Seminars
Seminar #1: Fast Tracking Projects - PDU# C023-082042
Organizations in infrastructure and industrial installation for the oil, chemical, pharmaceutical and other industries, are increasingly driven by a competitive requirement to reduce project schedules and the time taken to get products to market.
The overall objective of this course is to provide advice and guidance to clients and contractors which help them succeed in reducing the duration of their projects through the application of a wide range of techniques, identifying the business and project environment in which these techniques can succeed, and managing the risks which can rise from schedule reduction. Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Better understand the complexities of fast tracking
- Develop and communicate project plans effectively
- Identify and manage risks effectively
- Organize and lead a project team
Topics include:
- Definition of Fast Track
- Benefits and penalties
- Guiding principles for fast tracked projects
- Life cycle of the fast tracked project which covers people, issues, scope strategies, cost and logistics
- Risk management
- Check lists and templates
Instructor: Dr. George Jergeas
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George is a Professor of the Project Management in the Schullich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary, where he is involved in both the teaching of and research into project management since 1994. He has 30 years of industry experience, principally in infrastructure projects and claims and disputes. He is also an active project management consultant for both public and private sector organizations in Canada and has provided extensive project management training to many Canadian, American and international companies.
George’s work focuses on improving project alignment and building and sustaining project teams. He also works extensively as a coach and trainer for managers and executives. He has worked with project teams in oil sands development, hospitals, roads and bridges, tunneling, LRT expansions and mining projects.
As a claims consultant investigating numerous construction projects, both in Canada and the USA, George gained insight into the fundamental causes of project success and failure.
Through his experience and research, George has developed a strong interest in improving project success founded upon improving the effectiveness of project teams.
Seminar #2: From Good to Guru... The Coaching and Mentoring Series - PDU# C023-082043
Mentorship is a powerful program to accelerate learning and success…IF the mentor and mentee stick to their roles and avoid road blocks! As mentoring and coaching become more prevalent in workplaces, strong coaching skills are imperative. If your organization is not mentorship-driven, you’ll need to look elsewhere for your “fix”.
Whether you are looking for a mentor or you are the one coaching others, this highly interactive session with Coach Rhonda Victoor will incite you to:
- choose the right mentoring goals to avoid becoming gloriously average at everything
- shift from an improve-weakness focus to a leverage-strengths focus
- banish the barrier of “no time” to mentor with power-prioritization techniques
- structure mentorship meetings for greatest connection and results
- learn the signs to avoid getting stuck in your progress
- observe coaching in action to broaden your experience of techniques
- practise, hands-on in class, coaching a colleague through a challenge
- develop the most effective probing questions to use when coaching someone
- assess and hone your listening skills: useful as a mentor or mentee
- coach someone beyond ‘I don’t know’…the get un-stuck technique
- measure the effectiveness of coaching and mentoring
- determine what’s next? Life after a coaching/mentoring relationship ends
Prepare to launch your career (and the careers of those you mentor) from good…to guru as you apply a winning coach-approach!
Instructor: Rhonda Victoor
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Rhonda Victoor founded INCITE Coaching to help people achieve BIG goals with less effort and juggle everything so they can finally “get a life!”. Rhonda incites action in others as a business coach, professional speaker, & author. Coach Victoor speaks to groups all over the world and in 2004 was named World Effective Speaking Champion after two years of international competition. She won that world title in Japan, less than 2 weeks after giving birth to her first child, at an event which attracted over 10,000 international delegates including acclaimed author Stephen Covey! For her enormous community involvement and success in business Rhonda has received the prestigious Young Woman of Distinction award and was named one of BC’s Best and Brightest entrepreneurs by the BC Chamber. She studied at the University of Plymouth England and earned a Bachelor of Commerce with Distinction from the University of Alberta. To read excerpts of her books and see her in action visit www.RhondaVictoor.com. Rhonda lives by the words of Star Wars character YODA “Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try!”
Seminar #3: Power, Politics & Influence - PDU# C023-082044
The more power you have, the better you are able to get the job done. Ignoring the external and internal politics surrounding your project can be hazardous. Most project managers have enormous responsibility but not enough formal authority. Successful project managers understand the need to evaluate power and political dynamics and the importance of managing stakeholders through leadership and influence. Analyze the political context in your organizations and learn how to convert your adversaries into your allies. Uncover ways to manage politics at the project and upper management levels. You'll evaluate, improve, and discover methods for increasing your total power while learning practical guidelines for successfully influencing without formal authority.
Who Should Attend?
This seminar is appropriate for anyone - at all experience levels - who needs to lead projects, manage stakeholders, build relationships, negotiate successfully and work with others to achieve results while minimizing unwanted surprises.
Your seminar experience will cover:
- Power and Influence: Eight sources of power; formal/informal power; characteristics and outcomes of power; project manager and power; evaluate your power level, and develop strategies to increase your total power
- Politics in Project Management: Importance and dynamics of politics; reasons of politics; analysis of political behaviors of project stakeholders and political landscape in your organization; strategies to convert your adversaries and opponents into your allies; and managing politics at the project level and at the upper management level.
- Project Leadership - Leader versus manager; leadership and the project life cycle.
Instructional Methods: Include small group activities, skill practices, case studies, lectures, diagnostic questionnaires and facilitated group discussions.
Instructor: Vijay K. Verma
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Vijay K. Verma, PMP, MBA, P.Eng, is an internationally known consultant, speaker, trainer and author. Mr. Verma has more than 20 years of project management experience and is currently a group leader at a Canadian national research laboratory, where he provides project management services for projects varying in size, complexity and diversity. He has presented numerous workshops for many clients from a wide variety of industries. He has written the three-volume series Human Aspects of Project Management, published by the Project Management Institute, which includes Organizing Projects for Success (Vol. 1), Human Resource Skills for the Project Manager (Vol. 2), and Managing the Project Team (Vol. 3). Mr. Verma is a registered professional engineer and holds Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering and Business Administration. He has also been awarded the 1999 PMI David I. Cleland Project Management Literature award and the 1999 PMI Distinguished Contribution award.
Seminar #4: Project Management 101 - PDU# C023-082045
This two-day seminar introduces the participants to project management's five processes: initiate, plan, execute, control, and close. Through the instructor's presentation, exercises, and group presentations, participants will be exposed to several project management tools and techniques.
Dr. Fahmy will walk the participants through a real-life project as an example to guide participants and give them an excellent opportunity to immediately apply what they have learned to each individual's real-life projects. By the end of the seminar, participants will be able to create a detailed and integrated plan for their projects, complete with project execution and control techniques. They will also take home a Project Management Toolbox. The toolbox is a collection of check lists, forms, and schedules that will enable them to plan and execute any project regardless of its size or complexity.
Who Should Attend?
This introductory course on project management tools and techniques is an excellent opportunity for new and intermediate project managers and project team members. The course is also intended for any one who wishes to learn more about project management. Participants will learn and experience first hand, some of the tools that will help them plan, execute, and control any project. In this seminar participants will learn how to:
- Write a project scope statement;
- Create a four-level work breakdown structure;
- Set quality standards and a quality control plan;
- Develop a procurement plan;
- Carry out a stakeholder’s analysis;
- Develop a risk management plan, with contingency allowances and mitigation plans for project risks;
- Estimate project costs;
Create a realistic and achievable schedule;
- Develop a communication plan;
- Handle critical contract administration issues;
- Manage the triple project constraint;
- Manage stakeholders’ expectations and relationships; and
- Handle scope changes.
Instructor: Dr. Sami Fahmy
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Dr. Fahmy is the founder and president of Performance Excellence Ltd. He is a Global Registered Educational Provider (R.E.P) with the Project Management Institute (PMI). Dr. Fahmy has more than thirty years of construction experience and ten years of project management teaching experience. He has extensive experience as a teacher and instructor of project management programs and has taught them at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), the University of Calgary, and the PMI NAC (Northern Alberta Chapter). He is presently teaching four project management courses at the University of Alberta. He also teaches a construction management course at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Dr. Fahmy is a Professional Engineer and Project Management Professional (PMP) with more than 30 years of hands-on experience covering a wide range of project management technical areas. He has managed hundreds of successful projects of varying size and complexity. Dr. Fahmy’s expertise covers a wide range of topics including: project management, risk management, alternative project delivery, quality management, problem solving, decision making, contract administration, and communication skills.