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28-30 January 2013 www.pmi-agc.com Project Management Institute - Arabian Gulf Chapter- Making Project Management Indispensable for Business Results 28-30 January 2013 Gulf International Convention Centre Gulf Hotel, Kingdom of Bahrain www.pmiagcconference.com Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa Prime Minister, Kingdom of Bahrain www.pmiagcconference.com Board of Directors President - PMI-AGC Hashim M. Al-Rifaai [email protected] President - Bahrain Region President - Qatar Region President - Saudi Arabia Region President - Kuwait Region President - Oman Region Abdul Majeed Al-Gassab Dr. Khalid Kamal Naji Nabilah M. Al-Tunisi Wael H. Al-Jasem Mohamed Al-Ghanboosi [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] SVP - Admin & Governance SVP - Membership, Marketing & PR SVP - Volunteer Management SVP - Professional Development & Abul Nahid Kamal, MBA, PMP Toufic Halabi Abdullah Al Qaed Education [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Ibrahim L. Khader [email protected] 4 www.pmiagcconference.com Welcome message from PMI-AGC President Dear Chapter members, conference delegates & sponsors, construction, design, planning and project management. On behalf of the Board of Directors & members of the Project Management To ensure that we cover all areas of interest, as communicated to us through questionnaires and Institute – Arabian Gulf Chapter (PMI-AGC), I am pleased to invite you interviews, we have decided to include the following topics, among many others: to participate in the PMI-AGC 14th International Conference, Seminars and Exhibitions. • Leadership in Project Management Being exceptional requires pushing beyond the expected, and dedicating • Project Safety & Security oneself to stretch beyond the normal. The low success rates of projects • Ethical Dilemmas in the Workplace? across industries globally has compelled us to place greater focus on Hashim M. Al Rifaai • Human Capital – attracting, developing and retaining the best talent how better to plan and execute projects by doing things right the first • Initiatives on Sourcing, Insourcing and Outsourcing time. We have therefore selected “Raising the Bar through Project Excellence” to be the theme of • Planning & Managing (EPC) Projects the 14th conference. • Productivity Improvement & Supply Chain Management The Gulf nations have very ambitious plans for growing their economies and ensure the sustainability of their nation’s welfare in the long term. These aspirations and plans can only be executed • Agile concepts in Information Technology, Communications, Banking and Financial sectors through projects, which in turn are the means for job creation, market diversification, tourism, ICT • Best Practices & Case Studies in Project Management services, etc. The disciplines of project management goes a long way in mitigating failures, and • Risk Management increasing the probability of project success, through better alignment and collaboration among all stakeholders. We anticipate around 1,500 delegates from GCC major companies, corporations, as well as To address the concerns for all these stakeholders, we have put together an exciting program for prominent individuals from the region & beyond. VIP guests will include top executives from major this conference compared to last event. organizations and governments in the Gulf. This premier event is an excellent opportunity to explore ideas, establish new contacts in the PMI-AGC is dedicated in fulfilling its role as the focal point for assisting its members and ensuring that region, and learn new benchmarks and hope to see them all well represented at this prestigious the projects community get more value. In terms of education, training modules, and certification event. I welcome all delegates and participants to this exciting event and personally look forward for in all both private and Government sectors that are involved in project planning and delivery. to meet you at the event. The conference program provides opportunities for our professionals as well as our young graduates to share and learn best practices in the banking, ICT, education, I look forward to meet you all in 14th PMI Conference, January 2013. PMI AGC Membership by Country PMI-AGC Certified PMPs by Country Membership as of October 2012: PMP Status as of October 2012: PMI-AGC Bahrain 256 Bahrain 140 Kuwait 292 Kuwait 158 Membership & Oman 110 Oman 59 PMP Growth Qatar 510 Qatar 280 Saudi Arabia 1,410 Saudi Arabia 648 Other Countries 1,153 Other Countries 634 Total 3,731 Total 1,919 www.pmiagcconference.com 5 About the Conference The 14th PMI-AGC Conference will be held at the Gulf Hotel in the Kingdom of Bahrain from January 28–30, 2013. Based on our last conference success, we are pleased to continue meeting the demand to hold this prestigious international conference in the region. The theme of the conference is “Raising the Bar through Project Excellence”. This event serves as a forum for project management practitioners, engineers, planners, academicians and management to interact, share their experiences, improve their knowledge and showcase their projects and best practices. The conference lasts for three days and is accompanied by an exhibition. A number of parallel tailored pre and post conference tutorial workshops will be held. Conference Committees Conference Chairman Conference Vice Chairman Sponsorship Committee Chairperson Abdul Majeed Al-Gassab Abdul Nabi Al-Sabah Nabilah M. Al-Tunisi [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Media and Public Relation Technical Committee Chairman - Regional Logistics Committee Chairman Toufic Halabi Wael H. Al-Jasem Jameel Khalaf Al Alawi [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Training and Workshops Treasurer Salim Bhuria Sam Kamel Massih [email protected] [email protected] 6 www.pmiagcconference.com Conference Technical Program - 29-30 Jan, 2013 29th January, 2013, Tuesday, Al Dana Hall (08:30 - 09:45) Featured Speakers Moderator Hashim M. Al-Refaai President PMI - AGC Kuwait Featured Speaker Featured Speaker Michel Thiry, PhD, FAPM, PMI Fellow, PMP David Offenkrantz MBA, PMP Managing Partner, Valense Ltd. Past President of Chair, PMI UK Corporate Council PMI Washington DC Chapter France USA How to select projects based on their Leading Projects: A Strategic Approach contribution to benefits and their achievability Coffee Break (09:45 - 10:15) www.pmiagcconference.com 7 29th January, 2013, Tuesday, Al Dana Hall (10:15 - 11:45) Dana I Dana II Dana III Dana IV Ferdinand (JR) Karbowski Jr PMP Tarik Al Hraki BEng, MBA, PMP, PMI-RMP Achal Misra John Thompson Saudi Aramco Ajman University Abu Dhabi Company For Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) Exepron Saudi Arabia UAE UAE USA How to introduce Project Management Project Management - Focusing on the Earned Value Analysis – How to really know Critical Chain Project Management Fundamentals to an organization using effective Change what progress you have achieved? Management Imad Alsadeq OPM3 PMP PMI-RMP PMOC MCP Muhammad A. B. Ilyas PMP PMI-RMP & SMP Eng. Rashed Alsubai PMP Dr. Fred Rahbar Ph.D PMP THIQAH Management and Lifelong Ministry of Municipality & Urban Planning Aramco Overseas Company Engineering Consultations Kuwait Qatar Korea Saudi Arabia FasTra Cra - When too much schedule Application of Kantianism and Utilitarianism for Managing Troubled Projects: Raising the Bar in Planning & Scheduling Team compression leads to explosion Effective Resolution of Ethical Dilemmas Analysis & Recovery Leaders and Tools on EPC Projects Dr. Azad Chalikuzhi PhD PgMP PMP Saliha Ismail Syed Burhanuddin Abdali Praveen Madhavan Novotouch Consulting Ministry of Works PCSIR Laboratories Complex Karachi Project Seers Project Management Inc. Bahrain Bahrain Pakistan Kuwait Delivering Strategic Success: Mitigating & Towards Enterprise Project Management - The Improving Employee Performance & Optimizing the role of the Operations in To determine the probability of risk factors Wonderland of Strategy Portfolio Program and “Performance Management Systems” - Project Selection and Management within the and their impacts for r&d projects in PCSIR Project Management An Overview Public Sector laboratories complex karachi. Pakistan. Special Technical Track 29th January, 2013, Tuesday, Murjan (10:15 - 11:45) Al Murjan I Grace Najjar Middle East & Gulf Region Mentor - PMI PMI Education Foundation, USA PMI Education Foundation – An Introduction Lunch & Prayer (11:45 - 13:15) 8 www.pmiagcconference.com 29th January, 2013, Tuesday, Afternoon (13:15 - 14:15) Dana I Dana II Dana III Dana IV Dr. Mark Etchells Manoj Kumar Singh PMP, OCP Ghazi Mohamed Ahmed Othman Usama Mohammed Shamma PMP Independent Project Analysis Inc Gulf Air Takamul PMC Ejada Systems Co. Ltd Netherlands Bahrain Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Trends in Drivers and Outcomes for Capital How to effectively raise the bar in conflict Forensic Schedule Analysis In Your Premises: Raising the bar for excellence in Master Data Projects Executed in the Arabian Gulf Region resolution Are You Prepared For Some? Management Project Farah Al-Halwachi PMP Samer el Barakeh BE, MPM, PMP Mohammad Shoaib Sarwar PMP Yousif Amin PMP Tamkeen Saudi Oger Ltd. Qatar Fertiliser Company. (Qafco) Ministry of Works Bahrain Saudi Arabia Qatar Bahrain Why Do We Let History Repeat Itself? Soft Skills Toolkit - About Leadership & The Barriers and Critical Success Factors for Safety Adherence
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