TRAINING: PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner – SAF/Signal Regiment – Oman

Last week I have conducted a very interesting PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner training for the Signal Regiment of the Sultanate Army of Oman. It was a very unique experience. It was a real pleasure working with such competent and smart group of people from Oman. At the end of the training I was honor with the … Continue reading TRAINING: PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner – SAF/Signal Regiment – Oman

TRAINING: PRINCE2 Foundation Training – UNRWA

In coordination with Optimza Academy I have conducted PRINCE2 Foundation training for a group of competent IT Managers from UNRWA. Delegates are managing IT units in Jordan, Palestine (West Bank an Gaza), Lebanon and Syria. The foundation training lasted for 3 days, December 3rd to December 5th, and took place in IBIS hotel in Amman.

EVENT: ITIL V3 Foundation Training – Texum

Last week I conducted ITIL V3 Foundation training for a group of six managers and engineers at Texum. It was one of the best group I ever worked with. They were really very interested in acquiring new knowledge and practices. They have consistently challenged me with questions, that reflects great passion for knowledge, as well … Continue reading EVENT: ITIL V3 Foundation Training – Texum

REPHRASE: You’re a PMP, why PRINCE2 then?

In a region where  PMP certification is assumed all-what-you-need for project management, occasionally,  I have to answer the question “Why PRINCE2, you’re already a PMP?”. PRINCE2 stands for PRojects In Controlled Environment.  PRINCE2 is a project management methodology,that is mainly concerned with establishing, maintaining and controlling the project environment.

REVIEW: SQLFire – Scalable SQL instead of NoSQL

A very interesting presentation about tackling scalability limitations in legacy databases- if I may. The presentation organization is well-organized. It started with illustrating, why we need to think differently in SQL and how all the “noSQL” solution focuses on new models and not focusing on the real issues like optimizing IO. They focus on making … Continue reading REVIEW: SQLFire – Scalable SQL instead of NoSQL