561 Complete Project Management, Planning, Scheduling and Cost Control Program - Preparing for PMP and PSP Certificates Certified Program برنامج إدارة المشاريع الشامل - التخصص في إدارة المشاريع والتخطيط والجدولة والتحكم معتمد عالميا 19 30 December 2010, Cairo - Egypt Need & Benefits: Since 1956, AACE International (the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering) has provided its members with the resources they need to enhance their performance and ensure continued growth and success. The AACE International program's intent is to recognize specialists who meet a demanding set of planning and scheduling criteria. The PSP certification will distinguish you as a Planning and Scheduling Professional who has the knowledge and skills that impact the bottom line. AACE's PSP certification provides an exam and experience validation that lets employers identify those who meet the program s competency standards. Today s ever-changing business environment requires new approaches to Project Management, which has become an important tool for dealing with time-to-market, resources, limitations, downsizing and global competition. As markets and project organizations become more dynamic, administrative and technical skills alone are nolonger sufficient to deal with the complexities of modern project undertakings. In recent years, the Project Management Professional Certification from the Project Management Institute PMI has become the most sought after certification in the world of project management professionals. To earn PMI s PMP credential, you must demonstrate the required long term commitment to project management professionalism and pass a rigorous, 200-question exam covering the five project management process groups and nine knowledge areas in PMI s Guide to Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK) 4 th edition. Course objective: This training course will provide participants with a through background in the concepts of Planning and Scheduling Engineering and Construction projects. The course addresses how to identify, monitor, and balance information crucial for the successful management of projects. It will discuss the development of a baseline performance management plan (PMP) for the project that will allow the efficient compilation and the timely 1/1
generation of quantitative performance comparisons.. The comparisons highlight significant performance departures ("actual vs. baseline") and allow for preventive and early remedial and corrective actions. The Practical sessions will provide hands-on experience. Workshops create and track sample project from planning phase till controlling phase (updating). At the end of this course, participants will gain the following: - Understand the nature and tricks of the PMP Exam - Understand the new concept of Project Management created by PMI - Understand the whole areas of knowledge in the PMBoK "the latest version, 4 th edition" which includes: Integration Management, Scope management, Time Management, Cost Management, Quality Management, Human Resource Management, Communications Management Risk Management, and Procurement Management and correlate them with the processes groups of project management in addition to the Professional and Social Responsibility. - Practice for the Exam - Determine the gap areas you have - Develop Confidence - Tips for the Exam Who should attend? This course is targeted for Chief Executive Officers, Finance Managers, Human Resources Managers, Project Managers, Engineers and Planners, Information Technology Managers. Project Managers and program Managers who are or will be involved in the areas of engineering, production, data processing, research and development, construction, corporate planning, finance and marketing. This course is of particular importance to executives, managers and supervisors in government and industry who are concerned with effectively managing ventures and projects where cost, schedule and performance of programs must meet rigid requirements. Course Director Eng. Ali Kortam, PMP,CCE,CPM,PSP Over 23 years of practical experiences in Civil Architect (5 star) HVAC Electromechanical - Deep Foundations - Infrastructure Petroleum, all in international reputable companies such as : ABB (Switzerland) Arab Contractors (U.A.E.) Saudi Condreco (Greece/K.S.A) SAMAREC (K.S.A) Bin Ladin (K.S.A) Emyco(Egypt) starting from site engineer to Top Management positions (Currently: Board of Directors in ABB) 2/2
As an international approved lecturer from IHRDC in U.S.A., Eng. Ali conducted very successful training courses/seminars all over the world: U.S.A, Europe, Middle and Far East with a very well successful record at most reputable enterprises such as: Emirates Bank (U.A.E). MIS (Oil field) U.A.E. Saudi Telecom (K.S.A) El Gawal (K.S.A) Saudi Aramco (K.S.A) ADMA (U.A.E.) World Bank_ILO (Egypt) Touristic G. Committee (K.S.A) Ministry of Defense (K.S.A) Saudi AirLines (K.S.A) El Watania Industries (K.S.A). Chamber of Commerce (K.S.A.) Qatar COOL (Qatar)- El Zaka House (Kuwait) Arabian Bemco (U.A.E) ASGC (U.A.E.) Hospitality Mgmt Services (U.A.E.) Tawam Hospital (U.A.E.) Ministry of Water and Electricity (K.S.A) G. Authority of Civil Aviation (K.S.A) ISE (Economic offset (K.S.A) AMANA (U.A.E.) Airways Engineering (K.S.A) and other hundreds of enterprises and as part time assistant professor doctor at American University Engineering Services. Professional Certificates: PMP = Certified Project Management Professional 1999 PMI_U.S.A CCE = Certified Cost Engineer 2001 aacei_u.s.a CPM = Certified Projects Manager 2002 IPMA_Switzerland PSP = Planning and Scheduling Professional 2005 - aacei_u.s.a Current Position: Board Member in ABB Senior Project Management Consultant with PROJACS Joined PMI in Brussels in butting PMP Exams within 14 Experts selected from all over the world Mohammed Khalil, B.Sc., PMP Mr. Khalil is a senior corporate developer working for Projacs International since 2004. He has over than 30 years experience in Project Management, Human Resource Development and Training. He received his B.Sc. in Electrical Power and Machine Engineering in 1976 and has been awarded the Project Management Professional PMP Certificate from the Project Management Institute PMI, Pennsylvania, USA in 2001. He is currently the VP of Special Projects of PMI MENA where he has been a charter and a board member since October 1998. He was assigned by PMI as volunteer member of the International Committee for verifying the translation of the Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBOK Guide 4 th Edition into Arabic language. He is a regular attendant for the Annual International Leadership Meeting organized by PMI since 1999. Mr. Khalil is a certified instructor from Ten Step International. He conducted a number of in-house and public management courses for some well-known government and private corporations in Jordan, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Riyadh, Al Jubail, Jeddah, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Egypt, Muscat, Tunisia and London with more than 15,000 contact hours of tutoring different topics of project management and offering project management consultancy services. 3/3
During the period between 1979 to 1986, Mr. Khalil participated in executing a number of national projects through the Arab Contractors, such as New Salheya project for reclaiming and cultivating 56,000 feddans of the desert land, installing the medium voltage network required for feeding the industrial zone in Sadat city with electrical power. In the field of human resource development, he worked as a lecturer for Saudi ARAMCO project conducted by the American university during 1977 and 1978. He also worked as the maintenance training programs supervisor for the water desalination plants in K.S.A where he participated in qualifying the Saudi Technicians and Engineering for occupying leading positions. Recently, he completed building a project management methodology for the ACC. During the year 2005, Mr. Khalil led a multi-national team for restructuring Dubai Electricity & Water Authority "DEWA" and designed their project management methodology as per the PMI International Project Management Standards. And, currently Mr. Khalil is involved in developing a project management methodology for the international centre for real estate development. Course Outline: Day One Course Introduction Nature of the PSP Exam Test procedure Application Process and Requirements The Nature and Type of Questions Introduction to Project Management Fundamentals Project definitions and characteristics Project life cycles and Project Management life cycle Enterprise Project Structure (EPS) and Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS) Work breakdown structure (WBS)& work packages and Activity Identification Time Management environment Network planning tools and techniques Estimating Activity Durations Program Evaluation and review Technique (PERT) Critical path method (CPM) Working with Activities Activity Types (milestone Level of effort..) Workshops Day Two Arrow Diagram Method (ADM) / Activity on Arrow (AOA) 4/4
Network Schedule calculations (CPM, PERT) Crashing and Fast Tracking Solved Examples Workshops on Arrow Diagram Method Day Three Precedence Diagram Method (PDM) / Activity on Node (AON) Schedule Development Calculations Constraints Types Working with Calendars Update the Schedule Monte Carlo Simulation Professional Project Reports Solved Examples Workshops on Precedence Diagram Method Day Four Resources Allocation Working with control Accounts Setting Up a Cost Account Structure Analyzing Resources and Costs Earned Value Management Producing Resource Usage Profile Project Risk Management Multiple Key parties in Real Project environment Workshops Day Five Real 5 Hours Exam simulation Day Six & Seven are weekends Day Eight Introduction for PMP Natue of the PMP Exam History of the PMP Certification and Exam Latest Developments in the Exam process Test procedure 5/5
Application Process and Requirements The nature and Type of Questions Recertification and the Professional Development Program Framework of Project Management Introduction The Project Management Context Project Management Process Groups Project Integration Management Develop Project Charter Project Scope Statement (Preliminary) Develop Project Management Plan Direct and Manage Project Execution Monitor and Control Project Work Integrated Change Control Close Project Day Nine Project Scope Management Scope Planning Scope Definition Create WBS Scope Verification Scope Change Control Project Time Management Activity Definition Activity Duration Estimation Activity Sequencing Schedule Development Schedule Control Day Ten Project Cost Management Cost Estimate Cost budgeting Cost Control Project Quality Management 6/6
Quality Planning Perform Quality Assurance Perform Quality Control Day Eleven Project Human Resource Management Human Resource Planning Acquire Project Team Develop Project Team Manage Project Team Project Communications Management Communications Planning Information Distribution Performance Reporting Manage Stakeholders Project Management Professional Responsibility Responsibility of the Project Manager Ethical Practices in Project Management Day Twelve Project Risk Management Risk Management Planning Risk Identification Qualitative Risk Analysis Quantitative Risk Analysis Risk response planning Risk monitoring and Control Project Procurement Management Plan Purchases and Acquisitions Plan Contracting Request Seller Responses Select sellers Contract administration Contract Closure Course Language: English/ Arabic Course Manual: English Course Fee: US$ 5,300 Tips for the Exam 7/7