Project Management
WHAT I HAVE LEARNT IN 30 YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT – PART 1
Networking Works After 30 years of paid employment and more than 40 years of leadership, I have come to the conclusion that networking and relationship building is critical to career progress and business success. Within those 30 years, I have changed jobs ten (10) times. Seven (7) of them came through my network of friends,…
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Special Announcement
Today is a very special day as I happily disengaged from my employer – Qatar Petroleum, after almost 10 years of service. My sojourn in Qatar Petroleum, a National Oil Company (NOC) was a fitting icing to my professional cake. I started with a Management and Engineering Consultant, then International Oil and Gas Engineering Consultant,…
Read MoreCRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR PART 1
Some projects fail even before they can start because the seeds of success had not been sown right from inception. Starting today, I begin to discuss the factors that must be present for a project to succeed and achieve its objectives. These are the critical success factors. Critical success factors are elements that are necessary…
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HOW TO PREPARE A RECOVERY PLAN THAT WORKS
Uwakmfon Hephzibah Udo
Uwakmfon (Chioma) Hephzibah Udo scored A in the 4 subjects she sat for in the 2019 Cambridge AS exam. To God be all the glory
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Enobong Deborah Udo scored A* in the 8 subjects she sat for in the 2019 Cambridge IGCSE exam. To God be all the glory.
Read MoreHOW TO MITIGATE STAKEHOLDER BIASES IN RISK ASSESSMENT
It is common knowledge, or at least it should be, that the quality or integrity of the risk management plan depends on the quality of the risk identification and assessment processes that underpin it. Risk assessments is the primary input to the risk management process. Therefore, no effort should be spared towards assuring the quality of…
Read MoreENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT PRIMER Part 6
I will conclude this series of essays on Engineering and Construction Contact Primer by discussing Cost-reimbursable contracts. In Part 1 we attempted a definition of contract and its key elements. Part 2 emphasized the need for all project key personnel to read and gain thorough understanding of the contract document, particularly the scope of work…
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