TOPIC:  Project Failure and Success

A comprehensive answer to the question of which factors are critical to project success depends on answering four separate questions: ‘‘What factors lead to project management success?’’, ‘‘What factors lead to a successful project?’’  ‘‘What factors lead to consistently successful projects? and “Why do projects fail?” 
 
Despite this increasing awareness of project management by organizations, projects still continue to fail. 
 
The purpose of this presentation is to systematically investigate the causes of project failure and how these can be prevented, managed, or controlled.

PRESENTER:  Dr. Edward Ramdaloo

At 34 years old Dr Ramdaloo became one of the youngest Philosophaie Doctorates in his field of Project Management graduating cum laude in 2014 in the USA. With over 10 years of intensive research and experience, he authored a book entitled “Project 
Management Principles” in 2015. He is professionally registered with several local and international Project Management organizations and associations. He is also a Registered Mentor with COMENSA (Coaches and Mentors South Africa) is currently the KZN Deputy Chairperson. 

He currently serves as the KZN Public Works Deputy Director: Programme Management for EThekwini Region tasked with delivering some of the strategic and mega projects. He has been amongst the most visible proponents of project management development in Africa. 
 
He was runner up for the “Young Researcher of the Year Award 2015 at the International Project Management Association (IPMA), a leading global professional body for project, programme and portfolio management and is currently a finalist 2016 at the Association of Project Management (APM) – Mike Nichols category with the gala event scheduled to be held on the 7 November 2016 in London.  The Mike Nichols Award for Inspiration, sponsored by The Nichols Group is set to recognising inspirational projects, programmes and organisations that have made contributions to successful transformational change in the world, society and for the project management community. 

He has been nominated for the Order of Mapungubwe, The Order of Mapungubwe represents ingenuity and excellence, and is awarded to South African citizens for excellence and exceptional achievement. National orders are the highest awards that the country, through its president, can bestow on its citizens.

DATE:  Thursday, 15 September 2016

TIME
17h30 - 18h00 Registration, Snacks, Networking
18h00 - 19h00 Presentation

VENUE

Varsity College
12 Radar Drive
Durban North 
Durban
4016

COST:
Members: Free
Non-Members: R50

RSVP before 15 September 2016.  Kindly note that RSVP is ESSENTIAL

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