School of Project Management

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Managing Projects

Dear Colleague,

Project management - the skills, knowledge and ability to execute work on time, within budget is a

fundamental requirement for any thriving business. Successful project delivery requires high quality

people with the right training and organizational support.

Recognizing the business benefits that could be gained by developing a larger pool of local,

talented project managers for Azerbaijan, BP on behalf of its co-venturers, is proud to initiate and

fund the School of Project Management (SPM) in Azerbaijan, in partnership with Khazar University

and ESI International. Through this project both private and public sectors in Azerbaijan will gain

access to a globally recognized, comprehensive program, focusing on the simultaneous goals of

improving immediate project management performance. Yet another very important goal of the

project is to increase capacity of local training institutions in Azerbaijan, and we hope that in the

next couple of years local professionals trained by ESI international will carry out these trainings

for future generations of managers.

This project is a continuation of our commitment to increase the participation of local companies in

our business activities in Azerbaijan and strengthening their capacity to compete with international

companies within Azerbaijan and beyond. It fits perfectly with our local content development

strategy and also builds upon existing initiatives such as the Enterprise Development and Training

Program, Supplier Finance Facility, and many others.

We look forward to seeing the program achieve its full potential by creating a larger network of

certified Project Managers in Azerbaijan and celebrate its significant impact on business profitability

through successful delivery of infrastructure and commercial projects.

Rashid Javanshir,

President

BP Azerbaijan

Sponsor’s Note

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ESI International and The George Washington University (GWU)The George Washington University School of Business is dedicated to excellence in its teaching and research about management within the United States and internationally.

For nearly 30 years, ESI International and The George Washington University have worked together as academic partners. Through this partnership, ESI’s students are ensured rigorous, practical coursework and rewarded with impressive professional certificates that set them apart as experts in their field.

In addition to earning a wide variety of certificates, ESI students can also earn credit toward GWU’s Master of Science in Project Management. The university will award advanced standing to those students who earn an ESI/GWU Master’s Certificate within five years of starting the Master’s degree programme.

ESI International has helped people around the world improve the way they manage their projects, contracts, requirements and vendors. Since 1981, ESI has worked with more than 1000 clients worldwide to develop customised on-site training, public training, e-training, assessments and consulting programmes. Our clients include many global Fortune 500 corporations such as BP, Barclays, Cisco, GlaxoSmithKline, ABB, Ericsson, and many more. ESI’s extensive choice of project management and business analysis courses are available in different delivery formats allowing organisations to select the type of training that matches their needs.

ESI International and PMI

With almost 300,000 members in 172 countries from various industries, PMI® is the largest project management association in the world.

Beyond academic credentials, certification by the Project Management Institute (PMI®) as a Project Management Professional (PMP®) is the industry foremost credential and is a benchmark for many of the world’s largest corporations for the advancement and employment within project management.

To achieve PMP certification, each candidate must satisfy all educational and experiential requirements established by PMI and must demonstrate an acceptable and valid level of understanding and knowledge about project management that is tested by the Project Management Professional Certification Examination. This exam is held by PMI itself and is not associated to SPM. SPM shall only be responsible to prepare each “student” for this exam – as of today, the pass rate for ESI-taught “students” worldwide who have

undertaken the full PM curriculum is 98%.

Khazar University

Khazar University is a private, English-medium university which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2011. Today Khazar University’s 1,500 students and graduate students study in 5 Schools: Economics and Management, Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, Education, and Medicine.

The university has Bachelors, Masters, and PhD programs, as well as programs and projects for professional development for private, public, and NGO sectors.

The mission of Khazar University is to provide university education that meets the needs of Azerbaijan and conforms to the highest international standards of academic quality, faculty and student accomplishment, transparency, and accountability. In addition to its Schools and Departments Khazar University also sponsors a number of Centers that focus on local and regional needs, for example the Eurasia Extractive Industries Knowledge Hub, in collaboration with Revenue Watch Institute in New York, and the Center for Economic Policy and Development.

Throughout its 20 years of operation Khazar University has developed partnerships with prominent universities in Europe, the CIS countries, East Asia, the Middle East, Turkey, Iran, and North America. It continues to develop new opportunities for students and faculty to explore their fields from international points of view and to prepare themselves for their future success, either in Azerbaijan or around the world.

For more information about Khazar University please visit:

www.khazar.org

School of Project Management

Welcome Note

An important aspect of Khazar University’s mission is to put our resources to the service of our community. One way we do that is through professional development programs for professionals in the private and public sector in Baku and throughout Azerbaijan.

Khazar University is fortunate to be able to partner with BP and ESI International to create the School for Project Management, which will provide an opportunity for young professionals to develop the skills and habits necessary for the contemporary market and the public sector.

We invite all interested individuals and organizations to participate in the School for Project Management, and to work with us at Khazar University to continue to develop the social environment in Azerbaijan.

John Ryder

RectorKhazar University

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Managing Projects

Risk Management

The Curriculum

You will Learn how to:

You will Learn how to:

Participants will get a solid understanding of project management methods with this

comprehensive introductory course. They will gain practical experience in proven

project management techniques and discover a wealth of valuable, flexible tools

that they can use immediately to ensure the success of any project in any type of

organisation.

Managing Projects gives participants the foundation, experience, techniques and

tools to manage each stage of the project life cycle, work within organisational and

cost constraints, set goals tied directly to stakeholder needs, get the most from the

project management team, and utilise state-of-the-art project management tools to

get the work done on time and within budget.

In this Risk Management course, participants will work through the proactive approach to

threat and opportunity—based on a clear understanding of the powerful nature of both

qualitative and quantitative approaches to risk management.

Risk Management examines threat and opportunity from both a topdown and bottom-

up perspective using ESI’s proven eight-step risk management process. Using effective

tools, including ESI’s highly regarded risk assessment model, participants will learn how

to evaluate and respond to risk at the project and task levels.

• Master fundamental project management skills, concepts and techniques

• Link project goals and objectives to clear, compelling stakeholder needs

• Develop work breakdown structures

• Set realistic, measurable objectives and ensure positive results

• Estimate project costs and schedules using simple, proven techniques

• Establish a dependable project control and monitoring system

• Use a practical, eight-step process to manage project risk

• Identify threats and opportunities and weigh their relative value in their project

• Control multiple risks using limited strategies

• Overcome psychological barriers to risk in stakeholders and team members

• Make risk and opportunity integral components of their next project plan

• The SPM Curriculum can lead to two globally recognised certifications: the “PM Professional” certificate, awarded by the Project Management Institute (PMI), and the “Master’s Certificate in Project Management”, awarded by The George Washington University (GWU).

• The SPM Curriculum consists of seven core courses, each of which are, 3 or 4 days in duration, delivered over a period of 12 to 14 months. Students will be required to attend every full 8-hour day of classroom training. At the end of each course, students will be required to pass an exam and, in doing so, will be awarded a course certificate.

• Upon completing the 7 courses, students have been fully trained with the knowledge required to take and pass the PMP Exam. At this point, it is the student’s decision to continue on and take the PMP exam, or not, subject to meeting PMI eligibility criteria

• All courses will be taught in English language by ESI International’s qualified instructors.

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Project Leadership Management and Communications

Quality for Project Managers

Scheduling and Cost Control

You will Learn how to:

You will Learn how to:

You will Learn how to:

This interactive course is designed to provide a solid foundation in key leadership

competencies and to afford participants the opportunity for a truly transformational

leadership experience. Participants will complete a self-assessment of their leadership

skills, then master the basics of these leadership competencies: setting direction,

aligning people, motivating and inspiring, leading teams, communicating, building

Relationships, facilitating ethical conduct, negotiating and leading change.

They will learn how to empower themselves and other team members through

more effective negotiation based on an understanding of the differences between

competitive and collaborative negotiation approaches – and they will gain an

appreciation of the importance of a collaborative “win/win” negotiation process.

This course is not just about quality—it brings to the forefront the essentials of quality

management and its vital link to business success, with a focus on the essentials

of an effective quality management programme that works for your organisation,

regardless of your industry. It traces the history of the quality movement, focuses on

modern business trends and what it means to be a world-class quality organisation

and prepares the project manager to be a positive force in using quality management

programmes to help ensure project and business success.

Participants will learn about the philosophy and principles of quality management and

learn how to translate these concepts into specific actions that are key to successful

improvement efforts. They will practice concepts, tools and techniques using an

integrated case study that requires application of skills learned.

Participants will develop effective measures for scheduling and controlling projects as they put

the tools of project management to work.

In this course participants will focus on managing the constraints they face in any project:

limits on time, human resources, materials, budget, and specifications. Participants will

discover proven ways to work within the identified constraints, without letting predefined limits

curtail creativity or innovation.

From the opening morning, participants will get hands-on experience, practising their skills in

building project requirements and the work breakdown structure.

They will learn a sound, logical framework for scheduling and controlling project activities.

They will master techniques for estimating, forecasting, budgeting, monitoring, controlling,

analysing, and reporting costs and interpreting the meaning of earned-value data.

• Lead project teams through more effective communication

• Identify motivational value systems to improve productivity and cooperation

• Recognise the role of business and personal ethics in leadership

• Describe predictable change stages and identify appropriate leadership strategies for each stage

• Utilise a powerful four-stage collaborative negotiation process

• Create a Leadership Development Plan to implement when they return to work

• Use the work breakdown structure to develop a network diagram

• Calculate schedules using PERT/CPM

• Identify, assign, and tabulate resource requirements

• Predict costs and work time using specific levels and estimate types

• Plan for contingencies and anticipate variations

• Predict future project performance based on historical data

• Monitor changes and close out projects on time

• Integrate project quality management into the entire project life cycle

• Use five steps to plan effectively for project quality management

• Use five steps to assess and improve your organisation’s current quality capabilities to ensure that projects will meet specified quality standards

• Ensure customer satisfaction by monitoring results using project quality control tools

• Apply project quality management tools and techniques to “real world” project management situations

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You will Learn how to:

You will Learn how to:

Beyond academic credentials, certification by the Project Management Institute (PMI®) as a project management professional (PMP®) shows the world that you’ve mastered essential project management skills and knowledge. To earn PMP® credential from the PMI®, participants must demonstrate the required “long-term commitment” to project management professionalism and pass a rigorous, 200-question exam covering the five project management processes and nine knowledge areas in PMI’s project management body of knowledge (PMBOK®).

This 7th module is a 4-day preparation course for the exam for obtaining Project Management Professional’s (PMP®) certificate from the Project Management Institute (PMI®) – world’s biggest professional association of professional Project Managers. To achieve PMP certification, each candidate must satisfy all educational and experiential requirements established by PMI and must demonstrate an acceptable and valid level of understanding and knowledge about project management that is tested by the Project Management Professional Certification Examination. This exam is held by PMI itself and is not associated to SPM. SPM shall only be responsible to prepare each “student” for this exam – as of today, the pass rate for ESI-taught “students” worldwide who have undertaken the full PM curriculum is 98%.

Negotiation is an invaluable skill for any project manager. Not only do you negotiate

agreements with vendors and contractors, but also with stakeholders, customers and

team members throughout the project life cycle. Highly interactive, this course covers

the dynamics, processes and techniques of internal and external negotiation. Learn

how to analyse your own and the other party’s negotiation style, diffuse conflict and

negotiate for effective cost and schedule performance. Experience one on one and

team negotiations and receive coaching and feedback

• Reduce your study time in half by focusing only on relevant exam topics

• Test taking strategies to help answer any questions correctly

• Turn double negatives into simple statements easily

• Use competitive and collaborative negotiation strategies with success

• Recover a stalled negotiation using breakthrough techniques adjust your negotiating style to match the preferences of the other party

• Deactivate the impact emotions and focus on finding agreement

• Apply negotiation skills for efficient cost and schedule performance

• Plan strategies to effectively develop and manage collaborative relationships critical to your project

Project Management Applications

Upon completion of the required 6 courses, participants should complete either PMP Exam Preparation or Negotiation Skills.

You will Learn how to:Watch basic concepts come to life in this course, a comprehensive synthesis of core

project management principles designed to reinforce skills learned throughout the

core curriculum. Participants can build on their new competencies and test their skills

as they work in teams to complete an extensive, realistic, week long project case

study. Participants will propose, plan, and execute a full-scale project under typical

organisational constraints. Follow the project through the life cycle, resolving issues

of performance, scheduling, and control as they address questions of leadership and

management. Each team member will take a turn as project manager, defining objectives

and performing tasks and producing deliverables critical to the project’s success.

• Select the level of staffing, resources, and management support required for a project

• Assemble a project team and gain commitment on project objectives

• Assign tasks based on work breakdown structure

• Estimate time and costs and present a project plan to team members and stakeholders

• Create a project binder documenting each stage of the project and lessons learned

PMP Exam Preparation

Negotiation Skills for Project Managers

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For further information and to apply to SPM, please contact:

Ramiz MammadliProgram Manager

School of Project Management www.spm.az

Khazar University (Neftcilar Campus)11 Mehseti St.Baku, Az1096

Phone: (994 12) 4222495 or (994 12) 4217927Email: r.mammadli@spm.az

Eligibility Criteria• Advanced level of English language. Applicants must pass a language test prior to being accepted by the SPM.

• 2 years experience in managing projects, or nominated by the applicant’s sponsor as a potential project manager for future projects.

• All applicants must be Azerbaijani citizens to be eligible for BP and its Oil and Gas Co-venturers’ subsidy scheme.

FundingSchool of Project Management is an initiative with initial financial support and subsidy from BP and it’s Oil & Gas co-venturers. This subsidy will be 70% of the total cost of the training, which is $9,000, meaning participants are required to pay a total of just $2,700.

Each participant and/or their sponsor will be required to pay the amount of $2,700 in full prior to starting the program.

Self-Sponsored Applicants

The SPM may accept applicants who have advanced English language skills, but not necessarily meet all the above-mentioned eligbility criteria,

provided they pay for the full (100%) tuition fee themselves.

SPM Application Procedure

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