ESI International Project Management Seminar

ESI International free Breakfast Seminar: Tuesday 8th April 2008, Doha 

Effective Project Management in High Performing Organisations: How to Build a Project Management Profession

Today’s business world is full of challenges that organizations must overcome if they are to be successful. By effectively implementing a comprehensive project management approach in their organization, many organizations are thriving in the face of adversity. How can you learn from their experiences? Is there a proven “road map” that you can follow to establish project management as a key competency in your organization?You are invited to join ESI for an exclusive, complimentary breakfast seminar, “Effective Project Management in High-Performing Organizations — How to Build a Project Management Profession”. Leading this seminar will be Raed S. Haddad, ESI Senior Vice President of Global Delivery Services. This presentation will define high-performing organizations from a project management perspective. It will also summarize the current challenges and typical recommended solutions based on ESI’s experience with Fortune 500 companies and government agencies. Mr. Haddad will present a project management improvement “road map” focusing on three areas -- people, process and tools – including actual examples from work with various ESI clients. At least one tool in each area will be identified that can be implemented back on the job immediately.Mr. Haddad will also outline a case study and highlight the lessons learned and key results that were realized during the journey to better project management capabilities. 

8.30 Coffee and croissants 

8.50 Welcome Note 

8.55 Effective Project Management in High Performing Organizations – How to Build a Project Management Profession                     

● Best Practices to implement project management in organizations                     

● Proven tools implemented by world-class organization                     

● How to establish a world wide project management profession                    

10.25 Questions & Answers 

Raed S. Haddad is responsible for implementing ESI’s training and consulting solutions to meet the clients' performance objectives. Mr. Haddad joined ESI in 1991 and has worked with clients on course customization/development and instructed various project management curricula to practicing professionals and executive audiences around the world.  Over the past 20 years, Mr. Haddad has had extensive first-hand project management experience on numerous programs worldwide. Prior to joining ESI, Mr. Haddad was responsible for planning, funding, scheduling and tracking various commercial development programs. He has also consulted for a multitude of public and private sector clients in project management applications, MIS and design/automation of decision support systems. As a professorial lecturer at The George Washington University, he currently teaches graduate-level courses in project and program management; cost/schedule and quality control; and decision-making techniques. Mr. Haddad received his bachelor's degree in civil and environmental engineering and his master's degree in engineering from the University of Rhode Island. He also holds a master's degree in engineering administration in project management (MIS) from The George Washington University, where he has been a doctoral candidate in engineering management/MIS.