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April 2017 |
Seminar focuses on improving project management in T&TOver 80 participants – project management professionals, academics, students, and delegates from industry gathered at the Faculty of Engineering of the St. Augustine Campus for a seminar on best project management practices. Hosted by the Industrial Engineering Office of the Faculty of Engineering in collaboration with the Technology and Engineering Management Society (TEMS) Chapter and the Education Society (EdS) Chapter of the IEEE Trinidad and Tobago Section, the event was the Ninth Public Seminar on “Project Management Practices in the Caribbean” (PM9 Seminar). PM9 sought to facilitate awareness and the use of best project management practices and related concepts, models and tools in public and private sector organisations. PM9 was facilitated by Dr. Ruel Ellis, the Chairman of the EdS Chapter. Presentation topics included using earned value to improve project delivery, project management best practice framework in the tourism sector, public health transformation in project management best practice, and developing an approach for assessing the impacts of smart building strategies in T&T. Presenters included Mr. Keone Jackman, Project Engineer at Petrotrin; Mrs. Simone Medina, Director of Research and Planning (Ag.) at the Ministry of Tourism; Mr. Kevin I. Thomas, Project Manager of the Caribbean Network for Integrated Rural Development; and Ms. Lollita Kissoondath Singh, Project Engineer at KAIZEN Environmental Services (Trinidad) Limited. Professor Kit Fai Pun, of the Industrial Engineering Office gave a welcoming address to participants, and Mr. Colin Gopaul, the Vice-Chair of IEEEtt Section delivered a keynote speech. David Drakes, Chair of the IET-Local Network and Kester Gabriel, Counselor of the ASQ, Trinidad and Tobago, also shared some introductory remarks to participants. PM9 was sponsored by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Local Network, and the American Society for Quality (ASQ), Trinidad and Tobago. |
