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We would like to inform you that ProjectPro has been acquired by VBKOM Holdings  (Pty) Ltd and the founder and CEO Terry Deacon is retired. This, however, does not mean the end of ProjectPro but an exciting beginning with exhilarating cutting-edge new professionals and more offerings. That, he made sure of, since the collaboration with VBKOM Pty in the past six years read more. As John Buchan said, “the task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already”. This was not a sudden decision but, a transition which has been in place from the past years click to read. Some of our clients will recognise some of our facilitators. We will be able to offer you broader project management training, consulting and more services from many fields. Nothing changes except the ownership; VBKOM Holdings (Pty) Ltd is our mother body with vast experience. Click to view. We hope you will enjoy this amazing journey and support from you all as we embark on this adventurous journey.

We wish to confirm that the new ProjectPro has the capacity to assist with all the queries and training that you will have moving forward:

We look forward to seeing you at our next training session.  See our training schedule

Change of Ownership Notification

Occupational health and safety (OHS) is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the safety, health and welfare of people at work.

OHS applies to any work activities conducted by the employer (or on behalf of the employer) that may constitute an OHS-related risk to employees, contractors, suppliers and visitors (any member of the public at any location in which they are exposed to employer activities).

Attention to health and safety is not just about being socially responsible - it also makes good business sense. You should regard it as just as important as the achievement of any other key business objective. Read More

The Organizational Importance of Occupational Health and Safety

.By Khaled Istanbouli

 SAICE Launches New SAICE GCC Short Form 1st Edition 2018

The new GCC Short Form, is suitable for “Minor Works” projects that do not need extensive detailed contract conditions as is often the case in larger, more complex projects, extending over long time frames.

“Minor Works” projects are not only those which cost little, or are repetitive, or are of short duration, or are confined to only engineering or only building, or the design is fully complete, but are those projects which are usually characterised by one or more, or a combination of these criteria.

The GCC Short Form has been developed from the full GCC 2015 document to facilitate compatibility.

It contains the same sequence of Sections as GCC 2015, but significantly fewer clauses and sub-clauses that have either been condensed or omitted. Read more

Make connections with people like you who are driving the field of project management forward - from those just starting out to those at the top of their careers

Expand your network by attending PMI local Chapter events. Events offer a variety of topical sessions to informal meetups. Collaborate with like-minded individuals locally to create and share consumable content, tools and resources.

Be part of an inner circle of local PMs

Join a PM community near you and tap into a new network with your local PMI chapter

Grant Scott VBKOM’s Senior Mining Engineer giving a presentation regarding the extensive compliant licensing regulations and showing some of the aerial surveying mapping done in a fraction of time

VBKOM is now compliant to all South African Civil Aviation Rules regarding Commercial Drone Operations (CA-101). Recently VBKOM launched the Aerial Surveying and Drone mapping services using industry-leading hardware and software. The RPAS UAS or UAS and drone is the cost effective, efficient and accurate way of gathering and generating mapping for various types of land surveys and construction staking projects. Read more

VBKOM on the Cutting-Edge

PMP^® Exam will change on the 30th June 2020

The last day to take the current version of the exam is on the 30^th June 2020

Project management continues to develop in new directions, and PMP-certified leaders are at the forefront of this exciting evolution - equipped with a diverse skill set to deliver successful project outcomes with the right approach for each project.

What is changing?

The PMP is evolving just like the profession - and the new exam will focus on three new domains:

1.    PEOPLE - emphasizing the skills and activities associated with effectively leading a project team

2.    PROCESS -  reinforcing the technical aspects of managing a project

3.    BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT -  highlighting the connection between projects and organization strategy

Content that spans the value spectrum, including predictive, agile and hybrid approaches, will be included across the three exam domains. The best way to understand what is included in the exam is to review the updated Exam Content Outline.

Need to take the exam before it changes?  Register online or contact us. Current PMP^® Exam Content Outline .

Six (Less Expensive) Ways to Grow Your PM Skills

Bruce Harpham, PMI Southern Ontario Chapter.

Improving your project management skills requires high-priced training, right? I have seen courses and seminars offered on agile, scheduling and exam preparation for $1,000+. Certainly, that is one approach to developing your knowledge. What if you need a different way to develop yourself€”and you have a limited budget? There is a way to make this happen without breaking the bank. Read More

OPM helps organizations deliver value through the following principles:

• Alignment with organizational strategy
• Integration with organizational enablers
• Consistency of education and delivery
• Organizational integration
• Value to the organization
• Continuous development

Although useful for any organization that is seeking to better meet its strategic objectives, this standard is particularly beneficial for organizations that do not have a unified project management approach and those in the process of improving or sustaining their current project management framework. As organizations grow with the changing times and adapts to disruptive technologies, this standard will help them maintain a stable framework to stay on track with organizational strategy.

Visit www.pmi.org for more information.

The new standard Organizational Project Management (OPM) provides a framework to align portfolio, program and project management practices with organizational strategy and objectives. It’s a valuable tool for organizations looking to better meet their strategic objectives regardless of approach and where they are in the value delivery landscape.

This OPM standard provides guidance to organizational management, PMO staff, and practitioners on these topics. It spans the value delivery landscape and can be used with all approaches to project delivery—including waterfall, agile, hybrid and next practices (those future approaches yet to be determined).

This standard is one of Project Management Institute’s (PMI)^®latest foundational standards and it is aligned with A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK^® Guide) Sixth Edition and other PMI^® standards.

Data from the new 2019 Pulse of the Profession^® survey show organizations wasted almost 12 percent of their investment in project spend last year due to poor performance number that’s barely budged over the past five years.

It’s time to add a new ingredient to that old formula, especially given the fundamental shift in how work is getting done. Few jobs of the future will revolve around a bulleted list of static responsibilities. More and more, people in all roles will be hired to manage a portfolio of projects, and increasingly, those projects will be tied to technology.

TQ, or technology quotient, is a person’s ability to adapt, manage and integrate technology based on the needs of the organization or the project at hand. Though the term has been used for a few years, it’s taking on a new urgency as people and companies search for digital sustainability  - the capacity to adapt to the constant whirl of change brought on by advances in technology. Coupled with the changing nature of work from a “job for life” to “portfolio of projects”, we see an even greater demand for TQ combined with project management, or PMTQ.

For anyone charged with making strategy reality in a world constantly being remodeled by tech, PMTQ will be the must-have, make-or-break skill set.

Pulse of the Profession 2019

New Standard for Organizational Project Management is released

We asked the project management community - How do you ensure attendance and full engagement at project meetings?

Here are their answers:

STAY FOCUSED

“Don't waste people's time. Make sure the meeting has a clear purpose and intended outcome. Use an agenda, distribute it in advance and stick to it. Unless it's a work session, participants should come prepared to report on work progress-not meet to accomplish the work." Read More

-John Bates, PMP, project manager, Abbtech, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

Meetings That Matter

Hurricane Katrina decimated thousands of buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, in 2005, including a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facility that served approximately 40,000 military families. The hospital, also where world-class research was conducted and more than 500 medical students were training to become physicians, suffered so much damage that it had to be replaced.

So in 2006, the U.S. Congress authorized funding for a new 148,645-square metre regional referral centre. Dubbed Project Legacy, the 10-year, US$1 billion project delivered an eight-building, 12 hectare campus in the heart of New Orleans. In a city submerged and beleaguered by a deadly storm, rebuilding a critical healthcare centre became a symbol of recovery

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PMI Project Of the Year Winner 2018

The Injaka Bridge in Mpumalanga, South Africa, collapsed on 6 July 1998, causing the death of 14 people (including the designer of the bridge, Ms Marelize Gouws) and injuring 19 others. Most of them were standing on the bridge deck as it was being launched

The owner of the works was the Department of Water Affairs and Forestry.  VKE Consulting Engineers were appointed by the owner to design the bridge to span the Ngwaritsane River, near Bosbokrand.  The contractor, Concor Holdings (Pty) Limited, was appointed to design the temporary works from design information obtained from VKE and to build the structure. Read more

Injaka Bridge Collapse (Final article)

By Terry Deacon, ProjectPro

(Watch) At the heart of the latest milestone for Sasol's Lake Charles Chemicals Project (LCCP) is the collaboration between two groups who worked together to bring the ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol (EO/EG) unit across the finish line .