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CMCCO
offers a variety of construction seminars to help meet your training
needs. CMCCO is a leading provider of continuing education seminars for
a variety of companies and industries in the Middle East. |
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Project Management Seminars
Do you
recall the last time one of your projects was completed on schedule and
within budget? How about ahead of schedule and under budget? CMCCO's
valuable project management seminars will show you ways to save time and
money by applying better project management techniques. In these very
practical programs you will learn how to select, motivate and lead
project team members. You will also acquire proven, workable techniques
to help you identify and solve your most pressing project problems, and
learn methods for maintaining close control of your projects in today's
uncertain business climate. |
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Professional Project Planning & Primavera Application
►Overview: Professional Projects Planning & Primavera Application is a practical seminar presented by professional engineers with extensive international experience.This seminar will help candidates to prepare
projects elements organization, develop a bar chart program,
customize CPM, present cash flow & resource management, prepare all
progress reports, prepare other control reports, present a revised
plan & a revision for extension of time. Also it includes deep
implementation of planning to serve project monitoring & contract
administration such as: Implementation of resource management in
planning evaluation, analysis & criticism of a base line plan,
financial planning, shifted cash flow application, site facilities
planning, implementation of resources management and bar chart
revision in each category of construction. With this seminar additional unlimited free training is provided thru developing a complete plan for a typical sample project with full support as may be needed. Possible Attendance: This seminar is intended for project managers, project directors, planning engineers and candidates intending to learn professional procedures in project planning & primavera applications. Contents:
►Practices:
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Project Estimation & Cost Control & Access Application
►Overview: Projects Estimation & cost control systems development & Access database applications is a training seminar presented by a senior expert estimation & cost control engineer who has long experience in Estimation database organization & cost control systems development for large scale projects. This seminar is to help in company simple resources organization, estimation department assembled resources planning, supplier prequalification, direct & indirect cost estimates, project integration management, procurement management, data collection strategy implementation, invoicing generation, insuring proper links between all company departments such as estimation, cost control, planning, quantity surveying, purchasing, ware houses, accounting and site management. Presentation of several cost control, reports including productivity & variance reports generation. Also this seminar includes training support hours in developing a practice sample estimation & cost control project. ►Contents: Introduction to access database as a construction data management, Demonstrative example Applications on major access database components, Demonstrative examples Estimation database development, Simple resources dictionary, Assembled resources dictionary, Demonstrative examples Project resources allocations dictionary, Estimation report generation, Demonstrative examples All complimentary sections related to Estimation database, Demonstrative examples Developing all complimentary sections related to estimation report, Demonstrative example Integration of Cost Estimation with planning. Cost budget generation. RFD (Request for delivery) presentation & control. Cost control database system development, Data collection strategy Demonstrative examples Creating database links with accounting systems, Productivity & variance report generation, Demonstrative examples Practice on a project estimation data base development Practice on a project estimation report development Practice on a project cost control data base system development Practice on a project productivity & variance report development
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Contract Control & Administration & Expedition Application
►Overview: It is a training seminar presented by a senior expert contract administration & control engineer who has long experience in project contract administration organization & Expedition software application. This seminar is to help in company contract administration archive build up including all correspondent, letters, notices, proposals, change orders, quantity and cost variation management, claims generation process and follow up, material and technical submittals management and follow up, design management and monitoring with shop drawing submittals and process follow up, purchase orders and contracts issuance and follow up with suppliers and subcontractors, material delivery tracking, log reports, invoices & many other contract administration documents organization & management. ►Possible Attendance: Project directors, project managers, contract administration engineers, and any other candidate who wants to acquire the knowledge of contract administration organization and project documentation. ►Contents:
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Professional Project Management
PMP Project Management Professional Certificate Preparation
Introduction: More organizations are turning to the Project Management Institute’s (PMI®) Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK™ Guide) and Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification as the source of competency in project management excellence. Surveys by PMI® have proven that certified Project Management Professionals experience higher average earnings and hiring preferences worldwide. This seminar will prepare you to take this examination. It will cover all key aspects of PMBOK™ and will prepare you for the examination through review of material, daily test simulations, and examination taking tips. Benefits: You will review all key areas of the PMBOK™ with tips on how to remember specific information You will take examination simulations that will heighten your readiness for a successful outcome You will receive tips on taking the examination that will save you time on the examination day and raise your level of comfort You will receive the recommended references for the PMP® Certification Exam
Who Should attend: Project managers and team leaders who are preparing for the PMP® certification exam. Other project personnel and functional managers who work with projects will benefit from a better understanding of how their functional responsibilities fit into the total project management task.
Pre-requisites You must be familiar with the basic elements of work breakdown structures, activity network diagrams and activity duration estimating, cost estimating, contracting, leadership and team development, quality management, risk, earned value management and organizational structures for projects. Objectives: Develop and enhance the contributions you make to your organization by being able to: Establish norms and ground rules for effective team communication. Generate project requirements and the operational success criteria to be achieved by the project’s outcome. Create a project Work Breakdown Structure with associated Specifications. Design a project schedule with activities, durations and interdependencies. Delineate, assign and track project resources and associated costs. Identify and quantify project risks and develop resolution strategies. Understand basic contract types and the project ramifications. Identify, capture, measure and analyze important project metrics. Create a high-performing project team focused on customer satisfaction. Develop and document a comprehensive and integrated project plan. Your seminar experience will cover: Project Manager Role:
Define project manager/project
sponsor/functional manager/team member roles and
responsibilities and understand the impact of different
organizational structures and reward/recognition strategies.
Document Relationships:
Relate the Statement of Work (SOW), Work Breakdown Structure
(WBS), and Specifications to each other. Scheduling Processes:
Identify activities, establish logical relationships,
estimate durations, and determine critical path activities.
Estimating Methodologies and
Budgeting Practices: Gain
techniques for estimating costs, assigning resources, and
acquire methods for measuring earned value and performance.
Quality:
Distinguish and apply quality planning, assurance and
control methods. Risk Management:
Learn identification, qualitative and quantification
methods, response development strategies, and risk control
techniques. Communications:
Understand the various types of
communications and learn different methods and formats for
gathering and disseminating project information. Procurement:
Identify the differing types of contracts, their intended
usage, the motivations of the customer and supplier in each
type, and their ramifications on completing projects
successfully. Team Structures/Practices:
Foster effective communications and feedback among team
members, customers, suppliers and managers. Understanding the need to establish variance and change thresholds for scope, time and cost control. Course Outline: e The Project Management Framework, Context and Processes Developing a mental model Developing a mental model for organizing and remembering the specific bits of information covered in the PMBOK™ Guide, the recommended references and the PMP® Certification Exam Initiating Processes Project initiation Core Project Planning Processes Scope planning and scope definition Activity definitions Resource planning Activity sequencing Duration estimating Cost estimating Schedule development Budgeting Project plan development Facilitating Project Planning Processes Organizational planning and staff acquisition Quality planning Communications planning Risk identification, quantification and response development Procurement planning and solicitation planning e-Project Executing Processes Project plan execution Facilitating Project Execution Processes Information distribution Team development Quality assurance Scope verification Solicitation, source selection and contract administration Core and Facilitating Project Control Processes Performance reporting Overall change control Scope change control Schedule control Cost control Quality control Risk response control Closing Processes Contract close-out Administrative closure Preparing for the Exam Logistics Test-taking hints Practice exam |
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Project Manager Skills
►Overview: In today’s world of complex projects, the successful project manager knows the importance of developing people skills to augment technical skills. This interactive and personal seminar takes an innovative and multidisciplinary approach in providing you with practical skills and hands-on practice in the "people skills" of project management. You will also gain valuable information about best ways to manage your stress level, career, and life direction. ►Contents:
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IT Project Management
Overview: How well are you dealing with the “big ticket” project management problems plaguing software development/information technology (IT) projects? As the need to focus on schedules, costs and quality increases in both importance and urgency, it is more crucial than ever to understand and overcome the major inhibitors to achieving competitiveness. This insightful, no-nonsense, knowledge-rich educational seminar gives you the tools to handle these problems to ensure effective software/IT project management. You will learn project management best practices – including essential soft skills – from a leading authority with 30 years of success in managing software/IT projects. Prepare to learn more than just conventional project management; prepare to learn about yourself, human nature, and how to make things happen. Note: This is a project management seminar primarily intended for those involved in software development/IT projects; it is not a software development/IT process/methodology seminar. Who should attend? The seminar is for project managers, IT/MIS/functional managers, executives, team leaders, quality assurance personnel, and anyone and everyone involved in software development/IT: planners, developers, specialists, testers, writers and support personnel. Great refresher/booster for seasoned project managers. How you will benefit Develop and enhance the contributions you make to your organization by being able to: · Identify and correct the most common “big ticket” project management problems for software development/IT projects. · Employ proven practices that speed product development/IT implementations. · Define and implement a software development/IT process. · Implement effective scheduling, tracking and problem management. · Improve vendor/contractor relationships. · Examine project management problems that attendees are now experiencing and discuss their potential solutions. · Bring about positive change in your team or project through leadership and motivation. Your seminar experience will cover: The soft skills element – Incorporate the people factor that makes a project successful and recognize attributes that contribute to the success of project leaders and project members. Roles and responsibilities – Understand the roles and responsibilities of the project manager and other project members. Problem identification and solutions – Identify the most common major problems that derail software development/IT projects and the solutions to help you avoid, recover or minimize their impact. Rapid product development – Apply practices that can speed product development/IT implementation. Project planning and control – Learn the steps to follow in planning and tracking a project and performing problem management; learn the project performance measurement of earned value management. Vendors and contractors – Employ needed controls when working with vendors and contractors. Reviews – Learn how to perform project reviews and post-project reviews. Culture training – Learn how to create a productive, successful business culture for your project. Your current project management problems – Discuss and develop solutions to your current project problems.
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Overview: It is a practical seminar presented by professional engineers with extensive international experience. The preparation of a feasibility study is a task which, if it is to be done well, requires inputs from many professional disciplines for the various components of the study, the most important of which are as follows: market analysis and marketing location, site and environment, engineering and technology, and financial analysis. The seminar is done in an interactive atmosphere, also throughout the seminar there will be the opportunities for questions, and where appropriate, case studies will be introduced. Who should attend: Market & financial analyst, economists, engineers, social scientists, project managers, project directors and general managers. Structure: 14 hours to be carried out over 3 days, including valuable supporting documents including feasibility study preparation manual (more than 300 pages with hundreds of help templates including tables, check-lists, work sheets, schedules and sample case- studies) Contents: Your seminar experience will cover the following: Pre-investment studies and the investment project cycle v Investment project cycle and types of pre-investment studies v Basic concepts of pre-investment studies v Rehabilitation and expansion projects v Role of institutions, consultancy services and information systems Market analysis and marketing concept v Marketing v Marketing research v Outline of the project strategy v Outline of the marketing strategy v Outline of the marketing concept v Marketing costs and revenues 3. Raw materials and supplies Classification of raw materials and supplies Specification or requirements Availability and supply Supply marketing and supply program Costs for raw materials and suppliers
Location, site and environment Location analysis The natural environment Environmental impact assessment Socio-economic policies Infrastructural conditions Final choice of location Site selection Cost estimates 5- Engineering and technology Production programme and plant capacity Technology choice Technology acquisition and transfer Detailed plant layout and basic engineering Selection of machinery and equipment Civil engineering works Maintenance and replacement requirements Estimates of overall investment costs 6- Organization and overhead costs Plant organization and management Organization design Overhead costs 7- Human Resources Categories and functions Socio-economic and cultural environment Project-related requirements Availability and recruitment Training plan Cost estimates 8- Implementation planning and budgeting Objectives of implementation planning Stages of project implementation Implementation scheduling Projecting the implementation budget 9- Financial analysis and investment appraisal Scope and objectives of financial analysis Principal aspects of financial analysis and concept of investment appraisal Analysis of cost estimates Basic accounting statements Methods of investment appraisal Project financing Financial and efficiency ratios Financial evaluation under conditions of uncertainty Economic evaluation |
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Construction Site Management |
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Communicate to Influence |
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Value Engineering Analysis and Reports Presentation ►Overview: VE is a technical training seminar presented by a senior expert project management consultant engineer who has long experience in VE analysis and costing for large scale projects. This seminar will help candidates understand objectives of VE, budgeting cost control and function analysis diagram (fast diagram) with detailed procedures implementation, cost worth modeling generation, development of project life cycle costing modeling (LCC) and implementation. This is presented with a practice project in preparing a VE report for a hotel in Riyadh with VE work book, valuable supporting documents and soft files. ►Structure: 12 hours to be carried out over 2 days, including valuable supporting document. ►Contents: Session 1:
Session 2:
Session 3:
Section 4:
►Supporting Documents: Seminar documentation including value engineering workbook. Soft Excel work sheets for VE documentation & LCC factor calculations. |
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FIDIC Conditions of Contract
►Overview: This practical seminar, provided by professional engineers with extensive international experience, explains and illustrates the use of the FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction (the "Construction Contract") and the FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Plant and Design-Build (the "Design-Build Contract"). ►Possible Attendance: The seminar provides the necessary knowledge for professionals from Government Ministries and Agencies, Private Sector Employers, Consulting Engineers, Contractors, Quantity Surveyors, Architects, Legal Advisers and all involved with the next generation of International Projects. It is particularly important to those involved in preparing or managing infrastructure projects financed under ISPA, as all contracts that are funded by the EU, will be under the FIDIC Conditions of Contract. ►Structure: 14 hours to be carried out over 3 days including presentation, workshop, valuable supporting documents, soft & hard templates for conditions of contract for building & engineering works, conditions of contract for EPC/Turnkey projects , guidance for the preparation of particular conditions and others from 1992 till 1999 edition. ►Contents: 1- Introduction to FIDIC Documents (Construction Contract/Plan Contract).
2-Annex to documents, Selection of appropriate Contract, Responsibilities of Main Parties
3-Management of Projects - Key Areas, Workmanship and Time
4-Suspension
5-Financial Clauses and Procedures
Guarantees, Bonds Insurances 6-Risks, Force Majeure & Termination
7-Claims and Disputes & Arbitration
Throughout the seminar there will be opportunities for questions, and where appropriate, case studies will be introduced. |
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FIDIC Management of Contract Claims and the Resolution of Disputes ►Overview: Within all FIDIC contracts there will be claims. This training course is designed to provide practical assistance to those working with the FIDIC Contract Conditions (1992 till 1999 Editions) in the management of claims and achieving resolution to claims. It is applicable to all the Parties involved within a FIDIC Contract - the Employer, the Contractor, the Engineer, and the DAB Members. By having a professional understanding of the responsibilities and rights of the Parties under a FIDIC contract and the procedures to manage claims, the resolution of claims will be achieved more successfully. It is provided by experienced engineers, who have extensive involvement with FIDIC claims, disputes, adjudications, and arbitration procedures. ►Possible Attendance: The seminar provides the necessary knowledge for professionals from Government Ministries and Agencies, Private Sector Employers, Consulting Engineers, Contractors, Quantity Surveyors, Architects, Legal Advisers and all involved with the next generation of International Projects. It is particularly important to those involved in preparing or managing infrastructure projects financed under ISPA, as all contracts that are funded by the EU, will be under the FIDIC Conditions of Contract. ►Structure: 14 hours to be carried out over 3 days. ►Contents: The Management of Claims Claims: Causes and Risks
Claims Procedures
Contractor's Claims
Case Study on Claims Procedures
The Resolution of Disputes Principles Governing the DAB (Dispute Adjudication Board).
Working of the DAB
Post DAB/Engineer's Decision
Case Study of Dispute Resolution by DAB
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Risk Management |
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Earned value Management |
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Professional Procurement Management
Overview: Procurement management, and especially contract administration, has become an essential project management skill as more and more of today's businesses outsource all but the company's core competencies. This course offers insight into the role of the procurement manager on a project team by guiding you through procurement practices, the solicitation of bids and contract negotiations. It will also expose you to contract law. Structure: 12 hours to be carried out over 3 days, including supporting document. This seminar is for project managers and team members who want to improve their procurement management skills and increase their understanding of roles and responsibilities of procurement on a project. It will be also useful to purchasing professionals who wish to transition to a project environment. How you will benefit Develop and enhance the contributions you make to your organization by being able to: · Learn about procurement management processes · Define procurement planning requirements · Differentiate between “make or buy” source selection · Learn how to communicate during bid negotiation · Understand the impacts of waiving rights, bid rigging and contract law · Practice scope change control, scope verification, and cost, schedule and quality control · Negotiate an agreement Your seminar experience will cover: 1. Procurement
planning with a make or buy workshop
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Extension of time claims & Dispute
Resolution
Overview: The aim of this seminar is to help contract manager and project manager to analyze schedule delay events and acceleration cases together with acquiring the ability to compute related damages. Who should attend: Project managers, project directors, administrator and any senior project management candidates. Objectives: After this seminar the candidates will acquire a deep understanding ability for time related dispute & claims with appropriate procedure to tackle them including liability definition and procedural steps for compensation computation. Structure: 14 hours to be carried out over 3 days including valuable supporting document and help templates. Contents: Day1 : Phase 4a-Determining the Facts and Analyzing EntitlementA- Strategy and Perspective B- Using Narrative Text to Organize and Analyze Facts and Entitlement C- Determining the Facts and Analyzing Entitlement D- Dealing with Common Problems E- Countering owner defenses and defending against counterclaims. Day 2: Analyzing Schedule Delay and AccelerationA- General Introduction and Overview of Project Management Concepts B- Construction Scheduling Practices, Problems, and Solutions C- Critical Path Scheduling Concepts, Techniques, and Tools D- Timescale Arrow Diagrams E- Schedule Analysis Procedures F- Schedule Analysis Issues G- Detailed As-Built Schedules H- ELIPSE Schedules-A New Tool I- Other Tools for Scheduling Analysis and Exhibits Day 3 : Phase 4b-Computing DamagesA- General Comments and Suggestions B- Bid Estimating Procedures and Their Effect on Damage Calculations C- Cost Accounting Procedures and Their Effect on Damage Calculations D- How to Compute Damages and Equitable Adjustments E- Calculating Direct Costs F- Computing Compensable Delay Costs G- Identifying and Computing Impact Cost H- Computing Other Types of Damages I-Adding Markup J-Listing Below-the-Line Costs (Other Sums Due) K- Preparing a Cost Summary |
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Design Management & Evaluation |
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Construction Contracts & Contracting Management ►Overview: This practical seminar, provided by professional engineers with extensive international experience, explains and illustrates details procedures in contracts, contracting & contractors management ►Possible Attendance: Project managers, directors, engineers and any other candidates involved in the contract management and sub-contracting management in a project. ►Structure: 14 hours to be carried out over 3 days including valuable supporting document: ►Objectives: To discuss a detailed procedure for contracts & contractors management that in corporate adequate knowledge for all requirements of sub-contractors management and coordination and it includes the following details: ►Contents: 1. Construction Contracting Methods
2. The Nature of Contracts
3. Forms of Organizations
4. Surety Bonds
5. Construction Contract Documents
6. Unit Price, Cost-Plus, and Lump Sum Contracts
7. Changes
8. Changed Conditions
9. Matters of Time Matters of Time
11. Warranty
12. Subcontractors and subcontracts
13. International Construction Contracts
14. Methods of Dispute Resolution
15. Construction Safety
16. Labor Relations in Construction
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Safety Seminars |
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►Overview: Quality and quantity of staff training and update in safety systems implementation is our major factor in the reduction of accidents rates. This seminar is to help candidates in construction and industry who are managers or safety officers. To keep good safety records, apply safety checklists and documentation, improve company safety policy, update company safety manual, to insure abiding by any international safety requirements like OSHA, to have the ability to spread safety awareness between all other team members. The presentation of this seminar is done in an interactive atmosphere (slides & graphical presentation) with attendance share in practice. Also we distribute to each applicant a valuable supporting document. ►Structure: 12 hours to be carried out over 3 days ►Contents : This seminar is to cover the following: Construction Safety: ► General Site Safety:
► Confined Space Entry:
► Trenching & Excavation:
Industry Safety: ► General Industrial Safety:
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Safety Training Programs |
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Technical Safety Procedures |
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Design protection with Fire Code (NFPA) Implementation Overview: An 8 sections consulting sessions to assist engineers from different consulting offices to fully master the life safety code NFPA 101. The purpose of these sessions is to cover all
the safety requirements and to help the engineer avoid common
fundamental design mistakes and to get the design right from the
first time leaving the technical monitor with as little corrections
as possible. Structure: 12 hours to be carried out over 3 days. Content: A brief description of the sessions is as follows: Fundamental requirements, classification
of occupancy and hazard of contents:
Means of egress components: Doors and
Stairs:
Means of egress components: Smoke proof
enclosures, Horizontal exits:
Means of egress components: Ramps, Exit
passageways, Escalators and Moving walks: Means of egress components: Fire escape
stairs ,Fire escape ladders, Areas of refuge ,Elevators:
Means of egress specifications:
Illumination, Signs:
Fire protection features, Fire detection
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Safety Application for Design Requirements |
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Maintenance Management Seminars |
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Project Maintenance Management Systems
Overview: This Seminar will help your candidates understand and apply professional procedures for asset registration, maintenance planning, work order process implementation service calls handling, procedures understanding and application of predictive and preventive maintenance management. We remind you that the presentation of this seminar is done in an interactive atmosphere (Slides & graphical presentation) with attendance share in practice. Also we distribute to each applicant a supporting document including a complete maintenance management system with all the required forms and procedures to be used for professional maintenance management system implementation. This seminar is designed to help candidates who are involved in maintenance activities management or in maintenance projects management. Structure: 12 hours to be carried out over 3 days including valuable supporting document. Objectives: To provide participants with professional experience in maintenance management systems, understanding and implementation for large scale maintenance projects including new method for asset management maintenance planning and control, cost control, quality control and staff human resources management. Who should attend: Operation and maintenance managers, maintenance engineer, other candidates involved in operation and maintenance management programs, other candidates who are willing to update their organizational experience in maintenance management systems implementation. Contents: Section 1:
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