PM0069 : Project Management: The A to Z of Best Practices

This practical and highly-interactive course
includes various practical sessions and exercises.
Theory learnt will be applied using our state-of-theart
simulators.
Project management has evolved over time, becoming
the principal mean of dealing with change in modern
organizations. Best practices have occurred as a result
of business evolution and of practicing project
management at a global leveP l. Best practices in
project management, if followed, increase the chances
of success in achieving goals when dealing with
projects.
Project management is accomplished through the
application and integration of the project management
processes of initiating, planning, executing, monitoring
and controlling, and closing. Best practice is based on
experience and is used to describe the process of
developing and following a standard way of doing
things. In project management, best practice is a
general term that include guidelines and international
standards.
Management of projects for petrochemical companies
is critically important, as worldwide the industry spends
over billions of dollars annually in building new plants
or expanding the existing ones. The petrochemical
industry has made tremendous improvements in its
management of projects. Industry and cross industry
best practices have become well recognized and
implemented by most companies. Several companies
have taken steps to improve their approaches through
changes in organizational models and skills, and
establishment of expertise centers.
This course is designed to provide an up-to-date overview of the best practices (A-Z) in
project management in general and in petrochemical projects in particular. It covers the
project management; the project management and plant production operations; the supply
chain in the petrochemical projects; the program management; the project risk
management; prioritizing the work; the critical chain management; the tam and personnel
management; the project management and information system; the program management
office and portfolio management; and the petrochemical project best practices.
The course is carefully developed to reflect the best practices that also match the training
requirements of distinguished professional organizations such as the Project Management
Institute (PMI) and FIDIC. The Professional Development Units/Hours (PDUs) or
Continuing Education Units (CEUs) awarded to our participants are recognized by the
Project Management Institute (PMI) and by the International Association for Continuing
Education & Training (IACET-USA).