By Vasco Duarte

Workshops that change
how your team works.

One-day workshops built with the people in the room. More than twenty years of product development, turned into tools you can use on Monday — not theory you have to translate first.

01We pick the modules together, from your challenges
02One day, hands-on, for practitioners
03You leave with tools you can use the next morning
The workshops

Two workshops, one day each.

Both are crafted per group — there are more modules than fit in a day, so the content is chosen with the participants to balance what you are facing with what has worked elsewhere.

Workshop one

#NoEstimates Workshop

For teams that must deliver on a date without pretending they know everything on day one.

  • When the market sets the deadline and you still have to commit
  • When Sprint Zero and detailed planning did not stop scope creep
  • When "almost done" has lasted three weeks and nobody can say when it ends
  • How to cut scope without cutting something critical
Workshop two

Product Owner Success Toolkit

For product owners who need to focus on the value delivered, not the reports about it.

  • Choosing what to work on next, and defending the choice
  • Making progress visible without status theatre
  • Working with stakeholders who want certainty
  • Practices that survive contact with a real backlog

Ask about a date

What people say

Words from the room.

The debate about whether to provide detailed estimates to clients courts contention, argument and confusion. Vasco clearly and concisely reveals the virtues of an alternative approach to estimation.

Andy DeightonScrum Master, Bright Interactive

I love your "coach your PO" video series. It really gives actionable tips and it challenges the typical way we respond to some types of PO.

Jimmy CarrollFriendly Agile Coach, @absolunet — feedback on the online version of the workshop

Finally, the most meaningful text book about project management and governance. This piece of project fiction will become the real "don't panic" guide to project management.

Tapio JärvenpääHops United OÜ — feedback on the book and the interview series
No dates on the calendar

Contact me for a workshop.

None scheduled at the moment. Workshops run in-house, for one team or several, and the content is chosen with the people in the room. Tell me what your team is stuck on and we will shape the day around it.

  • In-house, for your organisation, in your city
  • One day per workshop, run in English
  • Content selected with the participants, not pre-packaged

Email Vasco about a workshop

Replies come from Vasco himself, usually within two working days.

Before you ask

A few useful details.

When is the next workshop?

None scheduled at the moment. Both workshops run in-house, arranged directly — email Vasco and we will find a date.

Can a workshop run for my whole team?

Yes, that is the usual shape. One team or several, in your office or online, shaped around what your team is currently struggling with.

Do I need to have read the book first?

No. The #NoEstimates workshop works from the problems in the room; the book is the reference to take home afterwards, not a prerequisite.

What do participants leave with?

Tools and practices you can apply the next morning, chosen for the challenges you brought into the room — not a slide deck.