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20150303 - Panel Discussion - Effective business transformation – how to deliver this through sourcing and project management

03 March 2015 | Panel Discussion Event | Effective business transformation - how to deliver this through sourcing and project management

In today’s highly complex and dynamic business environment, businesses need to adapt and constantly transform to meet various challenges. The business drivers are changing, customers have different expectations and new disruptive technologies are changing business and service models. The panel will discuss industry approaches, market developments and highlight the challenges and opportunities facing customers and suppliers as well as predict some future trends.

The Project Management Institute, Singapore Chapter (SPMI) together with  the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP), Singapore Chapter have jointly organized a panel discussion  on the topic “Effective business transformation – how to deliver this through sourcing and project management”.

The panel will comprise the following prominent industry leaders and experts: 

Moderator

  • Mr. Umesh URSEKAR, President, PMI Singapore Chapter

Panelists

  • Mr. Ian Ferguson, Partner, Head of Technology & Sourcing, Olswang Asia LLP and Co-Chair of IAOP Singapore Chapter
  • Mr. Dhanasekhar Damodaram, Director - Asia Consumer Services Delivery,Citigroup
  • Ms. Saba Khan, APAC Head, IT Outsourcing, Credit Suisse and Committee Member of IAOP Singapore Chapter
  • Mr. Tony Rawlinson, Partner, Head, Financial Services Advisory, KPMG and Co-Chair of IAOP Singapore Chapter
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20150120 - PD - Teams: Why they are not sum of their members

20 January 2015 | Professional Development Event | Teams: Why they are not sum of their members

Have you ever been in a team? Chances are high that your answer is a “Yes”. What was your experience being a part of a team? Was it a pleasant and enriching or stressful and frustrating one? Do you look forward to being a part of a team or do you cringe at the first thought of it?  Unfortunately, more often than not, it is the latter for most people. Wouldn’t you want to turn that around?

In this session, we will explore the importance of teams, the limitations they have and the characteristics of a Superteam. You will pick up tips, tools and techniques to elevate your teams to become more resilience, cohesive and effective.

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20141202 - PD - Project Cost Control - an underrated knowledge area for Project Managers

02 December 2014 | Professional Development Event | Project Cost Control - an underrated knowledge area for Project Managers

Project Cost Control is often misunderstood as a variety of the finance or accounting discipline that is remote from actual project execution. It should be seen as a fundamental part of Project Controls and a key support function to the Project Manager to enable successful project execution.

Poorly implemented Cost Control has led to memorable mega-project disasters with projects spiraling out of control.

Jeremie Averous has developed handbooks and advanced courses for leading global project-driven companies in this particular field and will share its key contents for the first time publicly with the Singapore project-management community.

The talk will summarize a few concepts of advanced cost control relevant to the Project Managers, Portfolio/ PMO managers and C-level Executives of project-driven organizations:

  • Why Cost Control is different from Accounting, and the organizational consequences,
  • How Cost Control interfaces with the other disciplines of Project Controls (schedule, risk, contract),
  • Cost Control as a career: the ideal profile and training of a cost controller,
  • Project Value Delivery’s Cost Control Golden Rules,
  • How to forecast cost – the two basic methods depending on the cost type,
  • How to manage Changes in terms of forecast, and the concept of sensitivities,
  • Contingency management during project execution,
  • Time-phasing, the concept and the effect of Percentage of Completion accounting on the project profit for projects that span over several years,
  • Cost Control forensics – the consequences of inadequate cost control, and how to check that proper practices are implemented.
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20141112 - PD - Lean IT for Project Managers - Improving productivity and value for your projects

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been cancelled.

Thank you for your kind understanding. 

12 November 2014 | Professional Development Event | Lean IT for Project Managers - Improving productivity and value for your projects

Lean management concepts were made famous by Toyota and led to its achievement of top-quality cars developed with the highest productivity.  Lean IT is the application of those Lean management concepts to IT processes.   

Come to this talk to learn what Lean IT is about, and how it can benefit the IT Project Manager:

  • Introduction to Lean and Lean IT
  • Concept of Value and Value Stream in Lean and what it means for IT projects
  • Concept of Waste in Lean and application to IT
  • Streamlining IT Project Management processes via Lean
  • Lean principle of Perfection and the continuously improving project process

Date: 12 November 2014, Wednesday

Time: 7.00pm to 9.00pm, Registrations and Refreshments start from 6.30pm

Location: Seminar Room 5.2 (70 pax) @ School of Economics and Social Sciences | Singapore Management University | 90 Stamford Road | Singapore 178903

SPMI Member: SGD 55.00
Non-member: SGD 70.00

*EARLY BIRD OFF SGD 15.00 EXTEND till 11 November 2014
SPMI Members please log-in to avail members' rate

PDUs: 2 

 About the Speaker

Goh_Boon_Nam

Boon Nam has over 20 years of management experience in IT, holding management portfolios in IT process improvement, governance, planning, architecture, application development, operations and outsourcing.  In the area of process improvement, he successfully led IT organisations in achieving CMMI Level 3.  At ISS, he oversees the initiation and incubation of new venture areas. In addition, he also teaches and consults on enterprise architecture, business analysis and IT process improvement.  He is Certified in Governance of Enterprise IT and is a certified AIIM Business Process Management Master, TOGAF Certified Enterprise Architect, ITIL Expert and CITPM (Senior).

20141126 - Panel Discussion - Effective business transformation – how to deliver this through sourcing and project management

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been cancelled.

Thank you for your kind understanding.

26 November 2014 | Panel Discussion Event | Effective business transformation - how to deliver this through sourcing and project management

In today’s highly complex and dynamic business environment, businesses need to adapt and constantly transform to meet various challenges.  “How do we deliver business transformation through project management and sourcing?”  This is an impending and important question that many project managers and sourcing professionals like you and I would have.

The Project Management Institute, Singapore Chapter (SPMI) together with  the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP), Singapore Chapter have jointly organized a panel discussion  on the topic “Effective business transformation – how to deliver this through sourcing and project management”.

The panel will comprise the following prominent industry leaders and experts: 

Moderator

  • Mr. Umesh URSEKAR, President, PMI Singapore Chapter

Panelists

  • Mr. Ian Ferguson, Partner, Head of Technology & Sourcing, Olswang Asia LLP and Co-Chair of IAOP Singapore Chapter
  • Mr. Balaji Bhakthavatchalam, Client Services Director for CSC Computer Sciences Corporation
  • Mr. Dhanasekhar Damodaram, Director - Asia Consumer Services Delivery ,Citigroup
  • Ms. Saba Khan, APAC Head, IT Outsourcing, Credit Suisse and Committee Member of IAOP Singapore Chapter
  • Mr. Tony Rawlinson, Partner, Head, Financial Services Advisory, KPMG and Co-Chair of IAOP Singapore Chapter

Date: 26 November 2014, Wednesday

Time: 7.00pm to 9.00pm, Registrations and Refreshments start from 6.30pm

Location: Theatrette (Level 5) | Singapore Post Centre | 10 Eunos Road 8 | Singapore 408600

SPMI Member: SGD 40.00
Non-member: SGD 55.00

SPMI Members please log-in to avail members' rate

PDUs: 2 

A short introduction of the moderator and panelists is given as follows:

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