Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 5, 2010 – The global business leading business intelligence company, Top Link Conference & Event Management will be the host for a 2 day conference + 1 day pre-conference workshop themed: Successful Project Management in Energy, Power and Utilities Industry on 28, 29 & 30 September 2010 at Prince Hotel and Residence Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
“ If you fail to plan, you plan to fail” is a popular quotation used to describe that all projects require proper management in order to ensure success. At present, project managers in the energy and utility industry have to make decisions in an environment of high levels of uncertainty and risk. Poor project management causes energy companies massive losses of resources and money.
In a recent Standish Group Survey, the following dreadful results were revealed….
• 90% of the government and private projects failed due to cost and time overruns.
• More than 33% projects were cancelled even before they are completed.
• Nearly 1/3 of the projects experienced 150 – 220 % cost overruns.
• With projects costs coming in with an average overrun of 189%.
• Over 1/3 of all companies reported time overruns of 200 – 300%
Patrick Weaver who has served clients like BP, Shell, Boeing will be one of the keynote speakers in this conference and he will be conducting the 1-day pre-conference workshop on “How to Develop an Effective Schedule” on 28th September, 2010.
The workshop is a good platform to take project planning, scheduling and cost control to a whole new level to ensure good results for all managers. Various case studies shared by experienced speakers & the interactive sessions provide directors & managers from energy, power & utilities industry opportunities for networking and discussion.
You can check them out online (www.toplink-
Person Contact: Bin Jue Chua
Telephone: 607 – 226 7352
Email: binjue.chua@
Website: http:// www.toplink-
