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ESI in the NewsWorld leader in Project Management and Business Analysis learningEMEA EditionTM3rd Quarter 2008Welcome to ESI International’s second QuarterlyNews Update, which is a summary of our PublicRelations activities which took place in quarter twoof this year in the EMEA region. ESI Internationalis the world leader in Project Management andBusiness Analysis learning.In order to view full content of these press releasesand published articles please visit:http://www.esi-intl.co.uk/resource_centre/news/Should you wish to receive a copy of any articleplease call on +44(0) 20 7017 7053.Press Releases & Published ArticlesPress Releases• Survey Identifies Key Challenges toSuccessful Project Management• ESI Launches India Office to Address ProjectManagement Skills Gap• ESI International Launches PgMP SMCertification Exam• ESI International Launches Virtual Classroom• Wanted: Managers and Leaders• Reducing Project Risks and ManagingProgrammesProject Management Articles• Achieving Business Goals Through EffectiveProgramme Management• Schedule Risk Analysis: A Guide forFinancial Institutions• Solving the Recruitment ConundrumESI New Case Study:• GlaxoSmithKline Chooses ESI to HelpImprove Project Management CapabilitySurvey Identifies KeyChallenges to SuccessfulProject ManagementThe results of a new survey conductedby ESI International report some of themost pressing issues for executives andtechnical professionals include managingcomplex projects; responding to changeboth internally and externally; andprioritising projects within a programmeor portfolio. Survey respondents wererepresentative of federal, state andlocal government agencies as well asnumerous industries including aerospace/defense, financial services, IT, insurance,manufacturing, pharmaceutical andhealthcare. The responses indicate areasrequiring greater attention in order toensure the successful outcome of anorganisation’s projects.Press Release, May 2008ESI Launches IndiaOffice to Address ProjectManagement Skills GapESI International announced the launchof its India operations. The opening ofthe office in Bangalore is in tandem withthe appointment of Pankaj Kejriwal as itsCountry Manager for India, who bringsmore than ten years of experience in theIT corporate training industry to ESI.The Indian economy is charging forwardand indicators show that in the yearahead, economic growth between 8 percent and 8.5% per cent is possible evenwithout additional foreign investment.The corporate training market is also onan uptrend, where spending on productsand services in the training space grewfrom US $15.8 billion in 2006 to US$16.38 billion in 2007.Press Release, April 2008ESI International LaunchesPgMP SM Certification ExamESI International announced the launchof its PgMP SM Exam Preparation course.The course, which is part of ESI’s newProgramme Management ProfessionalDevelopment Programme, is designedto help professionals prepare for theProject Management Institute’s (PMI ® )Programme Management Professional(PgMP SM ) certification exam.Press Release, April 2008ESI International LaunchesVirtual ClassroomESI International announced the globallaunch of its virtual classroom whichallows students to train together with aninstructor in real time through an onlineenvironment. With microphones andinstant messaging, students are ableto hear the instructor’s explanations,ask questions, speak with one another,divide into virtual breakout rooms andbenefit from instant instructor pollingfrom anywhere in the world.Press Release January, 2008United Kingdom • Germany • Sweden • Spain • South Africa • United Arab Emirates • USA • India • Brazil • Singapore+44 (0) 20 7017 7100 enquiries@esi-intl.co.uk www.esi-emea.com

ESI in the NewsWorld leader in Project Management and Business Analysis learningTMUpcoming EventsFree Breakfast Seminar10 th July 2008Business Analysis Skills:Necessary in Good Times,Crucial in a DownturnSimpsons-in-the-Strand,LondonPMI 9th Benelux Day27 th September 2008ESI International exhibitingSint-Laureins, BelgiumHR Summit26 th - 30 th October 2008ESI International ExhibitingDubai, UAEIPMA World Exhibition20089 th - 11 th November 2008ESI International ExhibitingESI’s Senior Instructor, ClaudeMaley will be presenting on“Project Portfolio Management -Alignment to Business Strategy”Rome, ItalyWorld of Learning19 th - 20 th November 2008ESI International ExhibitingNEC, BirminghamUK: www.esi-intl.co.ukGermany: www.esi-intl.deSweden: www.esi-intl.seMiddle East: www.esi-intl.aeWanted: Managers and LeadersBalancing the role of leader and manager in keepingthe multi-billion dollar projects taking place in Qataron track is to be examined next month at a freebreakfast seminar.With rising costs, squeezed budgets and tight deadlines,project managers are tasked with cutting down onunexpected surprises which could put projects at risk.But is a good manager also a good leader?Press Release May 2008Reducing Project Risks andManaging ProgrammesStrong risk management processes can substantiallyreduce costly projects arising on the multi-billiondollar major projects taking place across theMiddle East, according to an industry expert. Withrising costs and ever tighter budgets, good riskmanagement processes are essential for projectmanagers to cut down on the unexpected surpriseswhich could put projects at risk.Programme managers are also generally responsiblefor managing large, multiple project initiativeswithin a single customer site that carry a high riskfactor. ESI International is holding free breakfastseminars in Dubai and Abu Dhabi designed toaddress strategic business aims and provide thetools required for programme managers to developadditional business skills.Press Release February 2008GlaxoSmithKline ChoosesESI to Help Improve ProjectManagement CapabilityLeading pharmaceutical company, GlaxoSmithKline(GSK) has a very clear mission: to improve thequality of human life by enabling people to do more,feel better and live longer. For GSK and it’s 100,000employees around the world, turning this missioninto a reality requires the management of manylarge-scale medicine discovery and developmentprojects - projects that can typically run the courseof a decade, include a broad range of business unitsand consume vast amounts of resources.Project Management Articles:Achieving Business Goals ThroughEffective Programme ManagementThoughtful programme management is applicableto designing and implementing weapons systemsor revamping wealth management companies.J. LeRoy Ward explains how it works and whatcompetencies a manager should develop. To manyexecutives, programme management is a relativelynew concept. But to others, particularly in the UKand the US, for more than five decades it’s been aproven method for getting work done.Published in Finance Week, May 2008Schedule Risk Analysis: A Guide forFinancial InstitutionsThere is no “right” duration estimate. The precedingstatement has become a truism of project durationestimation. Each duration estimate is associatedwith inherent probability that the final actual durationwill be longer or shorter than the estimate. Howmany project activities do you know about that werecompleted exactly as planned?Schedule risk analysis is about evaluating andquantifying the uncertainty in a duration estimate.This article explains the schedule risk analysisprocess, and identifies good practices used inschedule risk analysis giving the decision maker theability to assess the quality of a project schedule usedas one of the critical factors in making decisions.Published in Finance Week, April 2008Solving the Recruitment ConundrumExperienced project managers are in great demandin the Middle East. But how can organisationsrecruit and retain staff they have trained for a highlyspecialised role? Craig Jordan, ESI Middle EastDirector, analyses the issue.Regular readers of Middle Eastern newspapers willbe familiar with the concept of the ‘mega project’.Indeed, the region’s press is full of stories andannouncements on a seemingly unending series ofnew developments.The Khurais oilfield in Saudi Arabia, Yas Island inAbu Dhabi, the Pearl in Qatar and, of course, thePalm Islands and Burj Tower in Dubai are just a fewof the many dozens of large-scale initiatives that arebeing touted as mega projects in the region. Butwhat exactly is a mega project?Published in eStrategies Middle East: FebruaryEdition, 2008, Vol 3 No 1United Kingdom • Germany • Sweden • Spain • South Africa • United Arab Emirates • USA • India • Brazil • Singapore+44 (0) 20 7017 7100 enquiries@esi-intl.co.uk www.esi-emea.com