SYNOPSIS

Project Management (PM) plays a critical role in the Implementation of projects in all the organizations or companies regardless wherever they are small or large and applies both in Public and Private Sectors. Using PM methods and tools cannot ensure the success of a project but it certainly can improve its chances of being completed on time within cost and quality.

Managing Project includes; Identify requirements, establish clear and achievable objectives, balancing the competing demands for quality, scope, time and cost, also adapting the specifications, plans, and approach to the different concerns and expectations of the various stakeholders.

Stakeholder management is the process of engaging with these persons and maintaining good relationships with them. You'll likely be working with people in many different roles, with varying levels of influence over your project. The importance of their impact and influence cannot be under estimated. Communicating with each one in the right way can play a vital part in keeping them "on board" and focussed in striving to contribute to success.

The speaker has been in the Royal Malaysian Navy for 33 years and held CEO positions and Chairman of three different companies since leaving the government sector. He has numerous project experience and exposed tremendously in stakeholder management.


BIODATA OF SPEAKER

First Admiral Dato’ Ir.  Hj Ahmad Murad B Hj Omar hails from PONTIAN a small town in JOHOR in the southern part of peninsular Malaysia on 2nd January 1955. He received his early education in Johor Baru and later joined the Royal Military College (Boys Wing) at Sungei Besi, Kuala Lumpur. He joined the Royal Malaysian Navy as an Engineering Cadet on the December 1974.

First Admiral Ir. Murad pursued a degree course in Mechanical Engineering at University Technology Malaysia (UTM) and graduated in 1982 with a Bachelors Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering.  He then pursued a part time off campus Masters of Science degree course in Engineering Business Management (EBM) with Warwick University UK and graduated in 2003.

First Admiral Ir. Murad is a FELLOW of the Institute of Marine Engineering Science & Technology (IMarEST) United Kingdom.  He is also a Chartered Engineer (CEng) registered with the UK Engineering Council. He was a Council Vice President from April 2010 to Mac 2015. In  November 2015, he was awarded Honorary Vice President of the Institute.

He is also a FELLOW of the Institute of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) since 21 Mar 2005 and had acquired his Professional Engineer (PEng) qualification in 1989. In 2005 he was admitted as a member of SNAME (Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers) USA. Previously in IEM he holds the Chairman of the Marine Engineering & Naval Architect Technical Division (MNATD) and Public Sector Engineers Special Interest Group (PSESIG). He is also currently a Vice President of the Association of Maritime Industries MALAYSIA (AMIM) Marine Related Industries.  

Admiral Murad after joining the RMN in 1974 was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander in 1984 and to Commander 1996.  After graduating from the Malaysian Armed Forces Defense College, he was promoted to Captain in 2001 and a year later as First Admiral.  He had held many positions including on board ships as well as bases including as Director General of Engineering at Navy Headquarters Ministry of Defence Kuala Lumpur and as Fleet Systems Commander in Navy Base Lumut prior to early retirement option in 2007.

After retirement, he was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of Motor Teknologi & Industri Sdn Bhd in Feb 2008 and later as acting CEO, an engineering company dealing in remanufacturing and precision machining of machine components/diesel engines and automotive engine and vehicle refurbishment based in Rawang, Selangor Darul Ehsan.  Leaving MTI in Apr 2009, he became Chairman of a Six Sigma Consultancy Company and moved on to be the Executive Chairman of OMAHAMS Corporation Sdn Bhd, a trading company dealing with Jotun Marine paints and an engineering consultancy for marine project management and human capital development running courses endorsed by the Board of Engineers Malaysia and HRDF.