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CMCS has announced its 2013 Annual Clients & Friends Conference “Toward Excellence In Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Solutions” which will include presentations on The Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (PPM) Solution, Engaging Oracle Primavera EPPM P6 To Manage Your Organizations Projects and Programs Portfolio, Managing Your Projects’ Portfolios From Inception To Disposition Using PMWeb Project Portfolio Management, Nomitech CostOS: The BIM Enabled Cost Estimating Solution Covering all Classes/Phases of Estimates from Concept till Tenders, How to Achieve the Best Project Schedule Using Acumen Project Analytics 4.1 Solution, Tilos 8: The Ultimate Solution For Planning Highways, Railways, Pipeline and High Rise Buildings, Accurate Forecasting and Performance Measurement with PRISM G2 and Digital Signature for Your Project Records, Drawings and Other Documents Using ARX CoSign.

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In addition, there will be a one-day pre-conference course on Advanced TILOS 8 Features and Functions and a 3-day post-conference course on Effective Project Controls for Engineering and Construction Projects.

Although the conference admission fee is free for CMCS’ Clients and Friends, CMCS will be offering a free voucher for AED 1,500 that can be used to pay for up to 50% attend selected CMCS project management training programs.

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This voucher will be only offered to those who attend the CMCS conference in full.

The free vouchers will be given at the conclusion of the conference.

Please contact CMCS to have complete details of this very special offer and what terms and conditions are associated with this offer.

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Conference admission is strictly limited to CMCS’ clients and Friends.

CMCS has the final decision on who can attend the conference.

Seats are limited and admission will be based on first register basis.


Please contact events@cmcs-mena.com  for details.

PMWeb Project Development With Stage Gates: Provide Governance Reviews at Each Gate Determine if Projects Continue or Not

Stealing a page from the manufacturing sector, more and more property owners, developers and construction professionals are adopting the Stage Gate process to design, develop and manage their projects.

The Stage Gate method, first popularized in the 1980s, was originally designed to standardize, and to bring more discipline to, the research and development of new consumer products.

Soon, technology leaders such as NASA, General Electric and General Motors adopted Stage Gates too.

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The Stage Gate process is made up of stages and gates:

- Stages are comprised of any number of activities which shape and define the project. Stage activities can occur in sequence and/or in parallel, with the goal of creating predefined deliverables.

- Gates are evaluation points where the decision is made to continue the project (go) or end it (kill), based on an evaluation of the stage deliverables and other criteria.

The goal of Stage Gate management is to commit fewer resources to the early stages of the process and to rigorously examine the results of each stage to determine whether or not the project should proceed or be stopped.

Weak projects are identified, adjustments are made to strengthen them and failing projects are canceled or shelved.

It was perhaps inevitable that these large, successful manufacturers would adapt the principles of Stage Gate development to effectively design, construct and operate their own infrastructure projects.

Just as inevitably, administrators across all industries are adopting Stage Gate management to design, build and operate their own projects.

Takeaway: Stage Gate management can be used to manage any project in any industry.


Learn more. Contact info@CMCS-MENA.com  

CMCS launches a comprehensive training program on Essential Personal Skills For The Project Management Team

The Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Competency Development (PMCD) framework has identified a number of personal competencies that project management professionals should acquire in addition to the knowledge areas of the project management body of knowledge.

Those competencies include Achievement and Action, Helping and Human Service, Impact and Influence, Managerial, Cognitive and Personal Effectiveness.

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The Essential Personal Skills For The Project Management Team program launched by CMCS will include a number of courses that covers the personal skills identified by the PMCD framework and more.

The program is comprehensive and includes the following twenty-two courses.

The duration of those courses varies between one, two and three days:

PS-01 Project Leadership Skills For Better Project Results, 2 days

PS-02 The Leadership Challenges for Project Leaders, 3 days

PS-03 Managing Virtual Teams, 1 day

PS-04 Motivating Project Teams, 1 day

PS-05 Project Team Building, 2 days

PS-06 Cross-functional team management, 1 day

PS-07 The ability to manage global teams, 2 days

PS-08 Organizational Change Management, 2 days

PS-09 Coaching For Better Project Results, 1 day

PS-10 Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers, 3 days

PS-11 Project management Interpersonal Communication Skills, 2 days

PS-12 Communication with Competence and Confidence, 1 day

PS-13 Managing & Dealing with Different Types of Stakeholders, 2 days

PS-14 The Persuasive Project Manager, 2 days

PS-15 Negotiation Skills for Project Managers: Turn No to Yes, 2 days

PS-16 Creative Problem Solving and Decision Making, 1 day

PS-17 Conflict Management Skills for Project Managers, 1 day

PS-18 Stress Management Techniques for Project Managers, 1 day

PS-19 Managing Workplace Diversity, 1 day

PS-20 Time Management for Project Managers, 1 day

PS-21 Facilitation Skills for Project Managers. 1 day

PS-22 Powerful Presentation Skills for Project Mangers, 2 days


Please contact training@cmcs-mena.com  for additional details.

CMCS Announces a Special Offer To Their Clients and Friends: CMCS Will Offer You New Software Licenses For FREE!

CMCS is extending a very special offer to all their clients and friends to purchase the latest releases of Oracle Primavera EPPM P6 8.2, TILOS 8, Nomitech CostOS and ACUMEN Fuse, Risk and 360 for free by giving back the amount paid as pre-paid vouchers for 50% of the registration fee for any of the following CMCS popular scheduled public courses

- P959 Achieving PSP (Project Planning & Scheduling) & PMI-SP (Scheduling Professional) Certifications (2 days, 14 PDU, US$ 880 per delegate)

- P921 Earned Value Professional (EVP) Certification Preparation (2 Days, 14 PDU, US$ 1000)

- P905 Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Preparation (5 Days, 35 PDU, US$ 935)

- P896 Effective Project Controls for Engineering and Construction Projects (3 Days, 10 PDU, US$ 1,395)

- P875 Executing Strategy By Engaging Project Portfolio Management (PPM) (2 Days, 14 PDU, US$ 1,000)

All of those courses are accredited by PMI and each delegate will be entitled for PDU ‘s that can be used for any PMI or AACE certification or renewal of certification.

In addition, Clients have the option to apply the amount paid against 50% of the standard price of CMCS’ Oracle Primavera Service Level Agreements (SLA) three categories: Silver, Gold and Platinum.

This offer only applies for software purchased from CMCS on or after April 1, 2013 and expires on July 31, 2013.

This offer cannot be combined with any other special CMCS offer or be used with any other course but for the courses listed above.

This offer is only valid for software licenses purchased in UAE, Oman and Saudi Arabia.

Please contact CMCS for the applicability of this special offer to other countries.


Please contact info@cmcs-mena.com  for additional details.

CMCS attains Oracle Industry Specialization for Engineering & Construction

CMCS has successfully attained the Engineering and Construction Industry Specialization.

This certification which is offered by Oracle is limited to those Oracle partners who have shown credible evident and reference in implementing Oracle solutions for the engineering and construction industry.

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CMCS already has other Oracle specializations in Oracle Primavera EPPM P6 for both release 6 and 8, and Oracle Primavera Contract Management 14.

With 50 performance and achievement awards by Primavera and more than 100 implementations just in the last five years, no one can offer you the reliable and cost-effective implementation that CMCS can provide.

CMCS is also a Certified Oracle University Education Provider Oracle University.

As the leader in Oracle Technology training, Oracle University offers extensive training to build the client’s knowledge with a unique curriculum created by the same developers who designed the technology itself.

CMCS is Oracle University’s Approved Education Provider and offers Oracle Primavera related trainings and services.

Discussion: Is Project Management a Profession or Role?

We Want To Hear Your Opinion

CMCS has posted the question “Is Project Management a Profession or Role?” on different professional groups in LinkedIn.

In a less than a week we have more than 100 contributions with different opinions and thoughts.

The discussion is very interesting and sometimes gets quite heated.


If you need details on which groups this discussion is going on and if you wish to share your opinion, please contact
Bassam.Samman@CMCS-MENA.com  


About CMCS


CMCS provides sustainable integrated 360-degree project portfolio management (PPM) solutions for project-based organizations.

We Create Value Through Project Portfolio Management Excellence by developing policies and procedures that promotes best practices, governance, performance measurement and knowledge management coupled with role-based training that is aligned with internationally recognized certifications as well as implementing world-leading collaborative web-based project management information systems.

We enable our clients in taking ownership of their PPM solutions by setting, rolling and staffing their PMO.

Bassam A. Samman, PMP, PSP, EVP CMCS CEO and Founder Courtesy of CMCS

In addition, we offer planning and scheduling, delay and extension of time analysis, cost estimating and database buildup, earned value and performance management, risk analysis workshops, interface management, document control and other project control services.

In association with ENGWorks, CMCS offers complete 3D, 4D, 5D, 6D and 7D BIM solutions, services and processes.

Project Portfolio Management Solutions Courtesy of CMCS

CMCS is an authorized partner for Oracle Primavera, PMWeb Enterprise Project Portfolio Management, CostOS, Hard Dollar, PrismG2, Acumen, Pipeline MaxVera, Active Risk Management, TILOS, Coreworx, ARX CoSign among others.

CMCS is a registered education provider for Oracle University, PMI®, AACE®, GPM®, IIBA® and PMOC.

Project Management Control Services Courtesy of CMCS

In collaboration with CMCS, The American University of Beirut (AUB) is offering a Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management.

In addition, CMCS offers a Project Management for Youth (PMY) program that is specifically targeted for the MENA region.

Through CMCS’ 20 offices, we have delivered services to 3,000 clients in 32 countries over the past 28 years.

CMCS Commitment to Quality Courtesy of CMCS

Our solutions are adaptable to all projects' types and sizes across all industries.

CMCS’ performance excellence is recognized through our 51 achievement awards.


Contacts:

Phone: (+9714) 365-4850

E-mail: info@cmcs-mena.com  

Address: Knowledge Village, Star Holding Building, Office 101, P.O.Box: 23033, Dubai, UAE

Website: www.cmcs.co  


Our offices around the world


United Arab Emirates

Star Holding Building, Suite 101, Knowledge Village
Dubai, UAE
Tel: (+9714) 365-4850
Fax: (+9714) 369-7518
P.O. Box 23033 Dubai


Abu Dhabi Office

Office 1001 ADCP Building Tower B
Elektra Najda Street
Abu Dhabi, UAE
OFC:(+9712) 643-2286
FAX:(+9712) 643-2186
Info@CMCS-mena.com  


Bahrain

Khalid Almoayed & Sons
Finteer Building 85, Road 1802, Block 318
Al Hoora, Manama
Kingdom of Bahrain
P.O. Box 11
OFC:(+973) 17574333
FAX:(+973) 17534533
Bahrain@CMCS-mena.com  


Qatar

NBKS Complex, Salwa Road
NBK Travel Building 2nd Floor
Doha Qatar
P.O. Box 6002 Doha
OFC: (+974) 4451-5750 (+974) 33119355 (+974) 5553 9858
FAX:(+974) 4451-5737
Qatar@CMCS-mena.com  


Saudi Arabia

1st Floor, Energy Centre Building # 2
Prince Sultan Road
Dammam-Khobar Highway, Behind DHL Office,
AL-Khobar 31952 KSA
PO Box: 30432
OFC:(+966)3 8811531 | 532
FAX:(+966)3 8811533 |
Saudi@CMCS-mena.com  


Oman

Ruwi, Central Business District
Med Energy Building, Building 981
Way 2716 Block 127 Sultanate of Oman
P.O. Box 18, Ruwi 112
OFC:(+968) 24-705-840/230
FAX:(+968) 24-705-831
Oman@CMCS-mena.com  


Egypt

Cairo Office 4, El-Akad Buildings, second floor
El-Saida Khadiga St., El-Sefarat District, Nasr City
OFC:(+202) 2272-7237
FAX:(+202) 2272-7237


Alexandria Office

14 May Street, Sayadlah Buildings
Smouha, Alexandria, Egypt
OFC:(+203) 429-4151
FAX: (+203) 429-4151
Egypt@CMCS-mena.com  


Kuwait

Ahmed Al-Jaber Street, Dasman Complex,
Block 2B, 4th Floor, Office 11 Sharq
Kuwait
OFC:(+965) 2249-8357/8/9
FAX:(+965) 2249-8356
Kuwait@CMCS-mena.com  


Lebanon

Tour De Lyon Building, 2nd Floor, Hamra
Beirut, Lebanon
P.O. Box 14-5855 Beirut
OFC:(+9611) 345-111
FAX:(+9611) 346-111
Lebanon@cmcs-mena.com  


Jordan

3/F Office No. 13 & 14 Building 58
Prince Shaker Bin Zaid Road, Shmeisani
P.O. Box 851475 Amman 11185 Jordan
OFC:(+9626) 568-7540
FAX:(+9626) 568-7546
Jordan@CMCS-mena.com  


India

Jayalakshmi Estates, 29/8, Haddows Road
Chennai 600006 , India
POB: 6th Floor
OFC:(+9144) 4300 0526
FAX:(+9144)2821 4045
india@cmcs-mena.com  


Itlay

Via Giacomo Peroni 400
Tecnopolo Tiburtino 00131 Roma, Italy
OFC:(+39) 069506000
FAX:(+39) 0623325961
Italy@CMCS-mena.com  


Yemen

150 Alzubiry Street
Sanaa - Republic of Yemen
P.O. Box 266
OFC:(+967) 1-401-671
FAX:(+967) 1-401-672
Yemen@CMCS-mena.com  


Morocco

62 Rue Kadi Iass, 2eme Etage
CP 20100, Casablanca, Morocco
OFC:(+212) 522 256 655
FAX:(+212) 522 986 542
morocco@cmcs-mena.com  



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