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Continuity and Resilience (CORE)

ISO 22301 BCM Consulting Firm Presentations by speakers at the

5th Middle East Business & IT Resilience Summit 20 – 21 April 2016 – Palace Hotel DownTown Dubai

Our Contact Details:

INDIA UAE

Continuity and Resilience

Level 15,Eros Corporate Tower Nehru Place ,New Delhi-110019

Tel: +91 11 41055534/ +91 11 41613033 Fax: ++91 11 41055535

Email: neha@continuityandresilience.com

Continuity and Resilience

P. O. Box 127557 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Mobile:+971 50 8460530 Tel: +971 2 8152831 Fax: +971 2 8152888

Email: info@continuityandresilience.com

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Why Projects Fail

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Material extracted from PMBOK® Guide, is PMI copyright and used with their permission .

Conducted by:

Imad Jomaa

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Your Host

• Imad Jomaa.

• Education:

o Telecommunications & Electronics Engineer – 1980 – Cairo

University

• Employers:

o Pillar Total Solutions s.a.l. (PTS) Beirut (since 2010), The National

Commercial Bank (NCB) – Jeddah (24 years), CHUBB Alarms – Jeddah,

Schlumberger – Shetland Islands – Oil Rigs.

• Professional Certifications:

o PMP , ITIL, COBIT , TOGAF9.1, Management Consulting Essentials.

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Your Host – 2

• Professional Memberships:

o Syndicate of Lebanese Engineers (OEA), IEEE, PMI , PMO CoP,

ISACA – Lebanon Chapter – Vice President, KOUDOURAT (NGO)

Anti Unemployment Association – Member of Executive Committee,

Chartered Management Institute , Association of Enterprise

Architects (AEA), Lebanese Management Association (LMA).

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What is Work?

• Work involves either operations (routines) or

projects.

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What are Operations?

• Operations are an organizational

function performing the ongoing

execution of activities that

produce the same product or

provide a repetitive service.

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What is a Project?

• As per the definition of PMI

(Project Management

Institute), a project is a

temporary endeavor

undertaken to create a

unique product, service, or

result.

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The Project Challenge – Your Plan

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The Project Challenge – Reality

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• Lack of a senior management support.

• Weak Change or transition

Management.

• Poor project management.

• Business politics & Power Struggle.

Reason for Projects’ Failure – 1

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• Ignoring Risk Management.

• Unrealistic:

o timelines or schedules.

o Budget.

o Scope or requirements.

Reason for Projects’ Failure – 2

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• Lack of Team members commitment.

• Unclear roles and responsibilities.

• Poor communication.

• Scope creep.

Reason for Projects’ Failure – 3

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• Under estimating the complexity of the project.

• Lack of end-user involvement.

• Stakeholders conflict.

• Lack of prioritisation.

Reason for Projects’ Failure – 4

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• Inadequate testing processes.

• Not meeting expectations.

• Insufficient resources.

• Bad decisions.

Reason for Projects’ Failure – 5

Q & A Thank You

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Continuity and Resilience (CORE) ISO 22301 BCM Consulting Firm Presentations by speakers at the

5th Middle East Business & IT Resilience Summit 20 – 21 April 2016 – Palace Hotel DownTown Dubai

Our Contact Details:

INDIA UAE

Continuity and Resilience

Level 15,Eros Corporate Tower Nehru Place ,New Delhi-110019

Tel: +91 11 41055534/ +91 11 41613033 Fax: ++91 11 41055535

Email: neha@continuityandresilience.com

Continuity and Resilience

P. O. Box 127557 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Mobile:+971 50 8460530 Tel: +971 2 8152831 Fax: +971 2 8152888

Email: info@continuityandresilience.com

Please write to us if you would like to get in touch with the Speaker