Project Management
EPC CONTRACTS FROM OWNERS’ PERSPECTIVE
It was my privilege to facilitate a technical session hosted by the Project Management Institute (PMI) Nigeria today. My presentation discussed, among others, The Power of Contracts Contracting as a Risk Management Strategy Project Definition, Associated Risks, and Implication for Contract Types Owners’ Perspective of an EPC Contract; what the owner expects beyond scope, cost,…
Read MoreThat Vulture’s House Project
Have you heard of the Vulture’s House Project?
Well, an African folk story says that the African vulture was once caught in a thunderstorm with nowhere to shelter. He was thoroughly drenched and helpless under the rain that did not seem about to stop.
Then the vulture vowed that he would build his house as soon as the rain subsided to prevent a repeat of that terrible experience. Finally, the rain stopped, and the sun started shining brightly. Then the vulture decided to dry up first and look for food. “I will build the house later”, he said. The next time he remembered the house project was when he was under another heavy rain.
Real World Project Planning
We have completed three modules (six sessions) of our course, Real World Project Planning. We have two modules (4 sessions) to go.
The course aims to equip participants with advanced project planning skills to enable them to raise their heads above the crowd and earn the premium wages for their services that they deserve.
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 MoreEPC 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…
Read MoreEPC Contracts – The Owners’ Perspective
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 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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