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Certificate Level 1Basics of Project Management (9 credit hours)

Certificate aims and objectivesThis certificate aims at providing delegates with the basic knowledge of Project Management. It is granted to delegates upon the successful completion of three courses the cover the basics and fundamentals of Project Management. These courses are: Project Management, Project Planning, Integration and Scope Management, and Contract Administration and Legal Aspects.

The objectives of this certificate are: – Getting familiar with the terminology and

the framework of project management

– Understanding the basic project management issues, roles and activities within organizations

– Demonstrate leadership, team building skills, and awareness of projects ethical and legal aspects and successfully integrate them into project execution.

– Learning the core concepts, principles and techniques within project management

– Gaining business skills that are essential for effective project management including project scoping, contracting, procurement management, financial management, and progress communication to stakeholders.

– Developing awareness of issues related to project contract and legal issues of project management.

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List of Courses – CL1500: Project Management (3 credit hours)

– CL1502: Project Planning Integration & Scope Management (3 credit hours)

– CL1504: Project Contract Management & Legal Aspects (3 credit hours)

Target AudienceKey Enterprise

– Municipalities

– Environment agencies

– Environmental Service companies Job Function

– Environmental Health Officer

– Environmental Planning Officer

– Environment Inspector

Course Structure and AdministrationThe course will be held in a hotel venue to be confirmed later, and the room can be arranged in classroom, roundtable or U-shape style depending on the trainer’s preference. Without restricting the training style of the facilitator/trainer, we typically like it to be as interactive as possible, and therefore encourage the facilitator/trainer to include group discussions, exercises, brainstorming sessions and small breakouts where possible.

ConveyersDr. Raid Al-Aomar is the director of Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) at Abu Dhabi University. Dr. Raid is an associate professor of Industrial Engineering with extensive academic, scholarly, and industry experience. He completed his PhD in Industrial Engineering (Operations Research) from Wayne State University (WSU) in Detroit-Michigan in 2000. His research was focused on developing and utilizing simulation-based optimization methods to design production and service systems. Before joining ADU, Dr. Raid has served for 10 years in universities in US, Jordan, and UAE. Dr. Raid is also a n engineering practitioner who worked with industrial companies in Jordan and USA and a professional trainer to organizations in both public and private sectors. He has assisted many organizations in the development and deployment of quality management systems, served as a quality officer at Jordan University of Science & technology, and assessed their qualifications to TQM and excellence awards. Dr. Raid is also the author of a John-Wiley book on Lean Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma.

Dr. Yasemin Nelsen is a faculty in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) at Abu Dhabi University. Dr. Yasemin is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering with extensive academic and scholarly experience. She also has hands-on industry experience in prestigious projects in UAE and in Turkey. During her employment in Nakheel, UAE, she was responsible for Sustainable development of Palm Jebel Ali and other prestigious Nakheel developments. She completed her PhD in Civil Engineering/Construction Management, from Middle East Technical University, METU, TURKEY. Her PhD research was in CAD and cost estimation through interoperability. She has published on a wide range of subjects in construction and project management including interoperability, mobile technologies, visualization, change management and sustainability. She recently authored book chapters in three books on organizational change management. She chaired and organized international conferences.

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Dr. Mamoon Hammad is a faculty member in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) at Abu Dhabi University. Dr. Hammad is an assistant Professor of Civil Engineering with extensive academic and scholarly experience. He has research interest in the area of Construction Engineering & Management. He has been active in providing consulting services to the industry on how develop a more efficient delivery of projects. He has developed new innovative concepts, methodologies, and tools for the advancement of the construction business. He is an active participant in the industry and academia in the areas of Project Control; Construction Financial Management; Managing Complex construction operations.

CL1500: Project Management (3 credit hours)

Course DescriptionThis course covers the basics of project management and project leadership including requirements, Work Breakdown Structures, life cycles management concepts: initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing the project, general project management theory, basic project leadership, interpersonal skills: the Role of the project manager, the roles of team members, effective communication with project team members, clients and customer (sponsor), human aspects of project management: conflicts and negotiations management, scope management, time management, cost management, project changes and risk management. The knowledge and skills acquired in this course will be applied in a term project that includes, as an essential component of the project, the ethical issues related to conflict resolution and negotiations management in dealing with the project team members, clients and customer. The project will be presented at the end of the semester.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, attendances will be able to:

– Describe the project management process and required project leadership skills

– Analyze the sequential steps of the project management framework

– Evaluate the process of initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing a project

– Effectively communicate with the project team, clients and customer (sponsor)

– Assess the roles of the project manager and the project team members

– Effectively manage the project scope, project time and work flow, project cost and budgets, project resources, project quality, project human resource

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DAY 5 – Managing project risk – Controlling the changes in the project,

conducting project evaluation – Assessment

Delegates are required to work on a team project after completing the course to illustrate their capability in applying the learned methods and techniques. The project will be applied at their workplace and a technical report should be submitted to the instructor within one month after completing the course.

ConveyerDr. Raid Al-Aomar is the director of Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) at Abu Dhabi University. Dr. Raid is an associate professor of Industrial Engineering with extensive academic, scholarly, and industry experience. He completed his PhD in Industrial Engineering (Operations Research) from Wayne State University (WSU) in Detroit-Michigan in 2000. His research was focused on developing and utilizing simulation-based optimization methods to design production and service systems. Before joining ADU, Dr. Raid has served for 10 years in universities in US, Jordan, and UAE. Dr. Raid is also an engineering practitioner who worked with industrial companies in Jordan and USA and a professional trainer to organizations in both public and private sectors. He has assisted many organizations in the development and deployment of quality management systems, served as a quality officer at Jordan University of Science & technology, and assessed their qualifications to TQM and excellence awards. Dr. Raid is also the author of a John-Wiley book on Lean Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma.

requirements, project communication (reports, meetings, correspondence, etc.) project changes and project risk management

– Assess and analyze the interpersonal skills needed to lead a project.

Course Outline

DAY 1 – Preparation: Introduction to project

Management, selection of term project – Roles of project management and project team

members

DAY 2 – Leadership: managing project time and

conflicts – Project Contract Management

DAY 3 – Planning: defining and planning the project

(type, scope, time and cost…), structure breakdown

– Sequencing activities, finding critical path: work flow, preparing schedule (PERT charts

– Diagramming methods (Gantt chart, network diagrams)

DAY 4 – Resource planning and budgeting, Pricing &

Estimation – Project cost control and monitoring process – Project Trade-off Analysis (Cost, Quality,

Performance)

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CL1502: Project Planning Integration & Scope Management (3 credit hours)

Course DescriptionThis course studies the techniques for planning, integrating and controlling the scope of multiple projects run within the same organization. Those projects could be commissioned within the organization and implemented with the resources of the organization. The concepts and techniques are equally applicable to outsourced or subcontracted projects. Integration management is an element of project management that coordinates all aspects of a project. Project integration, when properly performed, ensures that all processes in a project run smoothly. Integration management will produce a series of deliverables. These deliverables include the project charter, project plan, and preliminary project scope statement.

Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this course, attendances will be able to:

– Examining the project life cycle, and enabling processes and Cross linking it with the PMBOK model

– Researching and Developing project Scopes, Needs Analysis, and Project Charters.

– Structuring & planning PMO (Project Management Office) and the associated feedback loops for lessons learned according to the PMBOK process.

– Planning resource recruitment, organizing for projects, and producing responsibility charts.

– Developing ethical frameworks, and ethical procedures for projects.

– Designing and testing integration plans, including scope verification and closing of projects.

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ConveyerDr. Yasemin Nelsen is a faculty in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) at Abu Dhabi University. Dr. Yasemin is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering with extensive academic and scholarly experience. She also has hands-on industry experience in prestigious projects in UAE and in Turkey. During her employment in Nakheel, UAE, she was responsible for Sustainable development of Palm Jebel Ali and other prestigious Nakheel developments. She completed her PhD in Civil Engineering/Construction Management, from Middle East Technical University, METU, TURKEY. Her PhD research was in CAD and cost estimation through interoperability. She has published on a wide range of subjects in construction and project management including interoperability, mobile technologies, visualization, change management and sustainability. She recently authored book chapters in three books on organizational change management. She chaired and organized international conferences.

Course Outlines

DAY 1 – Project Cycle – Needs Analysis – Project Charter

DAY 2 – PMO – Project Manager (Leadership & organizational

skills) – Scope development

DAY 3 – Plan development – Plan Integration Management – Staffing projects

DAY 4 – Changes and change management – Portfolio Management – Tracking progress

DAY 5 – Scope verification – Closing plan – Lesson learned – Assessment


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CL1504: Project Contract Management & Legal Aspects (3 credit hours)

Course DescriptionThis course presents legal aspects of contract documents, specifications; owner-service provider relationships and responsibilities; bids and contract performance; labor laws; governmental administrative and regulatory agencies; torts; business organizations; ethics and professionalism. This course presents contract terminology and conventions through engineering and technical problems. An in-depth comprehension of the complexities of professional liability, project contracts, and contract law shall be emphasized, as well as awareness and comprehension of ethical implications of engineering and construction.

Learning OutcomesUpon completion of this course, attendances will be able to:

– Learn about the structure of the UAE legal system and the role of international legal firms in the system, as well as the common law system used in other countries

– Review and Analyze the sources of law that are applicable to projects

– Learn about changes, errors, omissions, and construction disputes or claims, possible insurance types, and possible dispute resolution systems including arbitration

– Discover the basic principles of contracting, contract breach, contract termination, and contract interpretation. A study of how this subject is covered in the PMBOK is also presented

– Assess the Evaluate the responsibilities of the agent towards client, and project teams

– Develop an insight into the possible problem areas they will encounter in their future career and the ability to evaluate and judge given information and situations in terms of legal, moral, and ethical utility.

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ConveyerDr. Mamoon Hammad is a faculty member in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) at Abu Dhabi University. Dr. Hammad is an assistant Professor of Civil Engineering with extensive academic and scholarly experience. He has research interest in the area of Construction Engineering & Management. He has been active in providing consulting services to the industry on how develop a more efficient delivery of projects. He has developed new innovative concepts, methodologies, and tools for the advancement of the construction business. He is an active participant in the industry and academia in the areas of Project Control; Construction Financial Management; Managing Complex construction operations.

Course Outlines

DAY 1 – Sources Of Law (UAE) – Judicial System (UAE vs. Common Law) – The Agency Relationships

DAY 2 – Contracts And Their Formation – Remedies For Contract Breach – Contracting For Design Services

DAY 3 – Professional Design Services – Compensation And Owner Obligations – Risk Management Techniques

DAY 4 – Construction Contracts Rights And Duties – Contract Interpretation – Changes In Construction

DAY 5 – Construction Disputes – Expectations For Performance – Subsurface Conditions – Assessment


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Certificate Level 2Advanced Project Management (9 credit hours)

Certificate aims and objectivesThis certificate aims at providing delegates with the advanced knowledge of Project Management. It is granted to delegates upon the successful completion of three courses the cover the advanced techniques of Project Management. These courses are: Project Scheduling and Time Management, Project Cost Estimating and Control, and Project Management Professionalism. The objectives of this certificate are:

– Acquiring the technical and business skills of project management

– Learning project scheduling and time management skills using latest technology

– Gaining the analytical and practical skills of project cost estimating and control

– Developing knowledge and skills in various methods of project Finance, financial management and funding schemes for projects.

– Utilizing latest technology and e-tools for effective project management.

– Demonstrating the professional conduct of Project Managers including awareness of critical issues related to Leadership and projects legal and ethical aspects.

– Grasping Project Management as a profession and its unique obligations.

– Identifying and being familiar with the extensive bodies of knowledge and best practices that support project management.

List of Courses – CL2510: Project Scheduling and Time Management

(3 credit hours) – CL2520: Project Costing and Financial Management

(3 credit hours) – CL2530: Project Management Professionalism (3

credit hours)

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Target AudiencesKey Enterprise

– Municipalities – Environment agencies – Environmental Service companies

Job Function – Environmental Health Officer – Environmental Planning Officer – Environment Inspector

Course Structure and AdministrationThe course will be held in a hotel venue to be confirmed later, and the room can be arranged in classroom, roundtable or U-shape style depending on the trainer’s preference. Without restricting the training style of the facilitator/trainer, we typically like it to be as interactive as possible, and therefore encourage the facilitator/trainer to include group discussions, exercises, brainstorming sessions and small breakouts where possible.

ConveyersDr. Raid Al-Aomar is the director of Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) at Abu Dhabi University. Dr. Raid is an associate professor of Industrial Engineering with extensive academic, scholarly, and industry experience. He completed his PhD in Industrial Engineering (Operations Research) from Wayne State University (WSU) in Detroit-Michigan in 2000. His research was focused on developing and utilizing simulation-based optimization methods to design production and service systems. Before joining ADU, Dr. Raid has served for 10 years in universities in US, Jordan, and UAE. Dr. Raid is also an engineering practitioner who worked with industrial companies in Jordan and USA and a professional trainer to organizations in both public and private sectors. He has assisted many organizations in the development and deployment of quality management systems, served as a quality officer at Jordan University of Science & technology, and assessed their

qualifications to TQM and excellence awards. Dr. Raid is also the author of a John-Wiley book on Lean Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma.

Dr. Yasemin Nelsen is a faculty in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) at Abu Dhabi University. Dr. Yasemin is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering with extensive academic and scholarly experience. She also has hands-on industry experience in prestigious projects in UAE and in Turkey. During her employment in Nakheel, UAE, she was responsible for Sustainable development of Palm Jebel Ali and other prestigious Nakheel developments. She completed her PhD in Civil Engineering/Construction Management, from Middle East Technical University, METU, TURKEY. Her PhD research was in CAD and cost estimation through interoperability. She has published on a wide range of subjects in construction and project management including interoperability, mobile technologies, visualization, change management and sustainability. She recently authored book chapters in three books on organizational change management. She chaired and organized international conferences.


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CL2510: Project Scheduling and Time Management (3 credit hours)

Course DescriptionThe course teaches how to design and build schedules from the basic building blocks (WBS, method statements, work productivity, and work logic) scheduling of projects using a variety of graphical techniques including the PDM, Barcharts, CPM and PERT. It also covers scheduling techniques such as the critical chain methodology, the Line of Balance for repetitive work. There will be a focus on resource constrained scheduling and techniques to schedule projects based on the availability of limited resources. Other topics include project schedule crashing/acceleration, and delay analysis for claims. A study of the relationship between schedules and cost, and the use of schedules in the Earned Value Analysis is covered as well.


– Investigating the PMBOK’s time management, and risk management knowledge areas and integrating those areas into the course material.

– Devise project Schedules based on information from planning, work methodology, resources, and constraints.

– Understand the interplay between productivity, technology and activity durations

– Research different types of schedule logic and various techniques to controlling the speed of projects via schedule design.

– Study the impact of changes on schedule, and analyze delays.

– Develop mechanisms for tracking and controlling project progress with schedules.

– Extend the value of schedules to project budget control, estimating costs, and running variance analysis (Earned Value Management) for potential project risks.

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ConveyerDr. Raid Al-Aomar is the director of Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) at Abu Dhabi University. Dr. Raid is an associate professor of Industrial Engineering with extensive academic, scholarly, and industry experience. He completed his PhD in Industrial Engineering (Operations Research) from Wayne State University (WSU) in Detroit-Michigan in 2000. His research was focused on developing and utilizing simulation-based optimization methods to design production and service systems. Before joining ADU, Dr. Raid has served for 10 years in universities in US, Jordan, and UAE. Dr. Raid is also an engineering practitioner who worked with industrial companies in Jordan and USA and a professional trainer to organizations in both public and private sectors. He has assisted many organizations in the development and deployment of quality management systems, served as a quality officer at Jordan University of Science & technology, and assessed their qualifications to TQM and excellence awards. Dr. Raid is also the author of a John-Wiley book on Lean Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma.

Dr. Yasemin Nelsen is a faculty in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) at Abu Dhabi University. She is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering with extensive academic and scholarly experience. She also has hands-on industry experience in prestigious projects in UAE and in Turkey. During her employment in Nakheel, UAE, she was responsible for Sustainable development of Palm Jebel Ali and other prestigious Nakheel developments. She completed her PhD in Civil Engineering/Construction Management, from Middle East Technical University, METU, TURKEY. Her PhD research was in CAD and cost estimation through interoperability. She has published on a wide range of subjects in construction and project management including interoperability, mobile technologies, visualization, change management and sustainability. She recently authored book chapters in three books on organizational change management. She chaired and organized international conferences.

Course Outlines

DAY 1 – Introduction to schedules (WBS; Productivity,

Work Methods, sequence logic types) – Developing needs analysis and customer

requirements – Planning with WBS and Baseline development

DAY 2 – Development of the schedule for regular and

repetitive work – Critical Chain Methodology – Cost Categories in projects and budgeting with

schedules

DAY 3 – Estimating the budget – Planning and designing the project controls – Implementation phase

DAY 4 – Monitoring and control – Understanding the change process and risks in

projects – Performance Reports

DAY 5 – Baseline integrated review – Earned Value Analysis – Assessment


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CL2520: Project Costing and Financial Management (3 credit hours)

Course DescriptionThis course investigates two interrelated topics; Finance and costing for projects. In the finance part, we review and analyze financing structures, schemes, and options for projects. In the costing part we study the methods of developing project estimates during the planning stages, and updating the estimates throughout the project life cycle. Tools and techniques used in monitoring, reporting, controlling, and managing project cost. Procedures used in managing project resources to optimize cost of the project. The course also analyzes the relationships between project cost and other project parameters including scope, time, quality, procurement and risk.


– Investigating the PMBOK treatment of the subjects of costing, budgeting and financial management for projects.

– Develop knowledge and skill in various methods of project Finance, Financial management and funding schemes for projects

– Researching the methods for cost estimating, forecasting and updating of estimates throughout the project life cycle and studying the PMBOK treatment of the subject.

– Strengthen skill in using tools and techniques for financial planning, management and later monitoring, controlling, and managing project costs.

– Develop knowledge and skill in procedures used in managing project resources to optimize cost of the project.

– Enhance understanding of the relationships between project cost and other project parameters including scope, time, quality, procurement and risk.

– Estimate risks and Manage contingency budgets.


ConveyerDr. Yasemin Nelsen is a faculty in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) at Abu Dhabi University. Dr. Yasemin is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering with extensive academic and scholarly experience. She also has hands-on industry experience in prestigious projects in UAE and in Turkey. During her employment in Nakheel, UAE, she was responsible for Sustainable development of Palm Jebel Ali and other prestigious Nakheel developments. She completed her PhD in Civil Engineering/Construction Management, from Middle East Technical University, METU, TURKEY. Her PhD research was in CAD and cost estimation through interoperability. She has published on a wide range of subjects in construction and project management including interoperability, mobile technologies, visualization, change management and sustainability. She recently authored book chapters in three books on organizational change management. She chaired and organized international conferences.

Course OutlinesDAY 1

– Introduction to the theory and practice of project finance

– Market of Project Finance – Project Characteristics, Risk, and Risk

ManagementDAY 2

– Valuing projects and Cash Flow Analysis

– Financing the Project Deal (Includes Islamic financing)

– Financing the Project Deal (Includes Islamic financing)

DAY 3 – Project Cost Estimating, Types of

Estimates, Estimating Methods :Analogous Estimating, Parametric Estimating

– Pricing Process, Systems Pricing, Direct and Indirect Costs:

– Bottom-up Estimating, Work Breakdown Structure, Budgeting

DAY 4 – Life Cycle Costing, Project Life Cycle,

Depreciation – Economic Project Selection Criteria,

Capital Budgeting Methods – Resource Estimating and Constraints,

Trade-off Analysis, Learning CurvesDAY 5

– Project Cost and Schedule Control, Earned Value Method, Cost and Progress Reporting

– Project Risk, Expected Monetary Value, Risk Response Development and Control, Contingency and Management Reserve

– Cost of Quality, Productivity, Project Duration Compression

– Assessment

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CL2530: Project Management Professionalism (3 credit hours)

Course DescriptionThis course articulates an ethical framework for Project Managers by critically reflecting on their roles, duties, and practice. This course examines the ethical challenges that confront Project Mangers in the engineering and technology industries, especially those working within large organizations. This course considers issues such as the social responsibility of engineers, project directors, and program managers, truth-telling and disclosure, whistle-blowing, professionalism, and risk-assessment. Through case study, this course will provide the tools to evaluate ethical decisions in the field of engineering and technology projects.

Learning OutcomesUpon completion of this course, attendances shall have:

– Research the critical issues of Project Managers’ Leadership Skills, and projects legal and ethical aspects.

– Reviewing the PMBOK and investigating how the PMBOK aligns leadership and ethics for project managers.

– An understanding of ethical theory--particularly deontology, consequentialism, and virtue ethics--and its impact upon ethical decisions and evaluations.

– A critical grasp of Project Management as a profession and its unique obligations in relation to the history of the profession, drawing broader lessons about what it means to “be a professional”

– An awareness of the ethical problems related to the design, development, and implementation of technology, environmental solutions

– Make reasoned decisions in ethical matters on the basis of theoretical judgments, and the ability to articulate the ethical criteria that inform such decisions.

– Learn about the aspirational ethics, and the philosophy of technology.

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ConveyerDr. Mamoon Hammad is a faculty member in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) at Abu Dhabi University. Dr. Hammad is an assistant Professor of Civil Engineering with extensive academic and scholarly experience. He has research interest in the area of Construction Engineering & Management. He has been active in providing consulting services to the industry on how develop a more efficient delivery of projects. He has developed new innovative concepts, methodologies, and tools for the advancement of the construction business. He is an active participant in the industry and academia in the areas of Project Control; Construction Financial Management; Managing Complex construction operations.

Course Outlines

DAY 1 – Introduction to the Course: Why Professional

Ethics? – Responsibility & Leadership for Project

Managers

DAY 2 – Framing the Ethical Problem – Framing the Ethical Problem – Resolving Dilemmas and Ethical problems

DAY 3 – Resolving Dilemmas and Ethical problems – The Social and Value Dimensions of

Technology – Trust and Reliability in the Engineering

Profession

DAY 4 – Risk and Liability – Risk and Liability – Organizations

DAY 5 – The Environment – International Professionalism – Assessment


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