OVERVIEW

Project management is a skill which applies to any industry, organization or project. This course provides fundamental knowledge on project management in particular the major project constraints that affect the successful completion of project objectives. Selected topics on project scope management, project scheduling management, project risk management and project cost management will be discussed in relevant to the planning stage. The concept used in this course will refer to the standard of project management which enables the participants to speak with the common language of project management effectively. At the end of this course, participants will be able to use the best practices in project management in particular processes related to scope, schedule, risk and cost management.


OBJECTIVE

•  To understand the concept of project management, planning and constraints
•  To understand the processes in scope, schedule, risk and cost management


LEARNING OUTCOME

•  Explain the main concepts and components of project constraints
•  Apply the processes in the project scope, schedule, risk and cost management to planning


TARGET GROUP

•  Executives              •  Engineers
•  Managers               •  Academics
•  Project managers    • University’s students


LEARNING OUTCOME

•  Project management         •  Project schedule management
•  Project planning                •  Project risk management
•  Project constraints             •  Project cost management
•  Project scope management


BIODATA OF SPEAKER

Ir. Assoc Prof. Dr. Abang Annuar Ehsan works as a research fellow at the Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. He holds a BE in electrical engineering (UNSW), MSc in microelectronics (UKM), ME in manufacturing system engineering (UPM), MPM in project management (OUM), PhD in applied science (UiTM) and PhD in microengineering and nanoelectronics (UKM). His research interest includes fiber optics devices, optical design, additive manufacturing (3D printing) and micromachining processes.

Dr. Abang Annuar Ehsan has more than 15 years of project management experiences in leading research projects including fundings from MOHE, MOSTI, MTDC and MITI. Dr. Abang Annuar Ehsan conducts academic courses in UKM in particular in subjects such as research methodology, applied nanoelectronics, 3D printing, photonics technology and project planning. He is active in product development activities in UKM and has collaborated with industries in developing products based on his research work in UKM. He holds 6 patents on optical devices and 3D printing system. Prior to working in UKM, he has worked with Mimos Semiconductor and Celcom Timur among others.

Dr. Abang Annuar Ehsan is a registered professional engineer (P.Eng.) under the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) and a certified project management professional (PMP) under the Project Management Institute (PMI, USA). Dr. Abang Annuar Ehsan is also a TTT certified trainer under Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad (HRDF).