Agile Project Management Masterclass

Dr. Siva (Prof. Dr. S. Sivanesan) is a Singapore-based governance, risk and compliance specialist with more than 30 years of experience. He is known for business process reengineering, streamlining policies and procedures, and developing crisis management frameworks and plans, and he advises on governance and board matters, enterprise risk management (ERM), internal controls and audit, and sustainability and ESG governance and reporting. His technology work spans IT governance, technology risk and cybersecurity aligned with ISO 27001 and NIST. He has worked with boards, regulators, financial institutions, the public sector and charities across Asia, curates ERM frameworks and training roadmaps, and is a keynote speaker on AI and governance, risk culture and the future of internal audit. He holds a Doctorate in Governance, Risks and Sustainability from EIMT, a Masters in Business Systems and a Bachelor of Economics (Accountancy) from Monash University, and a Specialist Diploma in Sustainability Reporting from Temasek Polytechnic. His professional credentials include CIA, CISA and CRISC, and he is ACLP-certified in Singapore and an HRDC-accredited trainer in Malaysia.

Agile Project Management Masterclass introduces Scrum, Kanban and the practical techniques that help projects adapt to change and deliver value early and often, in settings that now reach well beyond software into marketing, operations, product development and transformation programmes. Dr. Siva's experience of process reengineering and organisational change makes him well placed to show how agile thinking applies across these business functions. He helps learners understand agile values and principles, prepare for resistance, and introduce agile practices in a way that senior management and governance functions can support. His risk management expertise shows how short iterations and frequent feedback reduce delivery risk, while his audit background reinforces the importance of measuring progress honestly and tracking work against targets. Learners finish the masterclass able to plan, execute and track agile projects with confidence, balancing flexibility with the oversight and accountability that organisations expect.

Praveen Dayal is a senior IT leader and project management specialist with global experience in banking, finance, manufacturing and technology. He holds certifications including PMP, PMI-ACP, ASM, CISA, CISM, CRISC and CDPSE, reflecting expertise that spans project management, agile practice and risk governance. He has led large-scale IT projects, digital transformation programmes and enterprise system implementations, designed solutions for the banking and finance, ICT and manufacturing verticals, and facilitates training in project management, risk management and information security.

In Agile Project Management Masterclass, Praveen shows how agile methods such as Scrum and Kanban help projects adapt to change and deliver value early and often. Learners compare waterfall and agile approaches, then study agile values and principles, the Scrum framework and Lean methodology, and how to prepare an organisation for the shift. They finish by building an agile team around a shared vision, assessing work performance and tracking progress against targets. As an ACLP-certified trainer who has delivered Agile and Scrum programmes, he uses real-world case studies and simulations, and his governance and risk expertise helps learners apply agile in regulated settings. Participants leave able to manage projects in a more flexible, collaborative way.

Zahari Mohd, known as Zack, is an ACTA-certified trainer and PMI Authorized Training Partner Instructor (PMP) whose specialty topics include project management, Six Sigma, quality assurance and IT processes. He is a certified Project Management Professional, a certified Scrum Master and a Certified Software Quality Assurance (CSQA) professional, with deep knowledge of PMBOK, SDLC, CMMI, Six Sigma, ISO and CBOK. He has a proven track record of delivery and organisational development, and is skilled at developing, implementing and evaluating plans and at institutionalising processes, policies and procedures for continuous improvement.

In Agile Project Management Masterclass, Zack draws on both his PMP and Scrum Master backgrounds to help learners move from traditional to agile delivery. Participants compare the waterfall model with agile, explore agile values and principles, Scrum and Lean, and learn how to find support and prepare for resistance when introducing agile practices. They then build an agile team and vision, assess work performance, drive continuous improvement and measure progress against targets. His experience of turning the voice of the customer into workable processes helps learners keep agile delivery focused on what stakeholders actually need. With engaging, adaptable facilitation, he ensures participants leave able to manage projects in a more flexible and collaborative way.

Choong Sin Fatt is a Design Thinking and Agile strategist and practitioner who champions Design Driven Agile, with extensive experience in IT development, pre-sales, consulting and training. Over the past seven years he has specialised in guiding businesses to adopt Scaled Agile practices and to integrate customer-centric innovation frameworks. He is a certified Scrum Master, Product Owner and Design Sprint Facilitator, holds the WSQ Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA), and is a certified LEGO Serious Play facilitator. His work in redesigning agile learning includes Agile Discovery and SAFe PI Planning using LEGO Serious Play methods.

In Agile Project Management Masterclass, Sin Fatt helps learners understand how Scrum, Kanban and Lean enable projects to adapt to change and deliver value early. Participants compare waterfall and agile delivery, examine agile values and principles, and learn how to find support and handle resistance when implementing agile practices. They then build an agile team around a clear vision, assess work performance and track progress against targets. Drawing on his experience of helping organisations improve the way product teams deliver, he emphasises aligning business goals with customer needs, and uses hands-on, engaging activities to make agile concepts tangible. Learners leave ready to manage projects in a more flexible, collaborative and customer-focused way.