About Projectfullness...
Friday 12th to Monday 15th April 2024
The Algarve, Portugal
If you are thinking about a career change, are returning to work post-family, if you want to build on your confidence and creativity, suffer from presentation anxiety, want to practise self-care or are craving connections with other fabulous women then Projectfullness is for you.
Revitalise Your Mind and Body:
Our carefully curated program presents a harmonious fusion of yoga, meditation, and guided empowerment sessions to release anxiety and elevate self worth. Led by Victoria who will guide you towards a state of complete relaxation and inner peace.
Allow the stress of daily life to melt away as you delve into the mindful practices, cultivating a renewed sense of vitality and balance.
Victoria’s breathwork sessions transport you to a whole new level of self-discovery and manifestation, enabling you to unlock transformative visions that propel you towards your wildest dreams.
Training - Outside the Bored Room!
Unlock Your Business Potential with Agile Project Management Workshops:
Now to work on those dreams becoming a reality, as entrepreneurial women, your business ideas deserve the finest tools for achievement. That's why we have incorporated PMP project management workshops into our retreat, led by Rachael Milne.
Rachael’s workshops will leave you with knowledge in agile project management. Learn the process groups, from initiating planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing. You will learn tools and techniques for managing scope, quality, schedule, and cost. As well as the crucial power skills side of project management to better engage stakeholders and your project human resources.
Build Self Confidence through humour!
Rachael is also a stand-up comedian and Victoria is pretty funny herself, so expect a lot of humour on this retreat and overcome your public speaking anxiety by joining our stand up comedy workshops.
What's In Scope:
Accommodation, all food and beverages, Journals, yoga mats, sheets, towels, private chef
What's out of Scope:
Flights, Airport transfers, Reiki Session with Victoria.
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Projectfullness Schedule
What to expect on this incredible retreat
Day 1
Friday
14:00 Check-in and Welcome from your hosts
15:00 Welcome activities to meet the other wonderful women on the retreat.
Opening ceremony with Victoria - calm the body and mind after your journey to join us
16:00 Introduction to Agile Project Management and what that means to your career.
Learn about classic Waterfall Models versus other Agile Frameworks and how you can incorporate both into your projects. Learn about what qualifications are valuable in your country and what courses are available to you for your continued study.
18:00 Stand Up Comedy Writing workshop.
Let’s start building your public speaking confidence through humour, the best medicine.
Learn how to keep calm in front of an audience.
20:00 Nourishing Portuguese cuisine prepared by our private chef.
21:00 Tea (or wine circle)
Day 2
Saturday
07:30 Tea ritual and intention ceremony, morning journaling.
08:00 Yoga flow with breath work
09:30 Continental buffet breakfast
11:00 Breath for clarity and manifestation workshops
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Personal time
15:00 Agile Project Management workshop focused on Stakeholder and Communications Management
Any experienced project manager will tell you their week is 80%+ focused on communication. Kick off meetings, daily stand ups, status meetings, 3rd party vendor engagement meetings to name a few.
Learn how to identify your stakeholders, categorize them based on the power or influence they have over your endeavour and strategize on how best to communicate with them based on their communication style.
Learn how to execute that plan and get your project over the line with the support of even the most resistant stakeholders!
18:30 Stand Up Comedy workshop The Art of Storytelling – are you ready to share?
Perfecting the art of public speaking, So you aren’t umm, err, you know - *scratches face, plays with hair* stuttering and feeling small! Take Up the Space!
19:00 Nourishing Portuguese cuisine prepared by our private chef.
21:00 Tea (or wine) circle
Day 3
Sunday
07:30 Tea ritual and intention ceremony, morning journaling
08:00 Yoga flow with breath work
09:30 Continental buffet breakfast
11:00 Breath for clarity and manifestation workshops
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Personal time
15:00 Agile Project Management Workshop - Becoming a Servant Leader
Project Management has shifted from the idea of the PM needs to be “large and in charge” managing and directing projects, to being a facilitator and coach to their team. Learn how to get the best from your team by adopting a servant leadership role within your projects or endeavours.
Project Resources – mere mortals! – are crucial to your project success, in these sessions we will learn how to attract, develop and retain these valuable humans!
What’s in scope for your project and what’s out of scope? What constraints to you have and have you assumed anything that might not be true? Projects are steeped in risk – volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. Learn the art of identifying risk, planning risk responses before they become issues. We will cover all areas of project management and where risks hide.
18:30 Stand Up Comedy workshop - You will be ready to showcase your talents!
19:00 Nourishing Portuguese cuisine prepared by our private chef.
21:00 Tea (or wine) circle
Day 4
Monday
07:30 Tea ritual and intention ceremony, morning journaling
08:00 Yoga flow with breath work
09:30 Continental buffet breakfast
11:00 Closing ceremony – Preparing you for your journey ahead.
12:00 Close