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Day 1- 28 April 2012
09:00-16:40 Registration and networking
09:30-10:30 Opening Ceremony
10:30-11:30 Sidestep Complexity
Philip R. Diab, MBA, PMP, PMI Fellow
11:30-12:00 Coffee Break - Exhibition Area
Book Signing by Philip R. Diab, MBA, PMP, PMI Fellow
12:00-13:30 Driving Project Excellence in the Middle East Region
Iain Fraser, Dip PPC, PMP, PMI Fellow, Fellow PMINZ
13:35-14:35 FPM: The Future Project Manager
Peter Harpum, Ph.D., MSc, MAPM
14:35-15:35 Lunch
15:40-16:40 The UK Government’s Portfolio for managing PPPM effectively
Alan Harpham, BSc, MBA, CMC, FAPM, FIC, FIoD
16:40-17:40 Gaining Executive Support for Project Portfolio Management
Alfonso Bucero, MSc, PMP, PMI Fellow
Day 2- 29 April 2012
(IT, Telecom, and Agile Project Management)
09:00-10:00 The Spirit of Project Management
Alan Harpham, BSc, MBA, CMC, FAPM, FIC, FIoD
10:05-11:05 Social Media, what every PM needs to know
Bob Tarne, PMP, CSM
11:05-11:35 Coffee Break - Exhibition Area
Book Signing by Peter Harpum, Ph.D., MSc, MAPM
11:35-12:35 Why Attitude is Important for Project Success
Alfonso Bucero, MSc, PMP, PMI Fellow
12:40-13:40 Agile Techniques for Any Project: It’s not All or Nothing
Gina Davidovic, PMP, PMI-RMP, PgMP, PMI-SP
13:45-14:45 Rescuing Troubled Projects: A step-by-step guide
Emad E. Aziz, PMP, PRINCE2P, CSSGB
14:45-15:45 Lunch
15:45-16:45 Align
Grace Najjar, PMP
Day 2- 29 April 2012
(Oil, Gas, and Renewable Energy)
09:00-10:00 Process Safety Management and its Affect on Project Success
Charles Waligura, PE, PMP
10:05-11:05 Case study: creating and implementing robust capital expenditure control in the O&G sector
Peter Harpum, Ph.D., MSc, MAPM
11:05-11:35 Coffee Break - Exhibition Area
Book Signing by Peter Harpum, Ph.D., MSc, MAPM
11:35-12:35 The Spirit of Project Management
Alan Harpham, BSc, MBA, CMC, FAPM, FIC, FIoD
12:40-13:40 Delivering green infrastructure: identifying critical management capability to ensure project delivery
Peter Harpum, Ph.D., MSc, MAPM
13:45-14:45 Managing design in infrastructure projects: a proven model to drive the frontend of projects
Peter Harpum, Ph.D., MSc, MAPM
14:45-15:45 Lunch
15:45-16:45 Why Attitude is Important for Project Success
Alfonso Bucero, MSc, PMP, PMI Fellow
Day 2- 29 April 2012
(Construction)
09:00-10:00 A Building Isn’t Sustainable Unless It Is Accessible
Rita Trudeau, B.Tech., C.E.T., PMP, PMI-SP, ITIL
10:05-11:05 Risky Business: the art of risk management
Dev Ramcharan, PMP
11:05-11:35 Coffee Break - Exhibition Area
Book Signing by Peter Harpum, Ph.D., MSc, MAPM
11:35-12:35 Rescuing Troubled Projects: A step-by-step guide
Emad E. Aziz, PMP, PRINCE2P, CSSGB
12:40-13:40 Why Attitude is Important for Project Success
Alfonso Bucero, MSc, PMP, PMI Fellow
13:45-14:45 Conducting Project Audits
Rita Trudeau, B.Tech., C.E.T., PMP, PMI-SP, ITIL
14:45-15:45 Lunch
15:45-16:45 Delivering future infrastructure: identifying critical management capability to ensure project delivery
Peter Harpum, Ph.D., MSc, MAPM
Day 3 - 30 April 2012
(IT, Telecom, and Agile Project Management)
09:00-10:00 Kanban, case studies in the latest in Agile Techniques
Bob Tarne, PMP, CSM
10:05-11:05 Risky Business: the art of risk management
Dev Ramcharan, PMP
11:05-11:35 Coffee Break - Exhibition Area
Book Signing by Alfonso Bucero, MSc, PMP, PMI Fellow
1:35-12:35 “I’m only a project coordinator” : An exploratory study of effects of project life on project manager identity
Michael Shane Cowen, MBA, PMP, Prince 2
12:40-13:40 Governance - What Does it Really Mean for a P3M Environment?
Iain Fraser, Dip PPC, PMP, PMI Fellow, Fellow PMINZ
13:45-14:45 Agile Certifications; which one is right for you
Bob Tarne, PMP, CSM
14:45-15:45 Lunch
15:45-16:45 The Secrets of Prioritizing Requirements
Gina Davidovic, PMP, PMI-RMP, PgMP, PMI-SP
16:45-17:00 Closing Ceremony
Day 3- 30 April 2012
(Oil, Gas, and Renewable Energy)
09:00-10:00 Governance - What Does it Really Mean for a P3M Environment?
Iain Fraser, Dip PPC, PMP, PMI Fellow, Fellow PMINZ
10:05-11:05 Implementing a PMO - A real case
Alfonso Bucero, MSc, PMP, PMI Fellow
11:05-11:35 Coffee Break - Exhibition Area
Book Signing by Alfonso Bucero, MSc, PMP, PMI Fellow
11:35-12:35 Talent Management is a Corporate Risk!
Iain Fraser, Dip PPC, PMP, PMI Fellow, Fellow PMINZ
12:40-13:40 Rescuing Troubled Projects: A step-by-step guide
Emad E. Aziz, PMP, PRINCE2P, CSSGB
13:45-14:45 Topic: Turning Theory into Practice: Extremely Practical Risk Management
Gina Davidovic, PMP, PMI-RMP, PgMP, PMI-SP
14:45-15:45 Lunch
15:45-16:45 Project Front End Loading Process
Charles Waligura, PE, PMP
16:45-17:00 Closing Ceremony
Day 3- 30 April 2012
(Construction)
09:00-10:00 The Spirit of Project Management
Alan Harpham, BSc, MBA, CMC, FAPM, FIC, FIoD
10:05-11:05 Turning Theory into Practice: Extremely Practical Risk Management
Gina Davidovic, PMP, PMI-RMP, PgMP, PgMP ,PMI-SP
11:05-11:35 Coffee Break - Exhibition Area
Book Signing by Alfonso Bucero, MSc, PMP, PMI Fellow
11:35-12:35 The Art of War for Project Managers: ancient wisdom on strategic and tactics for successful project delivery
Dev Ramcharan, PMP
12:40-13:40 When Does a Project End?
Rita Trudeau, B.Tech., C.E.T., PMP, PMI-SP, ITIL
13:45-14:45 An integrated Risk Management Framework at both the Project and Enterprise Levels
Manar Shami, PhD, PMP
14:45-15:45 Lunch
15:45-16:45 Governance - What Does it Really Mean for a P3M Environment?
Iain Fraser, Dip PPC, PMP, PMI Fellow, Fellow PMINZ
16:45-17:00 Closing Ceremony
