WHAT MAKES A GREAT PLANNING ENGINEER?
RIGHT WAYS TO BECOME A PLANNING ENGINEER In the previous essay on the wrong and right ways to become a planning engineer I dwelt on the wrong ways. Today I discuss the right way and what makes a great planning engineer. I am not aware of any globally agreed set of criteria that specify the…
Read MoreI Need Your Help!
I am preparing a project planning course for project managers, project engineers, planning engineers and other project personnel. I would like to know what you would like to see in such a course to give you maximum value. Please, take a few moments to respond to this short survey. Your opinion is important to me…
Read MoreWRONG AND RIGHT WAYS TO BECOME A PLANNING ENGINEER
There are wrong and right ways to become a planning engineer. I discuss the wrong way today. I will discuss the the right way in a subsequent post. Some become planning engineers just by undergoing project management software training. This could be SureTrack Project Manager (for older planning personal), Primavera, Microsoft Project or any other.…
Read MoreNETWORKING FOR CAREER AND BUSINESS SUCCESS
After almost 32 years of employment and consulting practice, and more than 41 years of leadership, I have come to the conclusion that networking and relationship building are critical to career progress and business success. During the 30 years of employment, I changed jobs ten (10) times. Seven (7) of them came through my network…
Read MoreLessons From Project Management Part 5 – Celebrating Small Wins in Goals Setting
In this concluding essay, I discuss another lesson from the project management profession that is not widely applied but is nonetheless quite effective in attaining goals. It is the subject of celebrating small wins. Scientific research shows that it improves individual wellbeing, team spirit, and productivity. Prior to this, in the first four parts of this series…
Read MoreLessons From Project Management 4 – Risk Management and Goal Setting
In the first three parts of this series, I discussed the need for detailed Execution Plan, Goal Visibility and Accountability Partnership, to increase the odds in favor of accomplishing our goals. I would advise very strongly that you read those posts to gain a broad view of the subject. Today I discuss another project management…
Read MoreLessons from The Project Management Profession 3 – Accountability Partnership
In this third post on lessons from the project management profession, I wish to discuss accountability partnership and its critical role in helping you accomplish your goals. I do not know about you, but I have been part of some successful project teams. There is that special feeling of accomplishment and fulfilment, when the final…
Read MoreLessons From The Project Management Profession – Goal Setting 2
Give Your Goals Visibility In the first part of this series, I discussed the need to breakdown goals to daily tasks or mini milestones to ensure that we chip away at our big goals every day. That improves our chances of achieving our goals at the end of the year. Today I intend to examine…
Read MoreLessons From The Project Management Profession – Goal Setting 1
This series of essays, beginning today, is to draw from some of the practices in the project management profession, lessons we can apply to our goal-setting process to improve our chances of attaining them.
Read MoreShell Nigeria Business Operations (SNBO) – Experienced Professionals External Recruitment
Shell Nigeria Business Operations (SNBO) is an entity that commenced operations in 2018 as our captive Business Process Operations centre to support the businesses in Nigeria, principally, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) and Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG). SNBO is focused on driving excellent performance across a range of…
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