SYNOPSIS

This course provides fundamental knowledge on project planning and how project scheduling can be realised using an opensource tool, ProjectLibre. A survey done by the Project Management Institute (PMI, USA) showed that one of the key practices that make any projects perfom better is the application of standard project management practices. Hence, it is crucial that performing organizations must ensure that those involve in projects are equipped with the basic knowledge of project management. ProjectLibre is an opensource project scheduling tool which is cost effective for any enterprise or organisation and it is free. This one-day course will cover learning through lectures and practical work using the ProjectLibre software. At the end of this course, participants will be able apply basic knowledge and skill on project scheduling and able to develop a systematic project schedule using ProjectLibre for any given type of projects. The modules in this course will cover the following topics: introduction to project management, project management principles, lifecycle and phases, process groups, project scope, WBS, project networks, project scheduling, Gantt chart and ProjectLibre.


COURSE LEARNING OUTCOME

•   Explain the main concepts in project management, project planning and project scheduling
•   Apply the processes in the project scope management and project scheduling management
     to model and develop project schedule
•   Apply and develop a systematic project schedule using ProjectLibre for any given type of
     projects


BIODATA OF SPEAKER

Ir. Dr. Abang Annuar Ehsan

Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Abang Annuar Ehsan works as a research fellow at the Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) since 2006. He holds a BE (Electrical Eng., UNSW, Australia), MSc (Microelectronics, UKM), ME (Manufacturing Systems Engineering, UPM), MPM (Project Management, OUM), PhD (Applied Science, UiTM) and PhD (Microengineering and Nanoelectronics, UKM).

His research interest includes fiber optics devices, optical design, additive manufacturing and micromachining processes. Dr. Abang Annuar Ehsan has more than 16 years of project management experiences in leading research projects including fundings from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Inovasi, GUP, GGPM grants), Ministry of Higher Eduction (FRGS), Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Sciencefund), Malaysia Technology Development Corporation (CRDF-1) and Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Product Development). Dr. Abang Annuar Ehsan is actively conducting academic courses in UKM including research methodology, applied nanoelectronics, 3D printing, photonics technology and project planning. Dr Abang Annuar Ehsan also conducts short courses on project management and rapid prototyping for local industries. He is active in product development activities in UKM and has collaborated with industries in developing products based on  his research work. He holds 6 patents on optical devices and 3D printing system. Dr. Abang Annuar Ehsan was also a consultant to NXPhotonics, a university start up company, appointed as the company's director since 2012 and retired in 2020. Prior to joining UKM, he has worked with companies such as Mimos Semiconductor, KKIP Communications and Celcom Timur.

Dr. Abang Annuar Ehsan is a registered professional engineer (P.Eng.) under BEM, certified project management professional (PMP) and PMI-Scheduling Professional (PMISP) under Project Management Institute (USA), and HRDCorp certified (TTT) and accredited trainer. He is a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI, USA), member of PMI Malaysia Chapter (PMIMY), corporate member of the Institute of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) and co-opted committee for the Project Management Technical Division, IEM (2021-2023).