Unlock your potential to lead and manage strategic initiatives with our Certified Strategic Planning Professional course. Designed for ambitious professionals, this course equips you with the essential tools and methodologies to craft and execute effective strategic plans that drive organizational success.

Course Content:

• Introduction to Strategic Planning
• Understanding Strategic Planning Fundamentals
• Importance of Strategic Planning in Business
• Environmental Scanning
• SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats)
• PESTEL Analysis (Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental, Legal)
• Strategy Formulation
• Vision and Mission Statements
• Setting SMART Goals and Objectives
• Competitive Analysis and Positioning
• Strategic Implementation
• Action Planning and Resource Allocation
• Change Management Techniques
• Performance Monitoring and KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)
• Evaluation and Control
• Continuous Improvement Strategies
• Balanced Scorecard Approach
• Feedback Mechanisms and Strategic Adjustments
• Case Studies and Practical Applications
• Real-World Examples of Strategic Planning Success
• Group Exercises and Scenario Planning

Key Benefits:

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of strategic planning processes
• Learn to align organizational goals with actionable plans
• Enhance your ability to lead strategic initiatives with confidence
• Obtain a globally recognized certification to boost your career prospects

Cost: 4500 AED

Duration: 1 To 5 Days

•   Define basic project management ;
•   Distinguish projects from ongoing operations and ;
•   Explain the benefits of organising project activities into ;
•   Describe the Generic Project Life ;
•   Develop, plan, schedule, and chart project information.
•   Work with calendars and implement scheduling methods such as the Critical Path Method to keep projects on track.
•   Create task dependencies and work with flexible and inflexible task constraints.
•   Work with multiple, consolidated projects and multiple critical paths.
•   Use Gantt charts to visualize project progress.
•   Create PEST charts to understand the relationships between tasks.
•   Compare actual progress against planned baseline projections.
•   Estimate durations for activities and resources ;
•   Estimate durations for activities and resources required.
•   Develop a project ;
•   Estimate costs.
•   Build a budget and spending plan.
•   Describe elements of a good project communications ;
•   Organise to acquire ;
•   Identify risks and plan to respond.

Cost: 4900 USD

Duration: 5 Days

The main objective of this course is to explain the planning and scheduling functions and how they can be part of an overall Operational Excellence model and Asset Reliability systems. Planners and Schedulers will strengthen their understanding of their important functions beyond the routine CMMS Work Order daily transactions. This will be achieved by explaining a typical step-by-step work process of the Planning and Scheduling of Maintenance Work Orders. The course will outline an integrated end to end work process covering Planning, Scheduling, Execution as well as Asset Reliability functions.

Attendants will also take a closer look at the Maintenance Performance Metrics and how these metrics can gage the health of the Maintenance planning and execution functions which in turn will enable the Maintenance Organization for a continuous improvement cycle.

Cost: 1990 USD

Duration: 5 Days

• Describe the origins, history and development of youth policies in at least two countries in your region.
• Outline the main themes that underpin the formulation, development and implementation of youth policies.
• Demonstrate a broad awareness of the impact of youth policies on youth development work.
• Evaluate the success of such policies through, for example, the use of performance indicators.
• Contribute to the strategic development of agencies in the youth development field through youth policy development.
• Establish and/or work within partnerships created to achieve key objectives of youth policy at local level.
• Influence policy-making processes in a way that is appropriate to your role.

• Members of National Youth Councils.
• Youth Workers in government departments, corporations and NGOs.
• Youth Parliamentarian Committees.
• Professionals responsible for policy formulation and strategy development in youth focused organizations.

• Youth policy Overview
• Policy Definition - social/welfare policy - youth policy
• Youth Policy
• Nature, Objectives and Importance
• Characteristics of youth policies

• The scope of youth policy
• Policy planning and formulation
• Policy impact and implementation
• Analyzing Social Policy
• Social policy in context
• Government involvement in social policy
• Grassroots policy development: another approach

• Youth policy principles
• Youth policy and the wider policy environment
• Elements of a successful youth policy
• Policy success and failure
• Measuring success or failure
• Elements of a successful policy

• Frameworks in action
• Key headings for a youth policy
• Essential features of a youth policy
• Evaluation of the effectiveness of policies

Cost: 2200 USD

Duration: 4 Days

PMI’s Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)® credential is designed to address the growing complexity and diversity in project management. This globally recognized certification highlights your expertise in developing and maintaining project schedules while demonstrating core knowledge in all areas of project management. The PMI-SP® certification fills the critical need for a specialist role in project scheduling.

The PMI-SP® is a vendor-neutral credential that validates your unique skills and competence in the field of project scheduling. By earning this certification, you showcase your ability to effectively manage project timelines, a vital aspect of successful project management.

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of the PMI-SP® course, participants will be able to:

• Construct project network diagrams to identify the sequence of work.
• Develop and compress schedules using various methods.
• Assign resources effectively to establish a realistic baseline schedule.
• Perform schedule analysis and recommend corrective actions to ensure project alignment.
• Create readable and reliable project reports for stakeholder updates.
• Fulfill the 30-hour formal project management training requirement for PMI-SP® certification.
• Gain familiarity with the examination format and question styles.
• Identify successful scheduling techniques and analyze the scheduling approach.
• Construct robust project network diagrams and develop schedule estimates.
• Establish procedures for maintaining and updating the project schedule.
• Conduct schedule-based Earned Value Analysis (EVA) and define performance measurement frequency and detail.

Who Should Attend?

The PMI-SP® certification is essential for professionals aiming to demonstrate their specialized skills in project scheduling. This training is suitable for:

• Project managers
• Schedule managers and analysts
• Team leaders and project team members
• Anyone interested in enhancing their knowledge of scheduling within a project environment

By obtaining the PMI-SP credential, you will become an invaluable asset to your organization and highlight your specialized scheduling expertise to potential employers.

Eligibility Criteria:

To qualify for the PMI-SP® certification, candidates must meet the following prerequisites:

• A four-year degree (bachelor's or equivalent) with at least 3,500 hours of project scheduling experience and 30 hours of project scheduling education.
  OR
• A secondary diploma (high school or equivalent) with a minimum of 5,000 hours of project scheduling experience and 40 hours of project scheduling education.

Benefits of Attending:

• Recognizes your level of expertise in project scheduling.
• Validates your understanding of globally recognized best practices in scheduling.
• Promotes a common language within the scheduling niche of project management.
• Enhances the recognition of specialized credentials in the project management field.
• Contributes to the ongoing expansion of project management as a discipline with distinct areas of specialization.

Certification Renewal:
The PMI-SP® certification is valid for three years from the date of issue. Certification holders must renew their credential to maintain its validity.

To earn your PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP)® credential, you must meet the experience and education requirements and pass the PMI-SP® examination, which consists of 170 multiple-choice questions.

Cost: BHD

Duration: 3 Months