In today’s climate of economic turmoil, price volatility and market uncertainty, and with globalism making our lives more interconnected and complicated, it is increasingly necessary for companies to identify and develop managers with a broad understanding of the issues facing the international oil and gas industries and with the skills necessary to manage effectively over a wide range of operations. This program is designed to provide managers with the necessary skills and knowledge and to prepare them for more senior responsibilities within their organizations
Gain a broad understanding of the petroleum industry and the companies that make up this industry
Learn about the important issues facing our industry and strategies used to address these issues
Gain specific skills in strategic planning, setting goals, budgeting, and finance
Learn the characteristics of an effective leader and understand how leaders motivate, delegate and inspire
Understand how projects are organized and managed
Understand the management and allocation of resources (money, time, people, tools and technology)
Gain skills in managing project costs
Deal with project risks through finance and project execution strategies
Make effective management decisions using deterministic and probabilistic models
Compare international legal systems
Learn how to work with international contract law and understand methods of dispute resolution
Learn about the legal issues surrounding global supply and transportation
Business Development Professionals
Corporate Planners, Investment Analysts, Oil & Gas Directors who would appreciate the gist of a full Oil & Gas energy MBA study program
More senior Oil & Gas executives intrigued by the concepts of an MBA but lacking the time for a full MBA
Managers in the Oil & Gas energy sector that want a ‘taster’ to see if a full MBA might be for them
Professionals who have already done a generic MBA but want to relate those processes to the Oil & Gas industries
Managers in industries and professions supplying or serving the industry who would like a deeper understanding of oil and gas, e.g. bankers, lawyers, analysts, service majors, etc.
Project managers, Engineers, Supply Planners & Scheduling Professional
Origin, source, and nature of hydrocarbons
Exploration – how hydrocarbons are found
Production operations
Field processing operations
Transportation of crude oil
Downstream processing
Marketing
Economics
Operating companies and service companies
Local, national, and multinational oil companies
Integrated and non-integrated companies
Production sharing agreements
Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Issues facing the oil industry
Strategic planning
Corporate culture
Corporate mission statements
Vision and values
Communicating the mission and the business model to stakeholders
Achieving stakeholder alignment
Implementing strategies through financial planning and budgeting
Example of capital budgeting through peer groups
Understanding corporate cash flow and project financing
Evaluating capital projects by cash flow analysis
Characteristics of an effective leader
Team building and employee empowerment
PMI’s definitions and list of key skills
PMI’s knowledge areas
How projects are organized and how a leader motivates, delegates, and inspires
The project charter and critical objectives
Managing available resources (finances, time, people, tools, and technology)
Fundamentals of cost and time management and project quality control
Managing project risk
Project communications
The Scope of Work
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
The WBS as the basis for estimate development and cost control activities
WBS as the basis for planning and scheduling
The project execution cycle
Scope development and estimate bases
Estimates and budgets, the concept of contingency
Estimates and probability
Project cost control and change management
Scope changes and cost trends
Project schedule control
Quality management
The role of probability in decisions
Mathematical modeling of business processes
Making management decisions under conditions of uncertainty
Making management decisions under conditions of certainty
Optimization of mathematical models and interpretation of results
Comparative legal systems
International contract law
The concept of legal jurisdiction
Dispute resolution methods and resources
Global supply and transportation, title and liability issues
Because supervisory levels are the link between the executive and senior management levels, achieving the organization's objectives, increasing productivity and overall performance of the organization, affects the effectiveness and efficiency of supervisors' performance.
And because of the skills of supervisors in any organization in need of continuous development, and to acquire advanced tools and methods that reflect on the deepening of these skills and activate their role in motivating individuals working, and push them to commit to the goals of the organization.
You need this conference to learn about supervisory skills and advanced methods, to be able to play an effective and supervisory role in your organization.
We often hear record-breaking athletes say; I owe it to my coach; That’s because however talented they are, athletes need a coach to improve their performance and competitiveness. Likewise, Companies and Organizations need to create a culture where coaching and feedback occur as a routine part of each day. Towards this strategic end. This innovative and motivating course, explains a structured approach to coaching which is effective whether a professional is working with a recruit or seeking improvement from an experienced player. Being less of a boss and more of a coach is fundamental to modern management. Urging people to do better won’t work unless they know how to do it better. Good coaching builds trust and a collaborative climate between professionals and teams.
Managing an office has become an increasingly sophisticated and complex job. The increased demand for speed and accuracy, knowledge of new technology and an increasingly diverse workforce bring challenges and also opportunities for growth. This dynamic and in-depth course explores some of the more advanced skills which can help an office manager to work more confidently, creatively, and effectively
The program has been designed to be interactive with several case studies and group exercises. A modular approach will take the delegates through the four stages of Crisis Management - Preparation, Planning, Response, and Recovery. Participative lectures will involve the use of PowerPoint, handout material, work manual with all instructor notes and slides, examples of best practice, and appropriate video/DVD material. The use of flip-charts, syndicate workshops, and reporting back sessions will encourage a fully participative and enjoyable event.
This course will provide participants with in-depth knowledge and practical skills to plan, deliver and monitor IT/cybersecurity to internal and external clients encompassing a complete, conjoined set of disciplines in the areas of IT policies, Security-Operational-Run-Book, security/penetration testing, ethical hacking, and black hat hacking.
It will also cover WiFi security, Website security, human factors, cyber forensics, cybersecurity team management, Secure Operations Center (SOC), and Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) infrastructures.
As part of the course, participants will conduct a risk assessment of two different deployments based on the ISO27001 to identify any direct, or indirect threats, security exposures, or potentials for vulnerabilities. Participants will also respond to an example of security incident and identify the best practices which could be applied to secure their own organization and associated assets. All participants will be given copies of Run Books to deal with cyber extortions, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS/DoS), and forensic investigations.