This conference will emphasize awareness of project risk management to minimize project cost/schedule overruns & improve project execution. Project management is all about the management of risks; the ability to seize opportunities, minimize threats, and optimize results. However, risk management is too often treated as a reactive process, or worse, not done at all. In this Project Risk Management conference, you’ll work through the proactive approach to both sides of risk: threats and opportunities. The approach is based on a clear understanding of both qualitative and quantitative approaches to risk management.
Understanding and interpreting financial information are essential for all levels of personnel, both within and outside the finance function, if they are to properly contribute to the success of the business.
In an ever-increasing pace of Life and Business, it becomes even more important to remove stress and operate with heightened sensory acuity. Firstly, most people deny that they are stressed or affected by internal or external factors. Secondly, the most important thing that you have is not money or other things, it is TIME, You can’t save it, you can’t stop it, and you will run out of it so why not learn how to use it properly. As the cost of stress to the employer continues to grow, organizations must recognize stress in their employees and train management to manage stress productively. A recent survey showed that 1 in 5 people report their work to be very or extremely stressful, citing the nature of their work, relationships at work or their employer as the cause.
Excellent communication is essential for the creation of a highly effective and productive organization and workforces. In the 21st century, we have more effective ways of communicating than in the past, yet good quality interpersonal communication is on the decline. The art of building rapport with people is essential for developing trust, openness, and meaningful relationships. This conference investigates tried and trusted management processes, procedures, and methodology used by many blue-chip companies to build productive and cohesive units whilst establishing strong working relationships with people at all levels. In this conference, you will explore behavior, communication, and leadership styles.
The way forward for today’s HR professionals is to contribute to the business at a strategic level. The Chartered Institute of Personnel has published numerous articles on the new business needs for HR – all indicating the new need – for HR to be a strategic partner. The question is - How to do it? – this program will provide the answers and will give you both the skills and knowledge to make a difference and to make the transition from a provider to a strategic partner. The latter is of the conference an added value activity and as such is normally higher paid. Making the transition to the executive level requires a different skillset and also mastery of the strategic process.
Organizations increasingly need to make improvements as a key part of their culture in order to remain cost-competitive. The same is true of Maintenance Organisations. Maintenance Departments are increasingly under pressure to improve performance and reduce costs. This conference looks at Maintenance Auditing and Benchmarking as two key tools that can be used as the basis for driving the improvement process in maintenance, by identifying best practices, gaps with current practices, and assist with the formulation of strategies to bridge such gaps.In addition, we address how Auditing and Benchmarking can become an integral part of a maintenance management strategy by integrating such activities into maintenance performance measures, key performance indicators, and objective setting.
Staff involved in the contracting process need to be effective and efficient in applying contract management principles and practices. Without the necessary knowledge and skills, they won’t obtain the best results from contractors, service providers, vendors, and other business partners with whom their organization is doing business. Procurement and supplier management can be a hazardous process that will trip up the untrained or inexperienced manager. This conference will give those staff the foundations to manage third-party suppliers effectively – whether in the field of construction, the supply of equipment and materials, or in the delivery of services.
While the object of international contracting is to write and manage contracts to minimize disputes, some disagreements are inevitable. These can arise from failures by one of the parties, but also often arise from misunderstandings as to obligations under the contract. This program will look at how claims (and counterclaims) arise; how they can be reduced or avoided by good contracts management; how they should be evaluated when received, or prepared when being delivered and how to resolve disputes arising from such claims. It will also, and most importantly, look at ways of avoiding disputed claims in the first place. All of these processes, and indeed, claims and counterclaims generally, become more complicated when placed in an international context. This is particularly the case where a foreign law and/or legal system is involved, with which you may not be familiar, and which may include rules which conflict with those of your own country.