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* is a sign of Power point slide: This is my opening speech at JKR Workshop on Project Management. *Welcome to PM World Of Knowledge-slide show as a background before the talk. *Knowledge is proud that he has learn?d so much; Wisdom is humble that he knows no more. Then, a new slide: *Learning Project Management. Title of the Talk: Learning Project Management Greetings and thanks to JKR Welcome the participants of the 2nd Intake of PMC. Let me introduce myself.My name is Mohd Adib Awang Noh , the leader of XPM. I will give a short note of introduction. XPM is a group of people namely Dr SM Yeoh, Mr Peter Wood , Mr Lau KE and me who shared their common passion in PM knowledge . They form a group to impart their knowledge and expertiser to those who wish to learn and provide consultancy services on request basis. We will take you on a journey to discover PM World of Knowledge in the 12 days of this course . Dr SM Yeoh, Mr Peter Wood and Mr. Lau would be talking and discussing about the
How do you go about managing your projects from a cafe? Put all your projects on Project Web Central and get all project managers to connect to that server.Not once but at least once everyday! You install the hardwares and the softwares but to make it successful, you must educate the people in project management and the use of IT for communication. Project intranets will only work if people use it. Intranet is just like a knife- just a tool. Given to unskilled, nothing happens. However, a simple knife can turn into powerful weapon if it is given to McGyver.
[4/1/2003 9:04:25 AM | Beris Man] Yesterday, I bought a book that I was looking for months. It will cost me around USD80 if I were to buy and fedex to KL from USA. But I was lucky to have to pay only RM 127 for the book at Kunikoniya. Lesson learnt: Just wait for a few months, then you can save a few hundreds bucks.if you can't wait, just buy-which I do many times! It is entitled : Building Project Management Competency Now, I have two PM books to read this month(April ,2003). Another one is Radical Project Management!
To-day I got a shock of my life when my friend told me that his company is doing multi-million ringgit project without a project report! If there is no report, how do we know the progress? What do you look for,progress report or performance report?
Many people posed me the same qquestion: What do I have to learn project management knowledge? My senior or predeccesors do NOT have to learn all these stuff and yet they have completed most of the projects? Now, I am writing a short speech to JKR 2nd PM Course. My immediate answer : My grandmother did not go to school.She is almost 90 years old and still lives till to-day. But then compare what kind of life she lives to my life who has been to school and UK for my degree. Just wait and I will try to answer the questions.
Yesterday, I bought a book that I was looking for months. It will cost me around USD80 if I were to buy and fedex to KL from USA. But I was lucky to have to pay only RM 127 for the book at Kunikoniya. Lesson learnt: Just wait for a few months, then you can save a few hundreds bucks.if you can't wait, just buy-which I do many times! It is entitled : Building Project Management Competency Now, I have two PM books to read this month(April ,2003). Another one is Radical Project Management!
My firm XPM was honoured to-day when we are invited to give a workshop to 110 JKR contractors and consultants. The lecture hall is full with 151 people . The demand for good project management lecture is great!