AACE Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) Certification Course – Sponsored by the AACE New York Metro Section

Adroit is pleased to announce the Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) Certification Training Course. This training course is for those practitioners who are interested to obtain AACE International’s project Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP). AACE New York Metro is the sponsor of this training.

Time: Oct 05, 9:00 AM – Oct 06, 5:00 PM

Location: 485 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10017, USA

About the Event: The course will have two full days of instruction on October 5th and October 6th. The course will be taught by Dr. Amin Terouhid. Dr. Terouhid is a Principal Consultant with Adroit Consultants, LLC and 15 years of experience working on several large and mega projects internationally and throughout the United States. Dr. Terouhid is a recognized expert in the areas of project management, project planning, scheduling, control, schedule delay analysis, loss of productivity, and dispute avoidance and resolution.

Dr. Terouhid was a recipient of the 2018 AACE Technical Excellence Award. He has received his Ph.D. in construction management from the University of Florida, and holds the following professional certificates: Professional Engineer (P.E.) – Texas, Project Management Professional (PMP), Decision and Risk Management Professional (DRMP), and Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP).

To find out more and register, please check out the following link:

https://www.aacei-nyc.org/events-1/aace-planning-scheduling-professional-psp-certification-course

Note: The AACE New York Metro Section is a section of AACE International focused on providing technical presentations and networking events for project control professionals in the New York Metro Area. AACE International has been certifying individuals since 1976 offering Certified Cost Professional (CCP), Certified Cost Technician (CCT), Certified Estimating Professional (CEP), Certified Forensic Claims Consultant (CFCC), Earned Value Professional (EVP), Decision and Risk Management Professional (DRMP), Certified Scheduling Technician (CST) and Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP). AACE’s certifications are independently accredited by the Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards.

Adroit’s Amin Terouhid, Ph.D., PE is the featured speaker at the AACE Delaware section meeting

The presentation will be about project schedule deficiencies. Here is a brief overview of the presentation:

  • This presentation will explore the main types of activity relationships including mandatory, discretionary, scenario-based, and improper relationships and highlights the main considerations that project scheduling professionals need to give to assigning proper activity relationship types. It will also explore various types of mandatory relationships including physical, imposed, and safety relationships between activities and discusses some of the main shortcomings of project schedules from the activity relationships point of view. It will also examine the implications of these shortcomings from the schedule management, project control, and forensic claims perspective.
Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2019; Time: 6:00 pm Social half hour, 6:30 pm Dinner, 7:00 pm Meeting will be called to order.
Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia Airport (Across Rt. 291 from the Sheraton) located at 4509 Island Ave Philadelphia, PA (Island Ave and Route 291), Call 215-365-4150 for directions.

To register or for more details, please contact us or the AACE Delaware section.

Adroit to Present a CMAA Webinar on May 9, 2019

Please join Adroit’s Amin Terouhid, Ph.D., PE and Maryam Mirhadi, Ph.D., PMP for the following CMAA webinar:

Topic: Performing Project Schedule Constructibility Reviews: What to Look For

Abstract:

An important question that needs to be answered once a project schedule is prepared is how a project team can ensure the schedule is prepared in an appropriate and a reasonable manner. Schedule constructibility reviews are expected to answer such questions. Such reviews aim to build confidence in project schedules by evaluating the schedules and creating a basis for further improvements. This webinar will discuss the main considerations in reviewing construction project schedules and identifies the main areas for review and assessment.

Webinar Date: May 9, 2019 @ 2-3 pm EDT

Provided by: Construction Management Association of America (CMAA)

Register now!

Adroit will be providing a training seminar on risk management at the 2019 AACE International Conference & Expo

Adroit will be providing the following training seminar at the 2019 AACE International Conference & Expo in New Orleans, LA on June 14 and June 15, 2019: Decision & Risk Management Professional (DRMP) Certification Exam Preparation.

This seminar is designed to help professionals study for AACE International’s (AACE) certification in Decision and Risk Management (DRM); and to provide a summarized review of relevant topics considered essential for DRMP knowledge. The selected topics are those outlined in AACE International’s Recommended Practice 11R-88 —Required Skills and Knowledge of Cost Engineering— and in AACE International’s Skills and Knowledge of Cost Engineering. This seminar is structured in a concise, systematic, and straightforward lecture format and covers primarily key topics in investment decision-making and risk management. The course material contains tutorials, exercises, and memo-writing assignment; and covers the key skills and knowledge used by DRM professionals.

Learning Objectives and Measurement

-To prepare and equip DRM professionals who are preparing to take the AACE International
DRMP certification examination with the knowledge and skills essential for DRMP knowledge
-To identify, understand and explore the Decision and Risk Management (DRM) processes
within the Total Cost Management Framework
-To describe how each of the Decision and Risk Management (DRM) processes can be
planned and implemented
-To learn how to apply investment decision-making and risk management practices under
different circumstances

Content

In covering investment decision-making, topics such as the structuring, evaluation, agreement, and implementation processes will be discussed and tools and techniques of decision making will be explored. Other key topics that will be covered as part of investment decision-making module are as follows:
-Cost vs. pricing: concepts, classifications, tools and techniques
-Lifecycle costs: project and asset
-Monetary versus opportunity costs
-Economic and financial analysis
-Engineering economics
-Decision-making terminology and concepts
-Basic concepts in probability and statistics
-Decision modeling and analysis

In covering risk management, topics such as plan risk management, assessment, treatment,
and control will be addressed. Other key topics that will be covered as part of the risk
management module are as follows:
-Risk management terminology and concepts
-Risk and uncertainty: concepts, classifications, tools and techniques
-Risk identification
-Risk assessment
-Risk analysis: qualitative and quantitative
-Sensitivity and decision-tree analysis
-Risk treatment: risk response strategies
-Risk monitoring, control, and reporting
-Specific Risk Management

Agenda

  1. Investment decision-making – Day 1
    Morning session:
    1. Introduction to TCM and its essential knowledge areas
    2. AACE International’s Canons of Ethics
    3. Structuring, evaluation, agreement, and implementation processes
    4. Cost vs. pricing: concepts, classifications, tools and techniques
    Afternoon session:
    5. Lifecycle costs: project and asset
    6. Monetary versus opportunity costs
    7. Economic and financial analysis
    8. Engineering economics
    9. Decision-making terminology and concepts
    10. Basic concepts in probability and statistics
    11. Decision modeling and analysis

    B. Risk Management – Day 2
    Morning session:
    12. Risk management terminology and concepts
    13. Risk and uncertainty: concepts, classifications, tools and techniques
    14. Plan risk management
    15. Risk identification
    Afternoon session:
    16. Risk assessment
    17. Risk analysis: qualitative and quantitative
    18. Sensitivity and decision-tree analysis
    19. Risk treatment: risk response strategies
    20. Risk monitoring, control, and reporting
    21. Specific Risk Management 

Instructor: Amin Terouhid, Ph.D., PE

Dr. Terouhid has served as a project management expert since 2003, and is currently a principal consultant at Adroit Consultants, LLC.  He has received a Ph.D. in construction management from the University of Florida, and holds the following professional certificates: Professional Engineer (P.E.) – Texas, Project Management Professional (PMP), Decision and Risk Management Professional (DRMP), and Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP).

Dr. Terouhid’s expertise in project management is focused on project planning and control, cost engineering, risk management, and project claim analysis. His experience also includes forensic construction claims, and he has experience serving as an expert in assessing construction claims.  He is the author of AACE Recommended Practices 89R-16, 92R-17, and 91R-16, and the recipient of the 2018 AACE Technical Excellence Award.

For more information and to register, please see check out this link.

Adroit to Present a CMAA Webinar on February 21, 2019

Please join Adroit’s Amin Terouhid, Ph.D., PE and Maryam Mirhadi, Ph.D., PMP for the following CMAA webinar:

Topic: Adverse effects of schedule deficiencies from the claim administration perspective

Abstract:

Project schedules provide a basis for communication, execution, monitoring and controlling, and reporting and offer a platform for measuring project progress and performance. In addition, courts bank on project schedules to assess time extensions or time-related compensation requests. As such, project time schedules are one of the key inputs without which many construction claims cannot properly be prepared or investigated. Construction contractors should give proper attention to preparing detailed and reasonable project schedules throughout the project to ensure the project schedules remain acceptable and reliable over the course of the project, and they reasonably represent the plans as well as the actual progression of work. In this webinar, some of the main issues with project schedules, especially those that adversely affect claim administration efforts, will be discussed.

Webinar Date: Feb 21 @ 2-3 pm EDT

Provided by: Construction Management Association of America (CMAA)

Register now!

Adroit Provided a Training Seminar on Risk Management at the AACE International 2018 Conference – Nigeria Section

Adroit provided a training seminar on risk management at the AACE International 2018 Conference & Workshop – Nigeria Section. The Conference was held on December 4, 5, and 6, 2018 in the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) building in Abuja, Nigeria. The event was sponsored by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

This seminar was designed to help professionals study for AACE International’s (AACE) certification in Decision and Risk Management (DRM) and to provide a summarized review of relevant topics considered essential for DRMP knowledge. The selected topics were those outlined in AACE International’s Recommended Practice 11R-88 —Required Skills and Knowledge of Cost Engineering— and in AACE International’s Skills and Knowledge of Cost Engineering.

Some of the topics that were covered as part of the investment decision-making module are as follows:
-Cost vs. pricing: concepts, classifications, tools and techniques
-Lifecycle costs: project and asset
-Monetary versus opportunity costs
-Economic and financial analysis
-Engineering economics
-Decision-making terminology and concepts
-Basic concepts in probability and statistics
-Decision modeling and analysis

In covering risk management, topics such as plan risk management, assessment, treatment,
and control were addressed. Other key topics that were covered as part of the risk
management module are as follows:
-Risk management terminology and concepts
-Risk and uncertainty: concepts, classifications, tools and techniques
-Risk identification
-Risk assessment
-Risk analysis: qualitative and quantitative
-Sensitivity and decision-tree analysis
-Risk treatment: risk response strategies
-Risk monitoring, control, and reporting
-Specific Risk Management

 

Adroit’s consultants have demonstrated their expertise in providing training services in a wide range of project management related topics, including risk management, planning and scheduling, project delay analysis, and construction claims. If you are interested to find out more about our training programs, please contact us.

 

Adroit’s Amin Terouhid, Ph.D., PE is the featured speaker at the AACE North Florida section meeting

Adroit’s Amin Terouhid, Ph.D., PE is the featured speaker at the AACE North Florida section meeting. The presentation will be about one of the AACE recommended practices entitled analyzing near-critical paths. The meeting will be held at 4901 Vineland Road, Suite 330, Orlando, FL 32811 on Thursday, September 13th at 6:30 p.m. To register or for more details, please contact us or the AACE North Florida section.

This recommended practice (RP) is intended to provide a guideline on analyzing near-critical paths in project schedules. Delays or unexpected circumstances may adversely affect near-critical path activities to the extent that they become critical. A near-critical path consists of one or more near-critical activities that are susceptible to the risk of becoming critical and/or causing critical path delays. This RP will discuss the term near-critical path and the significance of near-critical paths in projects; demonstrate how to determine near-critical paths; and set forth a process for tracking, trending and analyzing near-critical paths. This RP is intended to serve as a guideline and resource, not to establish a standard.

Construction Scheduling for Contractors: A Full Day Crash Course

Adroit will provide the course Construction Scheduling for Contractors: A Full Day Crash Course on October 12, 2018, in New York Marriott Marquis. 

Our training boot camps are led by experienced instructors across the nation. Adroit Consultants, LLC is the leading training provider that runs guaranteed to run classes across the United States. If you are not able to attend this training session in-person, we will provide you with a live video conferencing link so you can virtually join the training session, so no travel is required. To know more about group discounts, contact us on chat, email or phone.

Chat with us now to learn more about this training boot camp!

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Our instructors have trained more than 400 professional practitioners across the United States. The professional instructor assigned to this course has more than 14 years of experience in construction management and holds Project Management Institute (PMI)’s Project Management Professional (PMP)® and AACE International’s Project Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP) certificate. A certificate of attendance will be provided to attendees at the end of the boot camp.

Key Topics Covered In This Boot Camp:

– Work Breakdown Structures

– Gantt Charts, Bar Charts, and Project Networks

– Critical Path Method (CPM)

– Project Look-Ahead Schedules

– Resource Planning and Scheduling

– Schedule Updating and Project Control

– Schedule Compression Strategies

– The Basics of Scheduling Computer Programs

– Project Reporting

 

Who should attend this boot camp?

This course is particularly designed for construction practitioners working as project managers, project schedules, project cost estimators, assistant project managers, and other practitioners involved in the construction industry.

To find out more or register, please click here.

* “PMI” and “PMP” are registered marks of Project Management Institute, Inc.

Adroit’s Consultants Prepared the Draft Version of AACE RP CDR-05: Apportionment of Delay Damages

Adroit is proud to announce that its consultants have prepared the draft version of AACE International Recommended Practice CDR-05: Apportionment of Delay Damages. This recommended practice discusses the circumstances of shared responsibility for delays between project parties and provides a guideline on apportionment of delay damages. On August 7, 2018, AACE International released this draft document to AACE’s Claims and Dispute Resolution Subcommittee for peer review purposes. The subcommittee review utilizes the knowledge of subject matter experts that have specific industry experience and perspective to peer review this industry guideline. Adroit encourages the construction claims professionals to provide their feedback on this industry-wide document. For more information, please visit AACE Communities at:

https://communities.aacei.org/home

The AACE International Recommended Practices (RPs) are the main technical foundation of AACE’s educational, and certification products and services. The RPs are a series of documents that contain valuable reference information that has been subject to a rigorous review process and recommended for use by professional practitioners across the globe.

Adroit will be providing a training seminar on risk management at the 2018 AACE International Conference & Expo

Adroit will be providing the following training seminar at the 2018 AACE International Conference & Expo in San Diego, CA on June 22 and June 23, 2018: Decision & Risk Management Professional (DRMP) Certification Exam Preparation.

This seminar is designed to help professionals study for AACE International’s (AACE) certification in Decision and Risk Management (DRM); and to provide a summarized review of relevant topics considered essential for DRMP knowledge. The selected topics are those outlined in AACE International’s Recommended Practice 11R-88 —Required Skills and Knowledge of Cost Engineering— and in AACE International’s Skills and Knowledge of Cost Engineering. This seminar is structured in a concise, systematic, and straightforward lecture format and covers primarily key topics in investment decision-making and risk management. The course material contains tutorials, exercises, and memo-writing assignment; and covers the key skills and knowledge used by DRM professionals.

Learning Objectives and Measurement

-To prepare and equip DRM professionals who are preparing to take the AACE International
DRMP certification examination with the knowledge and skills essential for DRMP knowledge
-To identify, understand and explore the Decision and Risk Management (DRM) processes
within the Total Cost Management Framework
-To describe how each of the Decision and Risk Management (DRM) processes can be
planned and implemented
-To learn how to apply investment decision-making and risk management practices under
different circumstances

Content

In covering investment decision-making, topics such as the structuring, evaluation, agreement, and implementation processes will be discussed and tools and techniques of decision making will be explored. Other key topics that will be covered as part of investment decision-making module are as follows:
-Cost vs. pricing: concepts, classifications, tools and techniques
-Lifecycle costs: project and asset
-Monetary versus opportunity costs
-Economic and financial analysis
-Engineering economics
-Decision-making terminology and concepts
-Basic concepts in probability and statistics
-Decision modeling and analysis

In covering risk management, topics such as plan risk management, assessment, treatment,
and control will be addressed. Other key topics that will be covered as part of the risk
management module are as follows:
-Risk management terminology and concepts
-Risk and uncertainty: concepts, classifications, tools and techniques
-Risk identification
-Risk assessment
-Risk analysis: qualitative and quantitative
-Sensitivity and decision-tree analysis
-Risk treatment: risk response strategies
-Risk monitoring, control, and reporting
-Specific Risk Management

Agenda

  1. Investment decision-making – Day 1
    Morning session:
    1. Introduction to TCM and its essential knowledge areas
    2. AACE International’s Canons of Ethics
    3. Structuring, evaluation, agreement, and implementation processes
    4. Cost vs. pricing: concepts, classifications, tools and techniques
    Afternoon session:
    5. Lifecycle costs: project and asset
    6. Monetary versus opportunity costs
    7. Economic and financial analysis
    8. Engineering economics
    9. Decision-making terminology and concepts
    10. Basic concepts in probability and statistics
    11. Decision modeling and analysis

    B. Risk Management – Day 2
    Morning session:
    12. Risk management terminology and concepts
    13. Risk and uncertainty: concepts, classifications, tools and techniques
    14. Plan risk management
    15. Risk identification
    Afternoon session:
    16. Risk assessment
    17. Risk analysis: qualitative and quantitative
    18. Sensitivity and decision-tree analysis
    19. Risk treatment: risk response strategies
    20. Risk monitoring, control, and reporting
    21. Specific Risk Management 

Instructor: Dr.  Amin Terouhid, PMP, DRMP, PSP
Dr. Terouhid is Adroit is a principal consultant at Adroit Consultants, LLC. He has a master’s degree in industrial engineering and another master’s degree in civil engineering. With a Ph.D. in construction management, Dr. Terouhid’s expertise is focused on project planning and scheduling, construction claim analysis, and cost engineering.  As an expert, Dr. Terouhid has provided consulting services to a wide range of clients for more than 14  years especially in the gas, petrochemical, and construction industries.

He also has extensive teaching and research experience in the fields of operations, project, and construction management. He is the primary author of three AACE recommended practices (RP 89R-16, RP92R-17, and 91R-16), and has published a variety of articles, with a focus on construction management, in scientific journals and presented his works in international conferences. He is a Professional Engineer (P.E.) and holds Project Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP), Decision and Risk Management Professional (DRMP), and Project Management Professional (PMP) certificates.

For more information and to register, please see check out this link.