Who Needs Certification?
Certification provides the assurance that a person working with Rapid Learning Cycles has the best possible chance of success:
- Project leaders who will run a team using Rapid Learning Cycles but don't want to fumble their first attempt or reverse-engineer the best methods for implementation.
- Product Development Process (PDP) Owners who want to incorporate RLC concepts, practices and tools into their organization's standard PDP (which requires licensed use).
- Process owners in ISO-certified organizations and those working in regulated industries who want to ensure that their implementation of RLC fits the ISO standards for innovation management and integrates well with industry practices done to support regulatory filings.
- Anyone who doesn't want to waste time re-learning the things we've already learned through more than a decade of experience using the framework in situations like yours.
An Investment In Your Successful Project
A Rapid Learning Cycles workshop for a team of four in a semi-private setting costs under €10,000 - for most product development teams, this is less than 1% of the cost of the whole program.
Even if your project only has a €100,000 budget, this is still less than the cost of one month of project delay. Yet teams using RLC for the first time are up to 30% faster, mostly by eliminating multiple sources of project delays.
And if you can pull together a group of 8 or more yourself, the per-person cost goes down but the value goes up. You will be able to work together to interpret the RLC framework for your organization's specific needs, which will help you master the framework and get even more value from it.
Why Get Certified?
- Learn how to use the RLC framework successfully the first time in the fastest way.
- Avoid the known failure modes so that you realize the benefits from the framework sooner.
- Understand how to set up the environment for success, where the framework requires rigor, and where your teams have flexibility.
- Use your time with your RLC Consultant more effectively since you'll already know the basics.
- Get access to our library of training videos that you can review as needed to help your teams.
- Use tested, approved materials for training your own teams on the RLC framework.
- Gain a license to use the RLC framework with your teams so that you don't have to waste a lot of time reconstructing it through reverse-engineering.
- Retain your license as you move from one company to another — it's tied to your certification.
Two Options to Choose From:
In-Person (2-Day)
Global Project Leader Workshop
Choose this option if:
- Your team is all in one location and normally comes into the office, at least for important events.
- You live nearby a RLC public course, you are part of a network that can sponsor one, or you are willing to do a semi-private course with a nearby client.
- You prefer face-to-face and you are willing to travel for it — or pay for our travel to get it in your office.
Virtual (4-Day)
Global Project Leader Workshop
Choose this option if:
- Your team is already virtual and scattered across time zones.
- You want to know how to run Rapid Learning Cycles with online teams from the beginning.
- You have a time-sensitive need and want private lessons in Rapid Learning Cycles for a small team in the most economical way possible.
Both options are available as public and private workshops for 6 - 24 people, and as private lessons for groups of 1 - 6. The content is the same - the only difference is the format and the tools we use.
When You Sign Up for a Rapid Learning Cycles
Global Project Leader Certification Workshop:
This experience will prepare you to run a small to medium sized team using Rapid Learning Cycles in the early phases of product development.
You will learn:
- Why and how Rapid Learning Cycles is a proven way to remove rework loops, revisited decisions and late design changes to accelerate time-to-market for physical products.
- How the elements of the framework fit together to build team alignment, engage stakeholders and decision makers, focus the team on its most important work, and pull real-time knowledge capture and sharing.
- The steps of the Kickoff Event that establishes Rapid Learning Cycles for a project team, from the Core Hypothesis to the Learning Cycles Plan.
- How to run Learning Cycle and Integration Events so that they drive better decision making.
- How to integrate execution activities into the Learning Plan without losing the team’s focus on building knowledge first.
Plus, updated guidance for:
- Integrating Rapid Learning Cycles with Agile Software Development
- Expanded Resources on Execution Cycles and Release Trains
- Work Packages and Updated Guidance on Deliverables Tracking
This Course Includes:
Full access to all online Rapid Learning Cycles Global Project Leader materials for prework that will maximize the value of our time together.
- In-person case study to build core skills necessary to succeed with the framework the first time.
- Upon completion of certification, participants gain access to reusable materials for running their own Kickoff Events and use RLC with their own teams.
- Two days of live interactive sessions that go deeply into the Rapid Learning Cycles framework from the perspective of the team's leadership.
- Licensed, reusable training materials that you can share with your team to introduce them to the Rapid Learning Cycles framework.
- Unlimited access to our video library covering Rapid Learning Cycles key content, to ensure that you are well prepared to lead your team through the process.
- Over 15 templates and checklists for key preparation and follow-up tasks.
Why Using Rapid Learning Cycles Leads to Confident Decisions
Justin White of Gallagher Group shares his experience of how the RLC framework helped their executives automatically align with the product development team, without having to ask questions.
Join the Watch List
The Watch List is how we organize workshops for smaller companies and those who want to start with just training a few people.
Answer a few simple questions about yourself and your group, then we will seek to match you with others in your region to form public or semi-private workshops.
If you have a group of eight or more people to train then a private workshop will be a better and more economical option. Set up a conversation with me to review your needs and our options.
