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Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Preparation - Convertas , Dubai,Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul, London,United Kingdom,Malaysia,Turkey,United Arab Emirates

Mon, 14 May 2018 17:07:48 +04

Day One
PMP credential overview
· The Project Management Institute (PMI)
· Credential overview
· Exam overview
· Application process
· Question format
PMP introduction
· The PMBOK guide
· Key definitions
· Portfolios, programs and projects
· PMBOK guide components

Day Two
Projects environment
· Project influences
· Organizational systems
· Organizational types
· The role of the project manager
Integration management
· Developing the project charter
· Developing the project management plan
· Directing and managing project work
· Managing project knowledge
· Monitoring and controlling project work
· Performing integrated change control
· Closing the project or phase

Day Three
Scope management
· Planning scope management
· Collecting requirements
· Defining the scope
· Creating the WBS
· Validating the scope
· Controlling the scope
Schedule management
· Planning schedule management
· Defining activities
· Sequencing activities
· Estimating activity duration
· Developing the schedule
· Controlling the schedule
Cost management
· Planning cost management
· Estimating costs
· Determining the budget
· Controlling costs

Day Four
Quality management
· Planning quality management
· Managing quality
· Controlling quality
Resource management
· Planning resource management
· Estimating activity resources
· Acquiring resources
· Developing the team
· Managing the team
· Controlling resources
Communications management
· Planning communications management
· Managing communications
· Monitoring communications
Risk management
· Planning risk management
· Identifying risks
· Performing qualitative risk analysis
· Performing quantitative risk analysis
· Planning risk responses
· Implementing risk responses
· Monitoring risks

Day Five
Procurement management
· Planning procurement management
· Conducting procurements
· Controlling procurements
Stakeholder management
· Identifying stakeholders
· Planning stakeholder engagement
· Managing stakeholder engagement
· Monitoring stakeholder engagement
· Measuring and monitoring project performance

Cost: 3995 USD

Duration: 5 Days

Establishing/Managing The Project Management Office (PMO) - Convertas , Dubai,Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul, London,United Kingdom,Malaysia,Turkey,United Arab Emirates

Mon, 14 May 2018 16:59:41 +04

Day One
The strategic PMO
Key roles of the PMO
Benefits of the PMO
The link between strategy and projects
Aligning strategy with projects
The strategy and projects framework
PMO business case, organization, structure & functions
Portfolios, programs and projects
Developing a strong PMO business case
Organizational structure for projects
Types of PMOs Functions of the PMO

Day Two
Maturity and the PMO
Defining maturity and capability
Steps for increasing maturity
Baseline maturity assessment
Project management health check
Maturity gap analysis steps
Organizational project management maturity model
PMO planning, preparation and strategy Creating the
PMO charter Objectives and milestones
Using gap analysis to set milestones
Implementation strategy phases and success metrics

Day Three
Establishing a PM methodology and PMO governance
Defining project methodology
Establishing methodology steps
Elements of methodology
Methodology quality dimensions
Defining governance
Governance framework

Day Four
Human capital and the PMO
Key issues in people management
Staffing the PMO
Competency identification
Performance measurement and rewards
Career paths and leadership development
Best practices for people management in the PMO

Day Five
Project knowledge management and the PMO
Key success factors in knowledge management
The knowledge management process
Project closeout and capturing lessons learned
The knowledge gap in project management
PMO as a community of practice
Measuring and monitoring project performance

Cost: 3995 USD

Duration: 5 Days

Agile Project Management - Convertas , Dubai,Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul, London,United Kingdom,Malaysia,Turkey,United Arab Emirates

Mon, 14 May 2018 16:52:04 +04

Day One
Agile principles and mindset
· Core principles of agile project management
· Agile's mindset
· Traditional versus agile project management
· Agile methodologies:
                - Scrum
                - Extreme programming (XP)
                - Lean product development
· Agile leadership

Day 2
Value-driven delivery
· Assessing value
· Prioritizing schemes:
- MoSCoW
- Monopoly money
- Dot voting
- Kano analysis
· Minimal value product
· Agile contracting
· Verifying and validating value

Day 3
Stakeholders Engagement
· Principles of stakeholders engagement
· Developing an agile charter
· Definition of "Done"
· Agile modeling
· Communicating with stakeholders
· Using critical interpersonal skills
· Team performance
Agile team roles
· Building and maintaining high performance team
· Models of team development
· Training, coaching and mentoring
· Creating collaborative work spaces
· Distributed teams
· Tracking team performance

Day 4
Adaptive planning
· Progressive elaboration
· Decomposition process
· Timeboxing - the control of chaos
· Agile estimation
· User stories
· Sizing Tools for High Level Planning
· Release and iteration planning
· Define Acceptance Criteria and Write the Acceptance Tests
· Daily standups
Problem detection and resolution
· Detecting problems
· Failure modes
· Lead time and cycle time
· Managing threats and issues
· Creating risk-adjusted backlog

Day 5
Continuous improvement
· Process tailoring
· Hybrid methods
· Process analysis
· Value stream mapping
· Retrospectives
· Team self-assessment

Cost: 3995 USD

Duration: 5 Days

Managing Successful Programs - Convertas , Dubai,Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul, London,United Kingdom,Malaysia,Turkey,United Arab Emirates

Mon, 14 May 2018 12:34:11 +04

Day 1
MSP® Introduction And Overview
What is a programme?
What is programme management?
MSP® Structure.
MSP® Framework And Concepts
Principles
Governance themes
Transformational flow
Management strategies and plans

Day 2
Vision
What is a 'vision'?
What makes a good Vision Statement?
Identifying A Programme
Programme Mandate
Linking to Policy and Strategy
Preparing a Programme Brief
Planning to Define the Programme

Day 3
Defining A Programme
Creating a Programme Definition Document
Planning And Control
What is a Programme Plan and how is it developed?
The Project Dossier
Resourcing and scheduling
Organization And The Programme Office
Organization and leadership
Organizational structure
Key roles and their responsibilities
What is a Programme Office and what service does it provide?

Day 4
Leadership And Stakeholder Engagement
Leadership as opposed to management.
How 'leaders' actively engage stakeholders.
Analysing and engaging with stakeholders.
Stakeholder maps and matrices.
Delivering The Capability And Realising The Benefits
Starting and closing projects.
Maintaining alignment with the programme.

Day 5
Quality Management
Critical Success Factors.
The scope of programme quality management.
Quality processes. Configuration Management.
Quality Management Strategy and Plan.
Information Management Strategy and Plan.
Risk Management And Issue Resolution
Principles, approach and strategy for managing risks and resolving issues.
Managing and controlling changes.

Cost: 3995 USD

Duration: 5 Days

Project Management for Infrastructure - Convertas , Dubai,United Arab Emirates,Malaysia,Turkey,United Kingdom

Thu, 10 May 2018 13:49:35 +04

Day 1
Transport and Road Infrastructure Project Management
· Importance of network vision and strategic transport planning
· Understanding transport and road infrastructure project management
· Importance of early communication and stakeholder management
· Infrastructure project life cycle and asset management
· Sustainable transport policy and its role in project and program management
· Infrastructure project financing and delivery options

Day 2
Establishing and Managing an Infrastructure Project - Part A
· Establishing a transport infrastructure project
· Identification and use of best project management practice (Prince2, Agile, PMBOK, OnQ, etc.)
· Establishing and leading the project team
· Project planning (PID/Mandate /Preliminary business case)
· Effective project planning to strengthen project management competencies
· Developing a concept of Operations (CONOPS) / Blue Print
· Project approvals

Day 3
Establishing and Managing an Infrastructure Project - Part B
· Request for information (RFI) or Market Testing and expression of interest
· Project procurement
· Project scheduling and milestone management
· Project risk management
· Probity and ethics
· Project monitoring and control reporting

Day 4
Infrastructure Project and Program Governance
· Understanding the concepts of infrastructure finance and the use of special purpose vehicles
· Alternative financing plans such as commercial and financial structuring of Public Private Partnerships
· Difference between infrastructure financing and funding and the challenges in raising finance
· Project and program governance
· Achieving value for money in a constrained economic environment
· Collaborative professional networking for continuous project management

Day 5
Project Finalization and Benefit Management
· Importance of project finalization
· Constructed designs
· Project close-out
· Project benefit management
· Key learning and concepts
· Way forward

Cost: 3995 USD

Duration: 5 Days

Project Management Skills - Convertas , Dubai,London,United Arab Emirates

Mon, 26 Feb 2018 10:03:55 +04

Day 1: Planning projects
Project management definitions
Projects versus operations
Managing project constraints
Applications of project management
Potential benefits of project management
Definition of project life cycle
Defining project requirements
> Statement of Work (SOW)
> Project specifications
> Milestone schedule
> Work Breakdown Structure
WBS decomposition problems
WBS guidelines and checklists

Day 2: Scheduling projects
Linking activities and WBS sequencing
Forward and backward scheduling
Critical Path Method (CPM)
Slack management
Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
Schedule compression techniques
Myths and realities of schedule compression
Resource planning and leveling

Day 3: Organizing and controlling projects
Project organization and project control
Mastering earned value management
Schedule and budget variances
Project forecasting
Project management reporting
Auditing a project
The role of software in project management

Day 4: Selecting projects using capital budgeting techniques
Definition of capital budgeting
Cost of capital
Accounting Rate of Return (ARR)
Payback Period (PP)
Net Present Value (NPV)
Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

Day 5: Managing project stakeholders
Identifying stakeholders
Stakeholders types
Stakeholder power and interest grid
Planning stakeholder management
Managing stakeholder engagement
Controlling stakeholder engagement

Cost: 3995 USD

Duration: 5 Days

Managing Project Stakeholders - Convertas , Dubai,United Arab Emirates

Sun, 25 Feb 2018 15:48:13 +04

Day 1
Stakeholder management overview
· Defining project stakeholders
> APM Definition
> PMI Definition
· A practical definition of project stakeholders
· Stakeholders management skills set
> Technical skills
> Business insights
> People skills

Day 2
Categorizing and prioritizing project stakeholders
· Dimensions of stakeholders' categorization
· Power and interest matrix
· Power and influence matrix
· Power and knowledge matrix
· Stakeholders engagement assessment matrix
· Developing stakeholder register
· Stakeholder management plan
· Stakeholder groups classification

Day 3
Managing project stakeholder communications
· Stakeholder communication plan
· Stakeholder communication channels
· Holistic approach to communication
· Managing stakeholders in a virtual world
· Managing difficult stakeholders
· Managing project stakeholders' conflicts
· Conflict management styles
· Factors affecting conflict modes

Day 4
Leading project stakeholders
· Project managers as leaders
· Disciplines of leading project stakeholders
· Leadership time continuum
· Leadership capability continuum
· The leadership matrix
· The leadership matrix actions
· Choosing the right leadership style for stakeholders
· Situational leadership model

Day 5
Negotiating with project stakeholders
· Types of negotiations
· Negotiation mindsets
· Critical concepts of win-win negotiation
· Characteristics of good negotiators
· Negotiations and building coalitions
· Stages of negotiation process
· Negotiation strategies
· Negotiation best practices

Cost: 3995 USD

Duration: 5 Days

Project Management for Contracting Professionals - Convertas , Dubai,United Arab Emirates

Sun, 25 Feb 2018 15:33:32 +04

Day 1: Overview
· Definition of project and project management
· Project and contract relationship
· Project life cycle
· Project stakeholders

Day2: Principles of contracts
· Definition of a contract
· Elements of a contract
· Objectives of contract management
· Knowing your contract
· Scope of work
· Terms and conditions
· Stages of contracting

Day 3: Pre-award phase
· Developing the business case
· Project charter
· Project scope statement
· Contracting plan
· Locating contractors
· Contractors pre-qualification
· Developing the project plan

Day 4: Project planning
· Work breakdown structure
· Duration and resources estimation
· Relationships between activities
· Network diagrams
· Critical path analysis
· Developing a 'Gantt' chart
· Milestone charts
· Resource allocation
· Project budgeting
· Project and contract risk management

Day 5: Award phase
· Evaluation plan
· Terms and conditions
· Fixed price contracts
· Cost reimbursable contracts
· Time and material contracts
Post award phase
· Contract administration
· Project status reporting
· Managing deviations
· Tools used to manage projects and contracts
· Variation orders
· Claims
· Disputes
· Breach of contract

Cost: 3995 USD

Duration: 5 Days

Maintenance Planning, Scheduling & Control - Convertas , Dubai,United Arab Emirates

Sun, 25 Feb 2018 15:22:00 +04

Day 1
Objectives of maintenance
· Definition of maintenance and asset management
· Challenges and objectives of maintenance
· The modern maintenance strategy
· Maintenance windows
· Maintenance methods
· Types of maintenance
· Classification of roles in maintenance
· Customer service in maintenance
The work order system
· Purpose of the Work Order (WO) system
· Information collected on a WO
· Job estimating methods
· Prioritizing maintenance work orders

Day 2
Preventive Maintenance
· What is preventive maintenance
· The importance of implementing a PM program
· Establishing schedules
· Breaking a facility into logical parts
· Developing an equipment list
· Developing equipment manuals
· Setting up inventory
· Understanding risks associated with a PM program

Day 3
Planning and scheduling of major maintenance WOS and shutdowns
· The unique challenge of maintenance shutdowns
· Importance of a clear Work Order (WO) scope definition
· Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
· Methods for building an effective maintenance database
· Critical Path Method (CPM)
· Work order crashing
· Resource scheduling and leveling

Day 4
Planning and controlling maintenance materials
· Identification of inventory costs
· Considerations in inventory decisions
· How much to order: Economic Order Quantity (EOQ)
· When to order (setting min and max levels)
Controlling maintenance work
· Maintenance Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
· Backlog indices
· Schedule compliance indices
· PM and emergency indices
· Generic maintenance indicators

Day 5
The role of planning and scheduling in Performance
Improvement
· Maintenance as a business process
· How scheduled maintenance can lock in waste and cost
· Drawing learning from recurring maintenance tasks
· Reviewing planned maintenance
· Dealing with the productivity challenge
· Refining maintenance policies
· Capturing learning from inspection work

Cost: 3995 USD

Duration: 5 Days

Procurement Planning and Bid Management - Convertas , Dubai,Malaysia,Turkey,United Kingdom

Mon, 29 May 2017 23:00:24 +04

Objective

Write strategic procurement objectives and initiatives to support long term directions
Arrange 'spend items' into categories that support planning of go-to-market strategies
Apply demand forecasting techniques to improve planning of procurement activities
Generate vendor integration strategies to ensure supply security
Evaluate vendor bids in a scientific manner to support selection decision making

Outline
Strategic procurement planning

Setting procurement mission and objectives
Selection of improvement initiatives

- Structure
- Systems
- Work streams
- Culture

Performance measures and targets
Communication of procurement plan
Stakeholder engagement

Spend category planning

Spend category profiling
Spend impact analysis

- Financial impact
- Vendor segmentation

Market risk analysis

- Value chain analysis
- SWOT analysis
- Porter's five forces
- Risk heat maps
- Vendor risk scores

Category report consolidation

Forecasting and demand planning

The soft side of forecasting

- Tetlock's foxes and hedgehogs
- Taleb's black swan

Principles of demand planning
Quantitative forecasting techniques
Qualitative forecasting techniques

Vendor integration

Vendor prequalification process
Vendor prequalification criteria

   - Legal criteria
   - Financial criteria
   - Technical criteria
   - Staff criteria
   - HSE criteria

Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
Strategic partnering
Supplier diversity programs

Bid evaluation and selection

Bid management process
Bid evaluation criteria
Scoring systems and protocols
Selection and award
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for complex purchases

Cost: 3995 USD

Duration: 5 Days

Project Risk Management - Convertas , Dubai,Malaysia,Turkey,United Kingdom

Mon, 29 May 2017 22:21:56 +04

Objective

Develop project risk management plans
Identify project scope risks
Predict project schedule risks
Examine project resource risks
Apply quantitative and qualitative risk assessments
Plan strategies for negative and positive risks
Devise metrics to monitor and control project risks

OutlinePlanning risk management

Risk components
Project risk planning processes
Risk management plan elements

Identifying scope risks

Sources of scope risk
Scope change risks
Defining deliverables
Bottom-up approach

Identifying schedule risks

Sources of schedule risk
Activity definition
Estimating activity duration
Applying estimating techniques
Activity sequencing

Identifying resource risks

Sources of resource risk
Resource planning methods
Staff acquisition
Cost estimating and cost budgeting
Managing project risks

Qualifying and quantifying project risks

Quantitative and qualitative risk analysis
Risk assessment matrices
Quantifying risks using PERT analysis
Decision tree analysis

Developing risk response strategies

Categories of risk
Risk management strategies
Risk response planning
Contingency planning
Risk registers

Monitoring and controlling project risks

Implementing response plans
Collecting project status
Metrics and trend analysis
Project reviews and risk reassessment

Cost: 3195 USD

Duration: 3 Days

Managing Multiple Projects - Convertas , Dubai,Malaysia,Turkey,United Kingdom

Mon, 29 May 2017 22:04:32 +04

Objective

Understand the difference of single and multiple project management scope
Key principles of project management?
Monitoring multiple projects
How to make practical and relevant tools for monitoring multiple projects
Managing multiple project budgets and finances
Timeliness and quality standards application for multiple projects
HRM principles for multiple projects

Outline

Introduction to project management
How project management is different between single project and multiple projects
Delegation of responsibility
Planning for multiple projects
Estimating scope and volume of multiple projects
Task analysis and human resource planning
Quality control and performance management
Project Goal and Objectives
Project vs. Programs
Indicators, Source/Means of Verification
Assumptions
Practical Work on Project Scenarios
Monitoring for various types of projects
Importance of Monitoring
Monitoring Plans
Project management levels and delegation of power
Communication skills for managing multiple projects
Financial management and fraud prevention for project managers
Total quality management
Project Management software's for different fields
Utilization of Results in Project Planning
Continuous quality improvement using monitoring

Cost: 3995 USD

Duration: 5 Days

Advanced Project Management and Control - Convertas , Dubai,Malaysia,Turkey,United Kingdom

Mon, 29 May 2017 20:52:51 +04

Objective

Skill and confidence to use a practical project planning technique
Ability to determine if a project can truly be delivered on time and in budget
An understanding of how to discover the risks necessary to meet a constrained delivery date
Confidence to communicate project "trade-offs" clearly and set attainable goals with clients, managers, and team members
Knowledge of how to record actual project progress and then use the project baseline to spot and manage variance
Ability to "frame" your questions when analyzing the project plan to spot hidden variances

Outline

Project and Portfolio Management

Portfolio, program, and project management overview
Planning and control using appropriate life cycle
Managing matrix resources
The role of the project manager and skills required
A framework for planning and control

Project Initiation and Planning

Planning and control starts with the project charter
Exercise: Rank project using constraints flexibility assessment
Roles and responsibility
Exercise: Develop a RASCI chart

Organizing and Conducting

Define the project scope
Design the work breakdown structure
Identify project activities

Estimating Activity Duration

Estimating techniques
Reserve management
Balance effort/duration and allocation

Constructing and Analyzing the Project Network

Scheduling techniques
Milestones and Gantt charts
Network diagrams

Constructing and Analyzing / Resource Leveling

Applying accelerating techniques
Resource scheduling and availability conflict management techniques
Exercise: Resolve an over allocation problem using the least risk option

Monitor and Control Progress

Measuring and reporting progress (project governance)
Establishing a project dashboard
Exercise: Design a dashboard report
Earned value for tracking and forecasting time/cost
Closing Exercise: How techniques learned can be applied upon return to the workplace

Cost: 3195 USD

Duration: 3 Days