Project support unit to conduct training in project management
Posted by Arjun ThomasAs reported at SKNVibes.
Roadtown, Tortola - The Ministry of Finance’s Project Support Service Unit (PSSU) will conduct a series of training workshops on the Basics of Project Planning and Management beginning on July 22.
The training, to be held at the PSSU conference room located on the third floor of RFG Building at Road Town round-about at 10 a.m., will introduce participants to the basic need-to-know concepts of managing projects. Participants will be exposed to standard forms and tools developed for use throughout the public service. The topics to be covered during the training will include an introduction to the PSSU; What is Project Management? and Project Planning and Management.
During the training session participants will also be introduced to the revised British Virgin Islands Government Project Management Guidelines and will be shown how to utilise the document to achieve optimum results when managing projects.
According to the unit the principal purpose of the guidelines is to support the efforts of ministries or departments to more effectively plan, implement and monitor capital investment projects in a manner consistent with stated objectives, and within the limits of financial and other resource constraints.
Manager of PSSU Ms. Shaina Smith told the Department of Information and Public Relations in a GIS Radio Report interview that project management allows the Ministry of Finance and the Government on a whole to “achieve value for money”.
“By planning projects out we are able to properly assign a cost, as well as a schedule, so that we will know how much time it would take and how much money it will cost and this can help us make informed decisions,” she said.
Ms. Smith added, “In keeping with Government’s desire to achieve a more targeted and results-oriented expenditure programme, the guidelines seek to achieve value for money by more consistently realising project objectives with optimal results.”
Safran’s new Product and a PM Job
Posted by Arjun ThomasProject Manager – Digital/Online Projects
Our client, voted Digital Design Agency of the Year for 2007 and 2008, an ideas driven, design focused and strategically minded design agency is looking for talented Project Managers with Account Management experience for their growing Johannesburg office.
They specialize in the creation of digital campaign solutions for all sectors of business making their clients stand out from the crowd. Services include strategy, design and the technical development of solutions across all digital media space.
Do you like a challenge – being hands on? You will be involved in all matters from client briefing, budgets, traffic and project management?
• Experience working on digital projects is an absolute must!
• Knowledge of digital design as well as knowledge of digital front and back end is essential.
• Experience of working in a creative agency environment (beneficial)
Requirements:
• At least three years Digital Project Management experience
• At least three years of client facing experience
• Understanding of digital design and creative website development and functionality
• Knowledge of digital front and back end
• Running complete online to mobile to integrated campaigns
• Must have technical knowledge (how a website can work & different platforms it can be used on)
• Basic understanding of online and offline.
• Experience producing, trafficking and seeing through the development integrated digital campaigns that involve:
- SMS campaigns.
- Websites, Mailers, online banners (flash, gif and rich-media – must have been exposed to this from a non-technical side.)
- Processes of working with social networks like Facebook, Twitter and mobile marketing.
- Knowledge of programming languages and what is best used in various situations.
- Knowing the difference between an intranet and a portal (for example)
Safran North America Releases Proteus Product into North American Market
Market-tested Project Integration and Intelligence Product introduced to new market
Albuquerque, NM (PRWEB) July 2, 2009 — Safran North America (SNA), one of the world’s leading manufacturers and distributors of project management applications, announced today that it has added Proteus to its product offerings to serve the North American market.
Over seven years in development and proofing in the most demanding project management environments in transnational corporations, Proteus is an integration and intelligence application that connects to project and/or enterprise information regardless of location, database system or underlying application. It is based on .NET it can access geographically dispersed data sources over the web as well as secure networks. In summary, Proteus is a virtual multi-application smart client operating across an organization with security attributes for each user or group of users in addition to any security acquired from the database.
“We are extremely excited about the capabilities that Proteus offers to our market ,” said Safran North America CEO, Nicholas Pisano. “We expect that Proteus will be a game-changer, particularly since it leverages the next generation of tools, by-passing the dead-end reliance on OLAP or Cubes to achieve data integration. Turning data from disparate systems into corporate information aggregated as appropriate based on a user’s role in the organization.”
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Job: Project Management Officer, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Posted by Arjun Thomas- Employer: London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Posted: 18 Jun 2009
- Location: London, Tower Hamlets
- Sector: Local Authority
- Position: Project Management Officer x 2
- Salary: £34,707 – £37,476
This post is within the Development and Renewal Directorate which brings together a number of key service areas including Strategy, Regeneration and Sustainability; Major Project Development, Development Decisions and Strategic Property; and, Olympic and Paralympic Games Liaison.
The Directorate also includes a dynamic Programmes, Performance and Accountability Team which is responsible for managing a number of strategic funding and grant programmes. Together the Directorate’s services offer a seamless approach to the co-ordination of the regeneration of the Borough in line with the needs and aspirations of local communities and the government’s agenda to build sustainable communities.
We are currently seeking 2 Project Management Officers to join our Programmes, Performance and Accountability Team. You will be responsible for monitoring funded projects to ensure that outputs, outcomes, service standards and expenditure targets are being met and appropriately evidenced. This will include making scheduled visits to advise/support lead partners and delivery organisations; the receiving, checking and verifying of projects claims and reports in line with agreed procedures.
Project Manager
Posted by Arjun ThomasLocation: Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Salary: £35000 per annum + Car
Company: Fusion People
Job type: Permanent
Date posted: 17/06/2009 15:45
Description: A small to medium refrigeration and air conditioning company is looking for a Small Works Project Manager to be responsible for small projects up to £30k but typically under £10k. Working on mostly retail projects you will be expected to survey the sites, cost the jobs and possibly carry out design if necessary. A competitive salary and a company car are on offer to the successful candidate.
You will be able to demonstrate a solid project management background within air conditioning and refrigeration. Ideally you will be used to running multiple small projects at once and be comfortable surveying, estimating and pricing jobs. A formal recognised qualification in a related industry discipline is also required.
Fusion People is committed to promoting equal opportunity to people of all ages in the workplace and operates as both an employment agency and employment business.
Kamov Turns to Dassault Systemes PLM Solutions
Posted by Arjun ThomasLE BOURGET, France, Jun 15, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — SRTMF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating — Dassault Systemes (DS) (Paris:DSY) (NASDAQ:DASTY), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced that Kamov Corporation, a world leader in helicopter engineering, is starting the deployment of CATIA, Dassault Systemes’ industry-leading virtual design solution, and ENOVIA SmarTeam, Dassault Systemes’ project management and collaboration solution. Kamov is transforming its business with PLM, moving from 2D drawings to a 3D virtual modeling paradigm. Its use of CATIA PLM Express – the Dassault Systemes’ solution combining the power of CATIA’s design excellence with ENOVIA SmarTeam’s collaborative virtual product information management – will optimize the work of Kamov engineers and designers and speed time to market. It is the largest implementation of Dassault Systemes PLM in Russian helicopter industry history.
Prior to purchasing CATIA, Kamov designers worked on drawing boards in 2D. Typically, designers involved in one project worked independently and had no connection with each other. The company lacked a unified, collaborative design process, which resulted in excessive interactions among designers and a lengthy documentation approval period. Taking into consideration the growing competition in the market and the need to establish efficient design processes with new helicopter models, Kamov decided to switch to more innovative and collaborative digital design methods.
During the first phase of implementation, nearing completion now, Kamov implemented the CATIA PLM Express module for mechanical product creation. This module provides extended functions for large and complex product design, surface modeling and design of castings parts and is a core component of Kamov’s move to a PLM design authoring strategy. The company also plans to benefit from the implementation of additional dedicated modules for the design and manufacturing preparation of helicopter’ individual parts and components, including composites, sheetmetal, and electrical wire harness. In addition, Kamov deployed the Microsoft(R) SQL Server 2005 database management system – a productive and intelligent data platform that helps companies reduce time and costs for development and maintenance of applications, and to deliver applicable information to the entire organization. By implementing on Microsoft Windows Server, customers open up possibilities for creating a unified operating environment that is easier and less costly to maintain, providing enterprise performance and scalability with lower deployment and maintenance investments. Dassault Systemes ENOVIA uses the full potential of the Microsoft Application Platform in order to enable customers to reduce costs and free up resources by optimizing business processes
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