Live Online Next-Generation Project Management: From Projects to Products Training Course
Live online, instructor-led · next cohort Nov 9, 2026 · from USD 800
Organisations that fund work as a string of temporary projects often watch teams disband just as they understand the problem, leaving products that nobody owns once the go-live celebrations are over. Over five days you learn how to move from that handover model to persistent, cross-functional teams funded to improve a product or service over time. Sessions cover the Project to Product shift described in Mik Kersten's Flow Framework, value stream mapping, product discovery, outcome-based roadmaps, OKRs and lean portfolio funding. You also look at how PMBOK Guide Seventh Edition principles, Scrum, Kanban and SAFe fit together when the unit of delivery becomes a product rather than a project.
Programme and project managers, PMO leads, product owners, delivery managers, business analysts and digital transformation leads in banks, telecoms, government agencies and NGOs will find the material directly usable. Afterwards you can map a value stream, write a product charter, set measurable outcomes and propose a funding model your finance team can approve. Sessions run in the classroom, online or in-house, and completion earns a CPD-accredited certificate.
At a Glance
How Live Online Training Works
Live online training, led by a trainer in real time, for participants anywhere.
More about live online training →- Format
- Live online, instructor-led
- Duration
- Mon - Fri (5 Days)
- Fee
- USD 800 (KES 80,000)
- Next start dates
- Nov 9, 2026, Dec 7, 2026, Jan 4, 2027
- Certificate
- Certificate of Completion
- What you need
- A computer with a reliable internet connection, a webcam and a headset
About this course
Many organisations still run digital services, internal systems and even policy programmes as temporary projects: a budget is approved, a team is assembled, scope is delivered and the team moves on. The result is familiar to anyone who has inherited a system after go-live, with no owner, a growing backlog of fixes and little evidence that the investment changed anything for customers or citizens. Product-centred delivery tackles this by keeping stable teams accountable for outcomes over the whole life of a product.
The Next-Generation Project Management: From Projects to Products Training Course explains how to make that transition without abandoning the governance that sponsors and auditors rely on. It starts with the differences between project and product mindsets, then works through value stream identification, product vision and strategy, discovery and experimentation, outcome roadmaps and OKRs, and capacity-based funding in place of project-by-project business cases. Later sessions address flow metrics, hybrid governance with a PMO that acts as a value management office, and the people side of the change, including new roles, career paths and stakeholder resistance.
Teaching combines short briefings with workshops on a case organisation that is moving its delivery portfolio onto products. Participants build artefacts as they go and finish with a transition roadmap for one product area in their own organisation.
Training Objectives
On completing the programme, participants will be able to:
- Distinguish project, programme and product operating models and judge where each fits.
- Map value streams and identify the long-lived products an organisation actually delivers.
- Define product visions, outcome measures and OKRs that guide team priorities.
- Build outcome-based roadmaps that replace fixed-scope delivery plans.
- Design capacity-based or lean portfolio funding for persistent teams.
- Apply flow metrics such as flow time, flow velocity and flow load to track delivery health.
- Plan the governance, role and culture changes needed to move from projects to products.
What you'll learn
Key Takeaways
By the final session each participant will have:
- A value stream map for one service in their own organisation, with the products it contains.
- A one-page product charter with vision, target users and outcome measures.
- A draft outcome roadmap and a first set of quarterly OKRs.
- A comparison of project funding and persistent team funding that can be shared with finance.
- A flow metrics dashboard template for tracking product delivery.
- A staged transition roadmap covering roles, governance and communication.
Training Methodology
Delivery is workshop-based and leans on artefacts participants can reuse at work:
- Short briefings that compare project and product practice side by side
- A running case organisation whose portfolio participants restructure across the week
- Canvas-based workshops for value streams, product charters and outcome roadmaps
- Funding and governance debates in which participants argue for and against change
- A closing presentation of each participant's transition roadmap, with peer feedback
Day 1: From Project Thinking to Product Thinking
- Why temporary teams and handovers fail long-lived services
- Project, programme and product operating models compared
- The Project to Product shift and the Flow Framework
- PMBOK Guide Seventh Edition principles and value delivery systems
- Identifying products in internal, customer-facing and public services
- Exercise: diagnosing a portfolio of stalled projects
Day 2: Value Streams and Product Strategy
- Value stream identification and mapping
- Defining products, platforms and their boundaries
- Product vision, strategy and positioning
- Understanding users through interviews, journey maps and service blueprints
- Product discovery and hypothesis-driven experiments
- Workshop: drafting a product charter
Day 3: Outcomes, Roadmaps and OKRs
- Outputs versus outcomes and how to measure the difference
- Writing objectives and key results that teams can act on
- Outcome roadmaps and now-next-later planning
- Backlog management and prioritisation with WSJF and cost of delay
- Combining Scrum, Kanban and stage gates in hybrid delivery
- Exercise: converting a fixed-scope plan into an outcome roadmap
Day 4: Funding, Governance and Flow Metrics
- Annual project budgets versus capacity-based funding for persistent teams
- Lean portfolio management and participatory budgeting
- The PMO as a value management office
- Flow metrics: flow time, velocity, load, efficiency and distribution
- Assurance, audit and reporting expectations in a product model
- Case study: a public agency moving digital services onto product funding
Day 5: Leading the Transition
- New roles: product manager, product owner, delivery lead and platform owner
- Career paths and incentives for project professionals
- Stakeholder resistance and change communication
- Piloting a product team and scaling what works
- Building the transition roadmap for your own organisation
- Presentations, peer review and course close
Participants typically come from delivery, portfolio and digital roles such as:
- Project and programme managers moving into product-led environments
- PMO heads and portfolio managers
- Product owners and product managers
- Delivery managers, Scrum Masters and agile coaches
- Business analysts and enterprise architects
- Digital transformation and innovation leads in banks, telecoms and fintechs
- ICT directors and heads of e-government services in public agencies
- Programme managers in NGOs running long-term digital platforms
A CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion issued by Vision Reach Global Consultancy is awarded to participants who attend the full programme and complete the workshop exercises, including the final transition roadmap.
Choose Where You Want to Learn
Next-Generation Project Management: From Projects to Products Training Course Venues
KenyaNairobiNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,500- KenyaMombasaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,600
- KenyaNaivashaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaKisumuNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaMachakosNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,600
UgandaKampalaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,900
RwandaKigaliNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,900
TanzaniaArushaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,900- TanzaniaDodomaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,800
- TanzaniaDar es SalaamNext Oct 26· 13 dates$2,000
- TanzaniaZanzibarNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,600
NigeriaLagosNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,800- NigeriaAbujaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$2,800
South AfricaPretoriaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,200- South AfricaJohannesburgNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,400
- South AfricaCape TownNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
UAEDubaiNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
GhanaAccraNext Nov 16· 13 dates$4,500
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Frequently Asked Questions About Live Online Next-Generation Project Management: From Projects to Products Training Course
Everything you need to know about this course before you register.
By the end of the Next-Generation Project Management: From Projects to Products programme, you'll be able to distinguish project, programme and product operating models and judge where each fits, map value streams and identify the long-lived products an organisation actually delivers, define product visions, outcome measures and okrs that guide team priorities, and build outcome-based roadmaps that replace fixed-scope delivery plans. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
Participants typically come from delivery, portfolio and digital roles such as: Project and programme managers moving into product-led environments, PMO heads and portfolio managers, Product owners and product managers, Delivery managers, Scrum Masters and agile coaches, Business analysts and enterprise architects, Digital transformation and innovation leads in banks, telecoms and fintechs, ICT directors and heads of e-government services in public agencies, and Programme managers in NGOs running long-term digital platforms.
Next-Generation Project Management: From Projects to Products Training Course typically runs as 5 Days. It's available as in-person classroom, live virtual, and in-house corporate training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Next-Generation Project Management: From Projects to Products Training Course is scheduled in-classroom in Nairobi, Kenya, Mombasa, Kenya, Naivasha, Kenya, and Kisumu, Kenya, and 14 other locations, plus a live interactive virtual classroom you can join from anywhere. Check the schedule panel above for exact upcoming dates and fees in each location.
The next live virtual cohort of Next-Generation Project Management: From Projects to Products starts November 9, 2026, with new classroom cohorts also running on a rolling basis. Pick a date and location in the schedule panel above, then click "Register for the Course" — it takes a few minutes and your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Next-Generation Project Management: From Projects to Products Training Course from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Next-Generation Project Management: From Projects to Products Training Course is pitched at intermediate professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
Fees for Next-Generation Project Management: From Projects to Products Training Course vary by delivery location and format and are shown in real time in the schedule panel above once you pick a date. Register 3 or more delegates on the same course together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically — larger cohorts can request a custom corporate quote.
Yes — Next-Generation Project Management: From Projects to Products Training Course can be delivered on-site at your offices (or virtually for distributed teams), with case studies and examples tailored to your industry and the specific challenges your team is working through. Switch to the "In-House" tab in the schedule panel above to request a proposal.
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