirua City Council

High energy, not dull. Enjoyed the practical.

Sarah H, Dunedin City Council

Worth the time, good 'take-away' technique

Lauren S, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

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

Rachael Evans, Porirua City Council

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

Suzie B, Dunedin City Council

FANTASTIC…..or should I say “Franktastic”!

Aimee J, Westland District Council

Very engaging and entertaining.

Janet Y, Dunedin City Council

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

Michael T, Westland District Council

Loved the energy!! So hands-on too.

Winnie D, Westland District Council

Good practical PM tools and processes.

Simon S, Dunedin City Council

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

Simon E, Westland District Council

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

Stacey H, Dunedin City Council

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

Kate B, Westland District 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, Dunedin 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

Exceeded expectations, good techniques, useful tips.

Rick Z, Dunedin City Council

Very good workshop - learned a lot, thank you.

Ian T, Dunedin City Council

Great, practical tools.

Alix Campbell, Upper Hutt City Council

Absolutely satisfied!

Connor Spence, Upper Hutt City Council

All good, awesome, informative

Jakir Hussain, Upper Hutt City Council

Really great course.

John Hudson, Upper Hutt City Council

Quality of tools that have clear applicability was great!

Rachel H, National Aquarium of NZ

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

Jason P, Palmerston North CC

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

Jane K, Napier City Council

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"

Aaron P, Palmerston North CC

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

Leyla Paine, Upper Hutt City Council

Great workshop, nice and fast-paced.

Lauren S, Napier City Council

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

Debra H, Palmerston North CC

All good.

Marion Read, Upper Hutt City 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

Good course and content. Covered a lot.

Jocelyn B, Palmerston North CC

Good overall with interesting points to help with my workload

Mark Raines, Upper Hutt City Council

Programme was well structured and didn't feel rushed.

Mathew A, Napier City Council

Engaging and practical. Was useful using real examples.

Charlotte G, Palmerston North CC

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

Michael Paterson, Upper Hutt City Council

Pragmatic and very engaging content.

Matt A, Napier City Council

Good mix of presenter working and participants working.

Brian W, Palmerston North CC

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

Nir Kumar, Upper Hutt City Council

Excellent. Interactive. Great presenter.

Michelle W, Napier City 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 CC

Enlightening; and refreshed how processes should be run.

Peter McKenzie, Upper Hutt City Council

Great workshop, learnt lots, had fun.

Talia F, Napier City Council

Really enjoyed it.

Royce Williams, Upper Hutt City Council

Fun stuff, good knowledge.

Tiffiny M, Napier City Council

Active delivering

Christian C., Ashburton District Council

Very useful in daily office work and environment council projects.

Sam Panthan, Upper Hutt City Council

Great facilitator, great relevant content, enjoyable and interactive.

Jacqui D, Napier Conferences

Good

Clare H, Ashburton District Council

Well balanced course, practical and I can start implementing some of the tools right away.

Lili K, Palmerston North CC

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

Megan B, Napier Venues

Very engaging and lots of practical learning

Ellen N, Ashburton District Council

Simple and practical applications.

Dean N, Kaipara District Council

Learnt a lot, very engaging

Mel N, Ashburton District Council

Practical content. Well explained. Engaging presenter.

Lisa S, Kaipara District Council

Great job

Michael P, Ashburton District Council

Very interactive

Nathan H, Ashburton District Council

Was fun

Richard C, Ashburton District Council

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

Michaela K, Kaipara District Council

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

Missy H, Kaipara District 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

Great practical, engaging course!

Ashleigh Pihema, Whakatane District 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

Great presentation and content.

Ben Vorster, South Taranaki District Council

Frank delivered a great course. Upbeat and held our attention. Great project management concepts. Provided lots of great tips and experience to real life.

Hannah G, Kaipara District Council

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

Bruce Bromwich, Marlborough District Council

Very impressed with the quality and course delivery.

George L, Kaipara District Council

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

Bryce Hosking, Palmerston North City Council

Well facilitated; useful real-world anecdotes.

Aaron H, Bay of Plenty Regional Council

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

Helen S, Kaipara District Council

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

Dan Lewis, Waimakariri District Council

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

Julie-Anne M, Hawke's Bay Regional Council

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

Ellie D, Sport New Zealand

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

Justine G, Kapiti Coast District Council

Loved the facilitation and content. Immediate value-add!

Martini M, Sport New Zealand

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.

Jane L, Nelson 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

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

Eddie P, Nelson City Council

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

Graeme Pointon, Rangitikei District Council

Well run and relevant to what I wanted to learn.

Lance K, Whanganui District Council

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


Andrea H, Kapiti Coast District Council

Great course! Enjoyed by all and learnt additional tools to utilise for project management.

Matt M, Nelson City 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 Quill, Dunedin City Council

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

Shaun F, Porirua 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 thought out content to the course and good use of examples that relate to real life situations. Walking the talk.

Paul F, Nelson City Council

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

Kelly Thorn, Whakatane District Council

Very detailed and excellent presentation. Not rushed through.

Prasad M, Porirua City Council

Great course. Very useful information

Gavin G, Environment Southland

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"

Michael O, Nelson City Council

Excellently presented. Lots of visual information techniques.

Lisa Fitzgerald, Dunedin City Council

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

Rachel F, Marlborough District Council

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

Helen B, Environment Southland

Well done!

Mitch P, Nelson City 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 Wilson, Horizons Regional Council

Interesting, relevant

Antony R, Hawkes Bay District Council

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

Lisa M, Nelson City Council

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

Phil Waite, South Taranaki District 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

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

Ian T, Nelson City Council

Brilliant and empowering content. Same with the facilitation.

Rebecca M, Whakatane 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

Sharper and more refined than 2010 version

Stu Kilmister, Kapiti Coast 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

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

Rohit Srivastava, Horowhenua District Council

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

Bonny L, Environment Southland

Good presentation and content

Damien W, Rangitikei District Council

Well run and good pace for learning

Graham W, Kapiti Coast 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 practical solutions and great take away lessons.

Sarah Nicholson, Horizons Regional Council

Good content and interaction and lots of chocolate!

Cheyanne R, Environment Southland

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 Simpson, Palmerston North City Council

Really good, learnt heaps.

Delia R, Environment Southland

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

Adina F, Rangitikei District Council

Very well-presented and of great value.

Stephen Mileham, South Taranaki 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

Excellent interaction. Very well presented.

Pio R, Rangitikei District Council

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

Jamal R, Kapiti Coast 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 Mvere, Tararua District Council

Very helpful tools/templates talked through.

Lucy H, Environment Southland

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.

Dhanushka R, ALGIM

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

Dean H, Ruapehu District Council

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

Robert H, Marlborough District Council

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

Rina H, Ruapehu District Council

Well-run workshop, useful tools and exercises.

Randall M, Environment Southland

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

Maggie F, Nelson City 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

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

Rob W, Environment Southland

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

Lauren M, Environment Southland

Great!

Mark G, Timaru District Council

Good learnings about psychology of people.

David P, Rotorua Lakes 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

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

Greg K, Rotorua Lakes Council

Good easy tools to run through a project

Annetta P, Waikato District Council

Engaging, relevant, positive, chocolates

Mary K, , Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

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

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

Great interactive, humorous and beneficial 2 days

Dezma T, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

Pretty good

Robert A, Far North District Council

Great to have the training as a big group.

Anne Rose, Porirua City 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

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

Janette B, Sport New Zealand

Fantastic!

Carey T, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

Informative, interesting, engaging

Chris H, Kapiti Coast District Council

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

Clare Baker, Porirua City Council

Great examples of principles.

Kate D, Rotorua Lakes Council

Lots of content and tools that can be used. It was really valuable to connect with other teams I don't usually work with.

Chloe B, Sport New Zealand

Very structured layout, simple delivery with lots of visual tools make it very engage-able

Keriana T, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

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

Glenn W, Upper Hutt City Council

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

Donna Creary, Porirua City Council

Very informative, very easy to follow guidelines.

Kirstyn P, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

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'Connor, Porirua City 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

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

Bria S, Sport New Zealand

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

Excellent, lots of tools and practical explanations and examples.

John Callahan, Porirua City Council

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

Melissa G, Sport New Zealand

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

Mitchell J, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

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

Kelvin Irvine, Porirua City Council

Great range of examples to illustrate the concepts.

Bridgette L, Sport New Zealand

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

Les J, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

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 Collins, Porirua City Council

More relationship management than project management.

Pete K, Rotorua Lakes Council

Excellent workshop, great content, ideas and tools.

Vaughan B, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

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

Great presenter; postiive; enthusiastic; relevant.

Philip Royle, Porirua City Council

Great involvement, kept us all engaged.

Samantha R, Rotorua Lakes Council

Learnt new concepts and reinforced existing concepts.

Jackie W, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

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

Rebecca Wills, Porirua City Council

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

Rachele W, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

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

Shikhar A, Rotorua Lakes Council

A great course. Moved at a great pace.

Sue Chapman, Porirua City Council

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

Chris S, Ashburton District Council

Engaging, relevant, positive, chocolates

Mary K, , Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

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

Victor McGuigan, Porirua 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 good!

Dave B, Ashburton District Council

Great interactive, humorous and beneficial 2 days

Dezma T, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

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

Martin L, Ashburton District Council

Fantastic!

Carey T, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

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

Racheal W, Ashburton District Council

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

Very structured layout, simple delivery with lots of visual tools make it very engage-able

Keriana T, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

Brilliant.

Richard W, Ashburton District Council

Very informative, very easy to follow guidelines.

Kirstyn P, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

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

Rhonda G, Ashburton 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

It was fun and simple.

Shyamal R, Ashburton District Council

Very interactive and easy tools to implement

Tamara K, Matamata-Piako District Council

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

Mitchell J, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

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

Les J, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

Excellent workshop, great content, ideas and tools.

Vaughan B, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

Has really helped put projects into perspective.

Verity J, Ashburton District Council

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

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

This is an interesting human relations in project management course.

Bruce Erasmus, Rotorua Lakes Council

Helpful as a 2 day course to learn a variety of PM tools and templates

Rachel B, Otago Regional Council

Learnt new concepts and reinforced existing concepts.

Jackie W, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

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 Pirika, Rotorua Lakes Council

I really enjoyed how interactive the workshop was

Robyn B, Nelson City Council

Really enjoyable and interactive and practical.

Ian M, Whakatāne District Council

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

Rachele W, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi

Good balance of real examples with information in course.

Clark McCarthy, Rotorua Lakes Council

Great interactive workshop. Whole new appreciation of post it notes.

Tina G, Opotiki District Council

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

Pearl T, Whakatāne District Council

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

Eric Gurden, Rotorua Lakes Council

Great delivery, good practical tools. Relaxed welcoming delivery.

Bernee K, 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, Whakatāne District Council

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

Jo Doherty, Rotorua Lakes Council

Great interactive workshop

Marty S, Opotiki District Council

Current and immediately applicable. Changed my perspective!

Paul C, Whakatāne District Council

Really fun, lots of valuable tips and tricks.

Julianne Wilkinson, Rotorua Lakes Council

Dynamic and interesting

Lizzy L, Horizons Regional Council

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

Frank B, Whakatāne 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, Wellington City Council

Good realistic examples that we can practically use.

Maelene Bell, Rotorua Lakes Council

Good workshop

Rachel N, Matamata-Piako District Council

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

Lucy D, Whakatāne District Council

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

Carol, Rangitikei District Council

Gave lots of tools with practical applications.

Simon Alefosio - Tuck, Rotorua Lakes Council

Interactive, diverse range of participants

Marama T, South Waikato District Council

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

Cassandra R, Whakatāne District Council

Frank is a great facilitator and teacher. Thanks.

Cheska, Queenstown Lakes District Council

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

Sue Skellern, Rotorua Lakes Council

Enjoyable 2 days - fun and lots of handy tricks

Allie M, Firstgas Group

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

Anna W, Whakatāne District Council

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

Connie, Selwyn District Council

Nailed it.

Toni Johnston, Rotorua Lakes Council

Well paced presentation, plenty of interactive role playing

Tony P, Firstgas Group

Wicked. Great delivery and prep.

Kim F, Whakatāne District Council

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

Lauren E, Firstgas Group

Enjoyed the recap and bringing of the WDC on the course.

Nicola B, Whakatāne District Council

Thank you for your assistance using examples.

Erin, Hawke's Bay Regional Council

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

Tracey J, Firstgas Group

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

Crystal J, Rangitīkei District 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, Queenstown Lakes District Council

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

Jordyn W, Wētā FX Ltd

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

Gaylene, Rangitikei District Council

Very good to do this with my peers and colleagues

Robert W, Firstgas Group

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

Kiri W, Marlborough District Council

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

Katrina, Rangitikei District Council

Learnt heaps, super engaging, loved the real life examples

Cassie K, Firstgas Group

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

Kerry, Selwyn District Council

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

Amanda S, Invercargill City Council

Presentation very good.

Kobus, South Taranaki District Council

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

Leigh, Palmerston North City Council

Good presentation

Adrienne S, South Wairarapa District Council

Very engaging facilitator.

Lisa, Selwyn District Council

Excellent!! Best course ever!!

Peter, Masterton District Council

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

Catherine C, South Wairarapa District Council

Great refresher for me

Graeme D, Invercargill City Council

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

Phillipa, Timaru District Council

Clear, concise, presented in a fun way

Daniel C, South Wairarapa District Council

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

Kelly T, Te Maru O Ruahine Trust

Helpful and engaging

Hazel T, South Wairarapa District Council

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

Marj H, Nga Puna Rau Rangitikei

Excellent facilitator and course. Very practical. Fun.

Rachel, Horizons Regional Council

Very useful information

James T, South Wairarapa District Council

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

Lesley M, Invercargill 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, Marlborough District Council

Very engaging. Everyone was involved.

Kirsty M, South Wairarapa District Council

Useful tools for project management - can see places to implement

Malcolm L, Invercargill City Council

An excellent course, well structure and easy to follow throughout

Neville L, Te Maru O Ruahine Trust

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

Sarah, Hauraki District Council

Very good, informative

Mandy D, South Wairarapa District Council

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!!!

Robert M, Te Maru O Ruahine Trust

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

Simon, Western Bay of Plenty District Council

Very focused and well run course

Patrick H, South Wairarapa District Council

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

Excellent; very worthwhile.

Simon, Hamilton City Council

Fun and interactive without being too far out of comfort zone

Sara H, South Wairarapa District Council

Practical, dynamic and immediate relevance. Good pace.

Vyvien, Kapiti Coast District Council

Energising

Sandra H, Carterton District Council

Insightful and engaging

Anna O, South Wairarapa District Council

Really positive experience

Neil M, Abode Air Conditioning Lower Hutt

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

Sheryll A

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

Brendon B, Aotea Electrical Nelson

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

I learnt a lot

Lynne D, South Wairarapa District Council

Very well delivered course.

David M, Aotea Electric Canterbury

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

Blair R, Tararua District Council

I liked the real life examples; positivity

Gail J, Environment Southland

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

Luke D, Aotea Electrical Dunedin

Achieved all of my outcomes.

Chris W, Tararua District Council

Good pace, relevant examples, engaging presenter.

Angus M, Environment Southland

Engaging and relevant

Mary-Jo T, South Wairarapa District Council

Enjoyable time.

Nick H, Aotea Electric Dunedin

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

Excellent overall.

Jeremy S, Tararua District 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

Useful information on project management

Melanie B, South Wairarapa District Council

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

Craig W, Selwyn District 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

Interesting, engaging and most helpful

Pamela A, South Wairarapa District Council

Well delivered. Good content.

Rob D, Aotea Electrical Auckland

Great use of flipcharts. Very visual.

Dave T, Selwyn District Council

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

Violet C, Tararua District Council

You are a great and entertaining presenter.

Emma, Environment Southland

Good articulate speaker with a sense of humour and good knowledge

Stan B, South Wairarapa District Council

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

Fiona R, Selwyn District Council

Excellent

Fiona, Environment Southland

Very informative and enlightening.

Gemma C, Timaru District Council

Great, some good tools to implement.

Tim K, Aotea Electric Canterbury

A fantastic 2 days.

Jason F, Selwyn District Council

Frank kept class on track and used examples of projects.

Ian C, Environment Southland

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

Jennifer M, Thames-Coromandel DC

Awesome

Ian C, Environment Southland

Good quality.

Aston M, Kapiti District Coast Council

Interaction and team work was good. Interesting and informative.

Wynn E, Aotea Electric Northland

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

Jessica C, Selwyn District Council

Interactive, practical, simple tools

Jo S, Environment Southland

A lot of practical information. I liked working on real projects.

Sam V, New Plymouth District Council

Good workshop, good preparation by facilitators

Sandra B, Carterton District Council

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

Dion R, B&M Electrical Palmerston North

Great course. Heaps of content. Great teacher.

Kate A, Selwyn District Council

Excellent and entertaining.

Leeanne T, SOLGM

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

Ryan A, Buzz Electrical

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

Liz A, Hurunui District Council

Really well facilitated.

Nathan C, Environment Southland

Great presenters. Good number on course.

Rachel C, Horowhenua District Council

Course was very relevant to my work

Darryl R, Rotorua Lakes 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

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

Lots of strategies, scaleable for projects.

Lauren B, Horowhenua District Council

Great course.

Adam C,

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

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

Roger H, Environment Southland

Kept me engaged.

Ben C, Seven Electrical

Well delivered, good examples. Not too content heavy!

Justin W, Rotorua Lakes Council

Great. Informative.

Marissa C, Wellington City Council

Very good workshop.

Simon M, Environment Southland

Excellent, was kept engaged at all times.

Kevin S, Seven Electrical

Interaction as teams, the lollies!!

Kyle K, Rotorua Lakes Council

Excellent facilitation.

Nicola O, Selwyn District Council

Excellent presentation / workshop.

Pawel N, Seven Electrical

Great course and awesome delivery

Noel G, Rotorua Lakes Council

Comprehensive coverage on all the things I wanted to know.

Paula M, Dunedin City 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

Well presented, very interesting material.

Ray L, Seven Electrical

Easy to understand. Useful tools

Paulina W, Rotorua Lakes Council

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

Kelly T, Te Maru o Ruahine Trust - Horizons

Very useful and helpful tools

Tanith R, Environment Southland

Amazing 2 days

Richard M, Rotorua Lakes 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

Practical, with a lively presentation and engagement style

Tania S, Rotorua Lakes Council

An excellent course, well structure and easy to follow throughout

Neville L, Te Maru o Ruahine Trust - Horizons

Quite high level approach

Brendan K, Rotorua Lakes Council

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

Marj H, Te Maru o Ruahine Trust - Horizons

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!!!

Robert M, Te Maru o Ruahine Trust - Horizons

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

Abbie S, Ashburton 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

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

Maurice W, Tauranga City Council

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

Dave H, Ashburton District Council

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.

Erika S, Tauranga City Council

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

Emily R, Ashburton District Council

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

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

Jim H, Ashburton District Council

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

Dani J, Tauranga City Council

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

Alex Macleod

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

Justin B, Ashburton District Council

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

Maree N, Tauranga 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'Sullivan

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

Elyse Knofflock , 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

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

Good information; was engaged throughout session; learnt heaps.

Anna Palamountain

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

Maryann C, Ashburton District Council

Good flow, engaging trainer, learnt heaps.

Linda B, Tauranga City Council

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

Audrey Dench

10 out of 5 - would recommend.

Keegan Aplin-Thane, Palmerston North City Council

Excellent course, well presented.

Michelle H, Ashburton District Council

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

Andrew L, Ōtorohanga District Council

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

Karen G, Tauranga City Council

Great presentation.

Bill Inge

Loved the pace and activities in the workshop.

Leah Bruce , Palmerston North City Council

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

Great, interactive, interesting.

Sahndra C, Ōtorohanga District Council

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 Cannell

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

Leith Haarhoff , Palmerston North City Council

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

Tanya W, Ōtorohanga District Council

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

Dave Locke

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

Maria Shiva, Palmerston North City Council

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

Ross M, Ōtorohanga District Council

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

Doug S, Tauranga City Council

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

Donna McArthur

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

Mike Monaghan , Palmerston North City 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, Ōtorohanga District Council

Great workshop, excellent ideas.

Graham B, Ōtorohanga District Council

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

Maurice W, Tauranga City Council

Great stuff. Great presenter.

Lance Gwynne

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 Taonui, Palmerston North City Council

Good class involvement and discussion.

Mark L, Ōtorohanga District Council

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

Sara T, Tauranga City Council

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.

Erika S, Tauranga City Council

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

Luca Barone

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

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

Great momentum, great energy, great style.

Mandy McIntosh

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

Vicki McKeeman, Palmerston North City Council

Great job Frank! Flip charts rule

Bevan T, Nelson City Council

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

Clint N, Tauranga City Council

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

Meryl Parsons

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

Stephanie Papps, Individual

Very thorough and well organised, engaging

Katharine J, Nelson City Council

Excellent course, well paced and fun

Kate B, Tauranga City Council

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

Dani J, Tauranga City Council

Very well presented, easy to follow.

Nick Brabant

Instructor was very knowledgeable and kept the course moving and interesting

Rebecca D, Nelson City Council

Good practical approach to manage the project

Amit K, Tauranga City Council

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

Maree N, Tauranga City Council

Great presentation.

Richard Witheford-Smith

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

Phil C, Nelson City Council

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

Dave H, Kāpiti Coast 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

Fantastic. Really enjoyed this!! Great pace, very clear and concise.

Richard Nimmo

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

Richard F, Nelson City Council

It was a good workshop for project management learning.

Ramesh P, Kāpiti Coast District Council

Great content. Excellent presenting

Andrew M, Tauranga City Council

Good flow, engaging trainer, learnt heaps.

Linda B, Tauranga City 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 Broadhurst

Really useful and practical - didn't overcomplicate

Stefan B, Nelson City Council

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

Vijay S, Kāpiti Coast District Council

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

Stuart G, Tauranga City Council

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

Karen G, Tauranga City Council

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

Roger Lamberth

Really useful for me

Asita L, Nelson 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, Kāpiti Coast District Council

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

Scott Collinge

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

Hoani T, Kāpiti Coast District Council

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

Kyla Carlier

Good tactile stuff

Janeen C, Nelson City Council

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

Rob G, Kāpiti Coast District Council

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

Doug S, Tauranga City Council

Very informative and interactive.

Max G, Kāpiti Coast District Council

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

Lisa O, Nelson City Council

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

Steve O, Kāpiti Coast District Council

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

Maurice W, Tauranga City Council

Fantastic skills, simple to follow and use.

Alistair Dunlop, Kaipara District Council

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

Rachel B, Nelson City Council

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

Mike R, Kāpiti Coast District Council

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.

Erika S, Tauranga City Council

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

Amy Glamuzina, Kaipara District Council

Good

Joanna W, Nelson City Council

Great course, good presenter.

Smita B, Tauranga City Council

Excellent presenter

Robert H, Tauranga City Council

Enjoyable and productive.

Mick C, Tauranga City Council

Presenter has good knowledge and real examples.

Cameron W, Tauranga City Council

Good update - fast review which was great.

Emma S, Tauranga City Council

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

Adriaan C, Tauranga City Council

Very well presented, not a dull moment.

Paul M, Tauranga City Council

Very good course with practical tools.

Haig M, Kapiti Coast DC

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

Paula R, Kapiti Coast DC

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

Jamal R, Kapiti Coast DC

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

Carolyn B, Tauranga City Council

Great explanations and examples. Humour is good!

Suzanne W, Otago Regional Council

Really good - wish we were on a 2 day workshop.

Emma S, Otago Regional Council

Excellent workshop that is applicable to so many areas.

Erin M, Grey District Council

Very relevant and well-presented.

Peter A, Westland District Council

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

Simon E, Westland District Council

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

Mel S, Grey District Council

Excellent delivery!

Sam W, Tauranga City Council

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

Angela C, Tauranga City 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

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

Glenn W, Upper Hutt City Council

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.

Robyne C, Kapiti Coast District Council

Learned some good skills

Jeff H, Upper Hutt City Council

Great use of real life examples/application

Rhys B, Upper Hutt City Council

5 star if more time; not reflective on content

Nye G, Tauranga City Council

Excellent presentation

David M, Tauranga City Council

Covered project management and staff management which was good.

Adrian W, Western Bay of Plenty District Council

Good material, well presented

Dan C, Timaru District Council

Excellent

Vanessa S, Tauranga City Council

Excellent - will be highly recommending to others

Lisa M, Tauranga City Council

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

Helen G, Tauranga City Council

Very clear speaker who understood his material well and inspired us

Sarah A, Tauranga City Council

Gave me ideas to organise my work and maybe less stress

Gary B, Tauranga City Council

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

Sophie D, Tauranga City Council

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

Pete G, Wanganui District Council

All areas well-covered and understandable

Greg A, Wanganui District Council

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

Paul B, Hamilton City Council

Frank was great! Informative and used several real life examples

Tony A, Tauranga City Council

Gave me some good strategies to use

Clare A, Tauranga City Council

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

Tiwene R, Palmerston North City Council

Engaging, practical and readily transferable to the real world

Michael D, Palmerston North City Council

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

Neil M, Palmerston North City Council

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

Todd T, Palmerston North City Council

Enjoyable and relevant; broad industry references useful.

Cynthia W, Palmerston North City Council

Some good tools to use int he work that I am doing.

Peter C, Palmerston North City Council

Good content

Matthew M, Palmerston North City Council

Very relevant and useful content

Jonathan F, Palmerston North City Council

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

Daniel O, Palmerston North City Council

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

Andrew B, Palmerston North City Council

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

Jennifer E, Palmerston North City Council

The workshop blew my expectations out of the water!

Pat C, Palmerston North City Council

Great stuff...lots of ideas are already flowing!

Steve S, ECL Group

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

Mike S, ECL Group

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

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

Raj G, ECL Group

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

Marcus G, ECL Group

Overall satisfaction: stress & bullying; playing above the line

Henry K, Enabling

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

Margaret S, ECL Group

Was full on, but worth it

Sue S, Tauranga City Council

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