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LIVE DECISION LAB · THURSDAYS 1, 8 & 15 OCTOBER · 7PM UK

One project.
Three calls.
You make them.

Plan it. Build it. Take it live. Each week we open up a phase, walk through the key documents and how they feed your plan, flag the pain points, then the phone rings and you make the call.
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Hold the LineBUILD
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Making the Call (Go Live)CUTOVER & GO LIVE
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THE SERIES

Start to go live in three Thursdays

Same project all the way through. Tap a phase to see what's coming.

LAB 1 OF 3 · PLANNING & DESIGN PHASE
Take Control
THURSDAY 1 OCTOBER
7PM UK
INCOMING · THE SPONSOR
Your BA's just been pulled onto another project. The sponsor's on the line.
THE KEY DOCUMENTS AND HOW THEY FEED YOUR PLAN
Project CharterWhy we're doing it, who owns it, what done looks like
EstimateThe people, the days and the cost
BRDWhat the business needs, written by your BA
RAID LogWhat could knock you off course
FEEDSYOUR PLANBaselined
PAIN POINTS TO WATCH
  • A date promised before there's a plan
  • Scope nobody has signed off
  • One person holding all the knowledge
LAB 2 OF 3 · EXECUTION & BUILD PHASE
Hold the Line
THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER
7PM UK
INCOMING · THE SPONSOR
The sponsor wants one more requirement. Same delivery timeline.
THE KEY DOCUMENTS AND HOW THEY FEED YOUR PLAN
Change LogEvery ask recorded before anything's agreed
Change RequestThe impact on time, cost and scope, in writing
RAID LogKept live, reviewed every week
Defect LogWhat's broken, how bad, who's fixing it
FEEDSYOUR PLANProtected
PAIN POINTS TO WATCH
  • Saying yes on the call
  • Scope creeping in through the side door
  • Agreeing a change before you know its impact
LAB 3 OF 3 · CUTOVER & GO LIVE PHASE
Making the Call(GO LIVE)
THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER
7PM UK
INCOMING · THE BUSINESS
One sign off we just can't get. Go live Monday.
THE KEY DOCUMENTS AND HOW THEY FEED YOUR PLAN
UAT Sign OffThe business says it works, in writing
Defect LogWhat's still open, and how bad
Exit GateThe criteria agreed before testing started
Cutover PlanThe hour by hour of go live weekend
FEEDSGO / NO GOThe final call
PAIN POINTS TO WATCH
  • Exit criteria nobody agreed up front
  • A key defect found days before go live
  • Business users too busy to test
Come to all three and you'll have followed one project from plan to go live.
HOW EACH THIRTY MINUTES RUNS

Same shape every Thursday

THE PHASE
The key documents

What each one is, what good looks like, and how it feeds your plan.

WATCH OUT
Pain points

Where this phase usually goes wrong.

THE CALL
The phone rings

A live scenario. You vote, you say what you'd do, then I show you how I'd handle it.

Q&A
Your questions

A few minutes at the end. Ask me anything.

A SMALL SNAPSHOT

This is a small taste of what we do on the course.

On the Digital Delivery Academy's practical project management training, you build every one of these documents yourself, on a live project, with a team around you and a real sponsor pushing back.

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“Exactly the kind of practical, real-world PM experience that makes it worthwhile. I'd highly recommend this to anyone looking to build solid project delivery skills.”
John Blowes CMgr · Strategic Risk & Governance Leader · May 2026 graduate
Your host: Chris Lord, founder of the Digital Delivery Academy. 23 years in the British Army, finished as a Brigade Sergeant Major, now in senior IT delivery and sitting on the hiring side of project roles.
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