Posts by Emmanuel Udo
6 Steps to Becoming a Great Planning Engineer
This essay outlines the basic education, training and development, and personality traits required to perform well as a planning engineer. In doing so, I will concentrate on engineering and construction project planning although it applies everywhere else.
Read MoreSEASONS GREETINGS
We are here again – that time of year when we look back in order to look forward with wisdom. Reflecting on the past months of 2022 affords us the opportunity to appreciate the blessings that we have enjoyed. You have been part of our blessings in 2022. Thank you. We also want to thank…
Read MoreWHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN RECRUITING A PLANNING ENGINEER
Some employers recruit project management software users instead of planning engineers they intended to employ because of wrong requirements.
They specify wrong skill requirements that can only produce a primavera or MS Project user.
The result is very poor performance on the job.
EPC Contracts – Owners’ Perspective Webinar
This will surely be a most welcome second chance for those of you who missed the first opportunity. If you work on projects as client, client representative, or contractor, then you need to have more than a smattering knowledge of contracts. Many assume that it is the responsibility of the Contracts Engineer or Contracts Administrator…
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This online seminar is developed by a project management professional for project professionals.
It aims to equip project personnel with requisite Risk Management and Contracts competencies for career progress.
Leadership Development for New Managers and Leaders – Module 2
This course is for you if you or your organization need to: Build more leaders that can handle more responsibilities, build trust, deal with business needs for more leaders, develop or improve organization culture, empower others, deal with feeling overwhelmed, improve performance or results, improve team communication, mentor others, implement succession planning, have tough conversations, deal with difficult relationships (people), manage conflict.
Read MoreWHEN OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS…
Many people look out for opportunity. But they do not prepare themselves for it. Consequently, when opportunity comes, they miss out. Do not let that happen to you.
Read MoreLeadership Development for New Managers and Leaders
expertise. For that reason, you have been promoted into leadership roles. But your technical expertise has not translated into leadership effectiveness.
Read MoreDangote Refinery’s Many Completion Dates
This essay suggests reasons for the many completion dates of the Dangote refinery.
They include scope creep, incomplete scope statement, poorly defined Work Breakdown Structure, poor progress measurement system, and ineffective recovery plan.
Qatar World Cup Stadium and Preserving Project Value
Projects are strategic vehicles for implementing and achieving organizational and national strategic objectives and delivering business value or benefits. Organizations use projects as vehicles for implementing their approved strategic initiatives. That is, projects occupy such a strategically important place that organizations either rise or fall with them. So, learning how to prepare a recovery plan…
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