Posts Tagged ‘Planning Engineer’
REAL-WORLD PROJECT PLANNING DONE AND DUSTED
I have attended many planning and risk management courses and even have advance certificates in P6 by Oracle. But nothing compares to this course both in content and delivery.
Read MoreHERE’S THE PERFECT SOLUTION IF YOU WANT TO BECOME GREAT AT PROJECT PLANNING IN AS LITTLE AS 3 MONTHS
I had promised in a previous piece to outline the content and requirements of an effective training program for project planning. I am going to address that in this piece.
An effective training program comprises two key components: Great Content and Powerful delivery.
First, the content of an effective training program for planning engineers, in my view, should go beyond the technical skills of engineering or technical qualification and competency. It should also be more than competency in using project management software such as primavera or MS Project. It should include business and leadership skills.
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.
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 MoreEffective Communication – Key to Project Success
Evidences abound that effective communication is key to project success. The Project Management Institute (PMI), for example, recognizes communication as one of the knowledge areas necessary for project management success. It also outlines the role communication plays in each project phase and what form it needs to take.
Read MoreDO YOU WANT TO EMPLOY A PLANNING ENGINEER? HERE IS WHAT TO LOOK FOR.
So, you want to employ a planning engineer? Or you want to employ an MS Project, Primavera or Suretrack user? Do you know the difference? Well, many people do not.
Read MoreMost Recovery Plans Don’t Recover Projects. Here Is How To Make Them Do.
Most project managers, planning and project control personnel have been in the uncomfortable situation of having to explain to the client why the project is running behind schedule. This is often followed by the demand or promise to present a recovery plan (RP) outlining the strategies for bringing the project back on track.
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