ways of working, prioritisation and delivery
Full-day module within the Management Pathway, for managers who need to make sense of a full workload, prioritise what matters, and turn it into delivery that actually happens.
Focused on deciding what to do now, building a plan you can track, and clarifying who owns what.
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To be clear on what effective delivery looks like, in your own team's terms.
To prioritise time using simple, repeatable methods, not just instinct.
To turn a priority into a trackable plan, and track it visually as it progresses.
To clarify ownership and manage risk without losing momentum.
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09:30 – 09:45
Welcome and introductions09:45 – 10:15
What does effective delivery look like?
The Team Delivery Expectations opener - establishing what "good" looks like in your own team before reaching for any tool.10:15 – 11:00
Prioritising your time
Eisenhower, Pomodoro and 3-3-3 - three simple ways to decide what to do now, next and later.11:00 – 11:15
Break11:15 – 12:00
Turning priorities into a plan
Using a simple 5-line plan - objective, scope, assumptions, success measures, next action.12:00 – 12:45
Tracking delivery
Using Kanban boards and basic timelines to structure and track work visually.12:45 – 13:30
Lunch13:30 – 14:15
Clarifying ownership
Using RACI to make clear who does what, so nothing depends on one person remembering.14:15 – 15:00
Managing risk and keeping momentum
A lightweight, RAG-ranked risk register, and deciding whether a shift is a small change to manage or a bigger reset.15:00 – 15:15
Break15:15 – 15:45
Learning from what goes wrong
The Delivery Pitfalls exercise - comparing real struggling projects against common reasons for failure.15:45 – 16:30
Commitments and close
Agreeing what you will do differently from tomorrow, and how it connects to the shared standards set at pathway kickoff.
