Agile Project Management for Heritage & Arts - December

Agile Project Management for Museums, Arts, Heritage and Culture

Time: 10:00 AM – 13:00 PM (BST)

Location: Online via Zoom

Early Bird - 2 for 1 - Group Booking Discounts!

Limited to 8 Places to ensure engagment and application!

What's included with your ticket...

• 3 hour live workshop - Project Management in Heritage & Arts

PLUS Access to the Being Agile Learning Hub

• Being Agile Project Planning Canvas and Toolkit
• Introduction to Agile Project Management Course (4 Parts/2 hours)
• Watch Live replays of Agile Arts & Heritage Workshops
• 20+ Stories and Case Study Examples
• Mini Courses - Creating and Managing Digital Project Boards
• Join our Community Group
• Access new content and resources added regularly
• Discounts and Offers on future courses
• Discounted access to full suite of courses and materials - Leadership, Business, Teams, Advanced Project Management, Partnerships, Marketing & Comms.

Overview

Join us for a practical, half-day online workshop designed specifically for professionals in the arts, heritage, and creative sectors. This session introduces Agile project management, a flexible and collaborative approach that helps teams navigate change, manage resources effectively, and deliver impactful work.

During the course we will learn, discuss and apply agile thinking and methods to your current work through exercises, workshops and games.

Following on from the workshop, attendees access further learning and resources by completing the Introduction to Agile Project Management Course on the Being Agile Learning Hub, this includes a 4 part - 2 hour course, live replays, stories and case studies and bonus mini course - Creating and Managing Digital Boards Mini course.

Why Agile is Made for Arts, Heritage and Creative Work

Agile is a people-first, flexible way of working that supports creativity, collaboration and change, making it a perfect fit for the arts, heritage and creative sectors.

Whether you’re planning an exhibition, running events, managing a learning programme, or coordinating volunteers, your work often involves shifting timelines, tight resources and a need to adapt as you go. Agile helps you manage all of that, without losing sight of your values or your vision.

It gives you practical tools to plan and deliver your work in manageable steps, communicate clearly with your team, build resillience and stay focused on what really matters, even when things are changing and uncertain.

If you care about working well with others, delivering meaningful projects and making the most of what you’ve got, Agile can help.

“I found the Being Agile training very useful, especially the canvas. The clear method to organise my big giant list of all of the things that need to be done, with some practical ways to prioritise tasks is helpful. Belinda is really approachable and understands that museums can have some unique challenges, and her experience with small businesses allows for the exchange of ideas.” Zara Matthews, Museum Manager Network

In this practical hands on course, you’ll learn and apply agile thinking and methods — helping you feel more organised, focused, resillient, and in control, even when things are changing and uncertain.

• Stay organised and focused
• Feel more in control of shifting priorities, projects and to-do lists
• Make confident decisions using an adaptive mindset to navigate uncertainty
• Work more effectively by reviewing and improving how you work over time
• Manage real projects and ideas using practical, flexible planning methods
• Get unstuck and feel more motivated by seeing visible progress and quick wins
• Collaborate more smoothly with tools that reduce emails and improve communication
• Build resilience and a sustainable pace to maximise impact

What You’ll Gain

• Understand Agile Principles: Learn the core concepts and benefits of Agile methodologies.

• Apply Agile Tools: Discover how to implement Agile thinking and tools in your projects and teams.

• Enhance Collaboration: Improve team communication and adaptability, whether working remotely or on-site.

• Practical Application: Use the Being Agile Canvas to apply Agile practices to your current work during interactive exercises.

• Case studies, examples and discussions about your specific project.

"Thank you Belinda! I have really enjoyed it and found it really useful! I have used similar principles in past jobs but since starting this job everything has just been so full on from the first day, so it has been good to go through this process and I will definitely be spending some time to implement this into my everyday which in turn will make things more manageable! Thank you!🙏" Anna Wyatt Moy, Museum of Hartlepool

"Thank you for the session today Belinda! I can see how the Being Agile approach could be integrated into my role, and help streamline my way of working. It has provided me with a toolkit that I will be able to apply going forward. ☺️" Joanna Griffiths, Museum of Hartlepool

Who Should Attend

This workshop is ideal for leaders, managers and teams involved in Arts, Heritage and Cultural Projects:

• Project management

• Exhibitions

• Events

• Education & Training

• Curation and archive projects

• Conservation & Preservation

• Marketing and communications

• Sustainability & Resilience - shops, cafes, self sustaining income streams.

• Operations and management

• Funded programmes

• Innovation and improvement initiatives

• Collaborations and partnerships

No prior experience with Agile is necessary. Whether you’re managing a small team or coordinating large-scale projects, this workshop will provide valuable insights and tools.

“We invited Belinda to run a Being Agile course for our Museums Managers Network, and it was a brilliant day. As both organiser and participant, I found the training incredibly valuable, as did the group. It gave me a clear, practical way to organise my giant list of ‘to-dos’ and helped me prioritise effectively without feeling overwhelmed. Belinda is warm, approachable, and really gets the unique challenges museums face. Her background working with Arts & Heritage teams and small businesses brought a fresh perspective, it helped us to share ideas and gave us simple tools to help us collaborate more as a group and with our own teams.”

Zara Matthews - Museum Managers Network

Included in the Workshop

• Certifcate of Completion

• FREE Project Planning Canvas: A printable canvas to help you apply Agile methods to your own work during the workshop. (Print 8 x A4 pages to create your own A1 Project Wall Planner. (Digital version also available)

•BONUS - Online Resources: Access to the Being Agile Online Hub, including more exercises, games, templates, stories, and video learning!

• Being Agile Project Planning Canvas and Toolkit
• Introduction to Agile Project Management Course (4 Parts/2 hours)
• Watch Live replays of Agile Arts & Heritage Workshops
• 20+ Stories and Case Study Examples
• Mini Courses - Creating and Managing Digital Project Boards
• Join our Community Group
• Access new content and resources added regularly
• Discounts and Offers on future courses
• Discounted access to full suite of courses and materials - Leadership, Business, Teams, Advanced Project Management, Partnerships, Marketing & Comms.

• Session Recording: A recording of the workshop for your reference or to watch on replay if you are unable to attend live.

About the Facilitator

Belinda Waldock is a business coach, trainer, speaker, and author of Being Agile in Business. She has worked with museums, heritage, and arts organisations internationally for ten years to adopt Agile approaches that enhance well-being, productivity, and growth.

Book Your Place

Spaces are limited to ensure an interactive experience. Reserve your spot today:

Early bird and group booking discounts are available.

If you need assistance or have questions about the workshop, or would like to chat about a custom session for your team, feel free to reach out to me, Belinda at belinda@beingagile.co.uk.

Group/Team Sessions

If you would like to discuss courses and workshops customised for your team please contact belinda@beingagile.co.uk

Want to learn at your own pace? You can sign up to my online course, watch the course, complete the exercises in your own time, plus there's lots of bonus content including more games, templates, stories and guides. https://www.beingagileinbusiness.co.uk/arts

Want a taster before committing to the workshop?

Download your FREE Project Planning Canvas with Guide and Workshop. https://www.beingagileinbusiness.co.uk/arts

5 Reasons Agile Works in Museums, Arts & Creative Organisations

1. Supports Collaboration - Agile brings people together. It helps teams, freelancers, and volunteers stay on the same page, share ideas, and move forward with clarity and confidence.

2. Adapts to Change - Projects in the arts often shift, new partners join, funding changes, ideas evolve. Agile helps you respond to changes without losing momentum.

3. Works with Limited Time and Resources - Agile is all about doing what matters most, first. It helps you focus your energy and make steady progress, even with small teams or tight budgets.

4. Encourages Creativity and Experimentation - Agile supports trying things out, learning as you go, and refining your ideas, making it ideal for creative work, exhibitions, and engagement programmes.

5. Fits Your Values - Agile puts people first. It’s built on trust, openness, care and continuous learning, values that already run deep in arts and heritage work.Agile Management for Arts, Heritage and Creative Organisations.

A practical introduction to agile management, the mindset and its methods, practices and tools

Key Benefits for Arts and Heritage Teams

My Agile Project Management workshops give your team practical, hands-on tools to manage complex, high-pressure projects with more clarity, ease, and resilience. Designed specifically for arts, heritage, culture and community organisations, the training helps you:

Build an Agile Mindset

Learn how to work in a more adaptive, resilient, and sustainable way. We explore mindset shifts around perfectionism, prioritisation, decision making and managing change so your team can respond more confidently in fast-moving environments.

Use Simple, Visual Tools That Work

Discover how to use visual boards, post-its, or Trello to see your workload clearly, reduce overwhelm, and communicate progress to colleagues and managers. You’ll learn techniques like task sizing, MoSCoW prioritisation, sprint planning, and how to balance planned and unplanned work.

Manage Complex Projects with Confidence

Whether you’re designing exhibitions, delivering programmes, coordinating events, or managing large workloads across teams, you’ll learn how to break work into manageable pieces, plan realistic sprints, and avoid burnout.

Improve Communication and Collaboration

Agile helps teams surface hidden work, reduce bottlenecks, and create shared visibility. Perfect for organisations where work comes from multiple directions, decisions get stuck, or team members need a more joined-up way of working.

Create Better Outcomes, Sooner

By sharing work in progress, iterating, and gathering feedback early, your projects become more impactful, more efficient, and easier to deliver. No more waiting until the end to know whether something will work.

Designed for Cultural Sector Realities

With examples from museums, heritage, arts, digital preservation, and community work, you’ll learn approaches that fit the realities of complex stakeholders, evolving scope, limited time, and fluctuating resources.

Immediate Application + Ongoing Support

Every session includes hands-on exercises, personalised guidance, follow-up resources, certificates, and optional ad-hoc coaching calls. Participants leave with a working Agile board they can use straight away.

“Thank you – one of the best training sessions I’ve been on in a long time. Really productive, pragmatic and helpful” Chloe, Cornwall Museums Partnership

About Belinda Waldock

Belinda is a business coach, trainer, speaker and author. She supports individuals, teams and organisations to adopt an agile way of working to enhance their well-being, productivity and growth. Belinda has worked with Museums, Heritage and Arts organisations internationally to adopt agile approaches since 2015. Her favourite subjects at school were English, Art, History and Geography, so it makes sense her career has led her to work in the sector.

During that time she has worked with organisations including; Arts Council England, National Trust, Cornwall Museums Partnership, Museum Managers Network, The MERL, Media Majlis (Doha), Falmouth Maritime Museum, Durham Cathedral, and the Wildlife Trust. She enjoys sharing her experience and knowledge, speaking at events, including being a keynote speaker at AMA. She has worked with a variety of sectors during her 25 year career as a Business Growth Coach.

Belinda’s book, Being Agile in Business is a popular non-technical introduction to agile thinking, approaches and culture, her work has been published in the Times and featured on BBC Radio 4.

When she's not being agile in business, you'll find her enjoying the countryside with her pony Murphy and Jack Russell Jed. She is a supporter and avid user of the Heritage Clay trails in Cornwall with Murphy and Jed, and the co-director and prompt for her local Amateur Dramatics Group. Belinda brings her agile mindset and approach to everything she does, alongside her passion and enthusiasm for embracing the new, and preserving the old.

Course Reviews

Great session! I’m really looking forward to applying the Agile method in my work. I can already see how it will be beneficial for managing 1:1s, balancing employee workloads, and clearly communicating time pressures and demands to managers. I especially appreciated how the training was tailored to the arts and heritage sectors—it made the content feel relevant and practical. Katie McGivney, Tullie House

Thanks very much indeed for the session, I really appreciated it and it will help me with managing my own time, developing project planning, and collaborating with other teams. I really appreciated the practical application of the ideas, and the tools to take away and use immediately.

Jo Bartholomew, York Museums Trust

Thank you Belinda for this amazing session, incredibly helpful for tackling bigger projects that centre around the unknown. A great tool to have at the start of my career.

Sophie Gwynn, Durham Cathedral

Really useful food for thought. I'll definitely use the Agile strategies for my future projects and advocate for training for the rest of my team. Clare Hunt, National Museum Royal Navy.

Thank you, great method of time management and organisation. I can definitely see how it can help on an individual and organisation wide basis. Janine Fairlie, Ely Museum

Really enjoyed working through the Agile Canvas. Found the t-shirt exercise really useful and breaking down tasks into the To Do list. Overall, the agile approach and philosophy is much better aligned to the realities of my working life and that of my organisation. Helen Bishop-Stephens. Bodmin Keep

Museum Managers Network South East

Probably the best training I’ve ever done!

The most useful training I’ve been to to actually help with workload

Excellent, really clear and methodical approach that I can apply

Very useful and timely, some excellent specific outcomes.

Thank you very interesting and positive. Look forward to bringing this to the workplace 😀

Fantastic session so helpful and clear mix of theory and practice. Lots of to take good sense of humour and atmosphere trick/tip with the post its is a revelation !

Enjoyable and interesting day different way of thinking and learned how to use a Post-it note!

Great to be out of the office getting more perspective on managing workload effectively😀

Really useful like the canvas appreciate (online) course as follow-up

Very clear and accessible

Values and principles that feel intuitive tools that will be immediately helpful.

Concise, useful, interesting and interactive

Exceeded expectations, gave a structure to lots of ways that were familiar. Really useful and practical advice, well tailored to the sector.

Practical, succinct, relevant, and relatable. Thanks. PS Post it knowledge is mind blowing!

“A really interesting session giving tips and tools on how to become more agile as remote teams. There was a lot of helpful content and ideas that I will be thinking about how to take forward in my own work, that of my team and wider project teams in which I participate. I really appreciated the links to free tools that can support agile working in practice and the nugget of advice to take an ‘agile’ approach to start to work in an ‘agile’ manner i.e. small and meaningful change.” Gaye Kirby, Head of Development & Strategy, Durham Cathedral

“Invigorating, timely and informative training. Given me confidence to try some of the ways of agile working, firstly as an individual and then across the organisation. Liked having access to the training material in advance of the training. Did not use jargon. Highly recommend. Can’t wait to try an agile approach.”Amanda Anderson, Chief Operating Officer , Durham Cathedral

“The course linked theory/mindset and practice and the conversations were flowing well. I’m going agile! Practical tools, but more importantly a clearer sense of how to relate them to my personal style and our working culture. This course is simple, well delivered and incredibly practical.” Guy Baxter, Museum of English Rural Life, Associate Director

“Belinda gave us an excellent introduction to the concept of Agile and the applications in managing teams and projects, demonstrating the potential benefits to our organisations of adopting Agile working. The workshop gave us practical methods to take away and apply to managing workflows and assessing current projects. I am using my board to manage my personal workflow as well as the ACE project overall and in the short term to manage the planning of a forthcoming event with colleagues.” Alison Hilton, Museum of English Rural Life, Marketing Manager

“Positive ideas for how to manage workload. I was impressed that from a one hour introduction I learnt 2 practical techniques for managing workloads as an individual and as part of a team. I like the fact that it is very visual but also transparent as other colleagues can see the workload of the team.” Caroline Gould, Museum of English Rural Life, Principal Archivist

“Agile can help free up space in your brain and help you track a rapidly changeable project, task or role more effectively. Belinda was the ideal person for opening the eyes of our stressed colleagues to the potential of Agile in their day-to-day work. The half-day workshop is a concentrated introduction to Agile concepts, methods and practical applications which left everyone who attended inspired to immediately order a million post-it notes. I enjoyed the emptying of my head onto the project board and the movement of tasks across it. The transition worked well to reinforce how project boards help. I have already made a personal and project board, and we are trialling Agile for my own project and with those who attended the workshop. We have plans to potentially expand it to more people in both institutions.” Adam Koszary, Museum of English Rural Life and Reading Museum, Project Manager

“The Agile workshop was a real invigorating experience. I left feeling enriched for life. it has given me a life tool to use not only in my professional life but also in my private life so much so that I have now passed on my newly acquired knowledge and skills to my immediate family members and friends. I think success is guaranteed for anyone who is equipped with such powerful knowledge and skills. Honestly speaking, I think it should be taught to all of us who aspire to do better and be instilled into young minds from very early on.” Nitisha Ramrekha-Heeramum, Museum Diversity Team, The Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading and Reading Museum

“I have found the ‘Learn Act Reflect’ board to be very useful for my own workload and collectively with the project team. It is a step up from writing down your tasks on a ‘to-do’ list or in a diary. With this plan you can really analyse everything that you are doing which can help to ease the pressure of working on a number of tasks simultaneously. It’s a great feeling when you see your tasks gradually move into the ‘Done’ box!” Charlene Marriott, Museum Diversity Team, The Museum of English Rural Life and Reading Museum

“Thank you – one of the best training sessions I’ve been on in a long time. Really productive, pragmatic and helpful” Chloe, Cornwall Museums Partnership

“A really productive thought provoking session packed full of material and good ideas.”

“Great blend of talking and activity.”

“very practical examples which everyone can relate to.“

“Relaxed and informative presentation style which enabled everyone to contribute.”

“Although I’ve been to an Agile workshop previously, this time everything slotted into place more clearly. I think it was being able to plot everything (first with the boat diagram and then moving on to our boards) and also being able to compare mine to everyone else’s boards as a team.”

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