Lecture DetailsSpeaker ProfileRegister HerePDUsLecture Details FIDIC’s “State of the World Report” published in 2009 identified that globalisation, information technology and urbanisation are the three mega-trends that dominate today’s world. The increasing trends in urbanisation and increases in population continue to place increasing pressure on infrastructure. It has been estimated that USD65 billion needs to be invested [...] Read More
Lecture DetailsSpeaker ProfileRegister HerePDUsLecture Details Information Security is one important issue all project managers should appreciate, understand, and plan for during the early stages of any project. Information security is not only limited to IT projects but it also applies to projects in various types of applications and industries. For example, as a company considers building major and critical infrastructure or study and plan new [...] Read More
Lecture DetailsSpeaker ProfileRegister HerePDUsLecture Details Is business development a Project Manager’s duty? It is if they want to move forward to the next project. Are Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE) issues a Project Manager’s concern? They are if the project is to be completed on-time and under budget. Can SHE be a driver in business [...] Read More
Lecture DetailsSpeaker ProfileRegister HerePDUsLecture Details The abundance of data available to businesses today is staggering. Modern day Project Managers should move beyond subjective decision making when important decisions arise. This presentation aims to explain simple yet important concepts and techniques for making data driven decisions. Data driven decision making can first and foremost be done [...] Read More
Lecture DetailsSpeaker ProfileRegister HerePDUsLecture Details You may have all the certifications in the world but you may not be able to manage projects effectively. You may manage projects to completion and you may meet your customer expectations but that does not necessarily imply you've managed your people effectively. Unless your project team is completely committed to [...] Read More
Lecture DetailsSpeaker ProfileRegister HerePDUsLecture Details Project Management standards help us make projects efficient and their deliverables reliable. This leads to measurable savings for a company. Project Management Offices (PMOs) are organizational structures that help introduce disciplined methods that contribute to project savings and henceforth organizational effectiveness. This presentation focuses on the 10 biggest pitfalls when [...] Read More
Lecture DetailsSpeaker ProfileRegister HerePDUsLecture Details We've heard you say it many times. Why is it that Project Management is always stressed by Information Technology People working in the Information Technology Industry? Why is always IT people that "preach" Project Management and its application across departments within different organizations? Why isn't it industrial people, or petro-chemical [...] Read More
Lecture DetailsSpeaker ProfileRegister HereLecture Details Using real life examples, the impact of social media on project managers will be presented. Whilst we do manage risks and issues on projects, we may not be aware what and how the “Internet Audience” evaluates the project and the outcomes. Three hard copies of the following book will be [...] Read More
Lecture DetailsSpeaker ProfileRegister HereLecture Details Business case approved, resources assigned, project plan written. Ready to go. See you again in two years when we are done! Such a heads-down approach to project execution risks creating something that has no place in the world upon delivery. Projects need constant steering and adjustment to the ever changing [...] Read More
Lecture DetailsSpeaker ProfileRegister HereLecture Details IT Projects have received plenty of attention in business headlines today. Being part of a backbone for company innovation, projects are sometimes launched with misaligned expectations as the holy grails of fixing all sorts of company illnesses. Thus, projects were conceived out of unexpected user demands, unrealistic timelines and often [...] Read More