- Location: IMPZ - Dubai - United Arab Emirates
- Duration: Upto 3 Days
- Timings: Part Time, Flexible
Course details
Course OverviewThis course focuses on project change management; project related changes and not organizational change management.
This course covers all types of change that we encounter on projects such as contract related changes, project changes, and project objective “scope” changes.
This course provides a comprehensive view of project change management, including source of change, reasons for change, impact and risks (threats) due to change. They emphasize the need for effective change management from the project idea to closure; in lieu of limiting change management to control against the project plan. In other words, exercise project change control during the development phases of a project where the risk of scope “creep” and hidden changes is high.
They work with the participants on understanding and starting to develop (in class) the change management system; including policy, governance, roles and responsibilities, approval and authority, process flowcharts, forms and templates and the control board.
The course design is applicable to clients’ organizations but is also suitable for a service provider; can shorten it by 1-day if required.
Learning Objectives/Outcomes
- Understand key terms and definitions related to project change
- Understand the difference among contract, project, and objective “scope” changes
- Understand and appreciate the impact and threats due to change
- Learn how to minimize change and eliminate unnecessary changes
- Learn how to apply the essential techniques for managing change
- Learn and start to develop a change management system, for all project phases, stages, and types of changes
All project personnel, team members, cost and schedule professionals, project engineers, construction engineers, contract and subcontract personnel, operations personnel, project managers, and senior project managers.
Course Outline
Day 1
- Setting the scene & relevant definitions
- Project life span model
- Control reference points (moving baselines)
- Types of changes
- Changes and impact
- Why change & risks due to change
- How to minimize change and potential pitfalls
- Managing change
- Change evaluations
- Organizational systems
- Contract changes
- Prevention, evaluation, and management
- Disputes and claims
- Change management system
- Change policy and change control board
- Change approval and communications
- Roles and responsibilities
- Change procedure, log, forms, templates, process maps
- Action plans and post class follow up
- Additional resources
Eligibility / Requirements
None ; Prefer if participants have 3 to 5 years experience in project ; Please note this course covers different types of changes and is not limited to contract changes. It emphasize a client’s perspective but we can customize a 2-day version for service ; Also the course is practical workshop with a mix of presentations, discussions, case studies, individuals, and groups exercises.
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About Sukad
SUKAD was established in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 2004. In 2012, SUKAD opened another office in Lebanon. From these two offices, SUKAD has been providing services across West Asia and Africa. SUKAD is highly recognized as a leader in project management services; with a large percent of revenues acquired through repeat business and referrals from leading organizations.
SUKAD has an extensive project management research and development program. Under the label and trademark The SUKAD Way™, the R&D effort has led to the development of proprietary products such as The Customizable and Adaptable Methodology for Managing Projects™ (CAM2P™) and The Seven Elements of Project Management Maturity™ (The 7Es™).
In addition to the PM Methodology and PM Maturity Model, SUKAD has developed numerous advance courses and master certificates in project management. SUKAD is also publishing a series of books, booklets, and sample projects in Arabic and English. Their publications include ‘The Inheritance’ and the upcoming ‘Insan Al-Mujtama’ (Arabic), upcoming ‘Redefining the Basics of Project Management’, Project Management for the Accidental Project Manager, and a 4-part series on The Customizable and Adaptable Methodology for Managing Projects™.
SUKAD is a corporate citizen and a business with a heart. Over the years, SUKAD has provided numerous complimentary learning events to thousands of professionals either on our own (under our 2SPI™ program) or through partnerships with various organizations and universities.
In recognition of their business and community successes, in 2011/2012 SUKAD was recognized and ranked on the Dubai SME 100 ranking and the AllWorld Network Arabia 500 ranking.
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