Curriculum Vitae

Nader K. Rad
3010 Kessel-Lo, Atelierstraat 2, bus 304
Tel: +32488099213, email: nader@mplaza.pm, website: www.mplaza.pm
born 1979, male, married

Mission
Helping organizations improve
their project management
systems one step at a time, by
realization of the potentials of
the existing staff, incorporation
of the global best practices (both
Agile and traditional), and
keeping everything as simple and
practical as possible.

Senior Project Management Consultant, Author, and Trainer

14 years of experience in project planning, project management
consultancy, and project board advisement in different industries and
environments. Author of more than 40 books, mostly on project
management topics. Speaker, instructor, and trainer of various project
management topics. Holder of a Civil Engineering BSc and Philosophy of
Science MSc; certified as PMP, PRINCE2 Practitioner, PRINCE2
Trainer, MoP Practitioner, MSP Foundation, P3O Foundation,
M_o_R Foundation, MoV Foundation, ITIL Foundation, AgilePM
Practitioner, PMI-ACP, CSM, PSPO I, PSM I, Advanced Certificate in
Critical and Structured Thinking, and Ethical Hacking Foundation.
Managing Partner at Management Plaza (www.mplaza.pm).

Primary Areas of Expertise

Project Management Standards/Frameworks
PRINCE2, MoP, MSP, P3O, MoV, M_o_R, ITIL
(AXELOS Best Practices)
PMBOK, its software extension, and other
PMI Standards
SCRUM and DSDM Atern
ICB
PASEG, DCMA, and GAPPS
Other Knowledge and Tools
Agility
Kanban
PMOs (implementation and operation)
Portfolio Management
Program Management
Process Quality Management
Scheduling, Earned Schedule Analysis
Information visualization/ Dashboards
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Key PM Related Software

Primavera P6
Microsoft Project
Jira
Application Area Knowledge
Norms of IT projects
Norms of plant projects
Norms of oil and gas projects
Norms of general construction projects
Norms of engineering projects
Norms of eLearning projects
Others
Training/eLearning methods & theories
Instructional design for training material
Soft skills
Coaching

Education & Certificates

MSc.
BSc.

Philosophy of Science
Civil Engineering

Sharif University of Science & Technology

KNT University of Science & Technology

Project Management Professional (PMP)

PMI
Certified PRINCE2 Trainer
APMG
Certified PRINCE2 Trainer
EXIN
PRINCE2 Practitioner
AXELOS
PRINCE2 Foundation
AXELOS
MoP Foundation
AXELOS
MoP Practitioner
AXELOS
Certified MoP Trainer
EXIN
MSP Foundation
AXELOS
P3O Foundation
AXELOS
M_o_R Foundation
AXELOS
MoV Foundation
AXELOS
AgilePM Foundation
AXELOS
AgilePM Practitioner
AXELOS
PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner)
PMI
Professional Scrum Master Level 1 (PSM I)
Scrum.Org
Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I)
Scrum.Org
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
ScrumAlliance
EXIN Agile Scrum Foundation
EXIN
Certified EXIN Agile Scrum Trainer
EXIN
ITIL Foundation
AXELOS
Advanced Certificate in Critical and Structured Thinking, PMAC
Ethical Hacking Foundation
EXIN

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Publications
47 Books, Including:
The EXIN Agile Scrum Foundation Workbook
The Scrum Master Training Manual
An Introduction to Managing Portfolios with MoP
Analysis of Delays in Projects
Understanding the PMBOK Guide
Percent Complete Fields in Primavera P6
Project Performance Reporting
Project Scheduling Rules
Work Breakdown Structures, A Complete Reference
A Short Introduction to the PMBOK Guide
Earned Value & Earned Schedule Analysis
PMP Exam Preparation Guide
A Guide on PMBOK Guide 4th edition
Microsoft Project 2013, The Complete Reference
Microsoft Project 2010, The Complete Reference
Microsoft Project 2007, The Complete Reference
Microsoft Project 2003, The Complete Reference
Microsoft Project VBA Programming
An Introduction to Primavera Project Management 5.0
Primavera P6, The Complete Reference
And many articles in various journals and websites
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Published as an eBook
ISBN: 9789082114713
Published as an eBook
Published as an eBook
ISBN: 9788740301878
Published as an eBook
Published as an eBook
ISBN: 9788740303339
Published as an eBook
Published as an eBook
ISBN: 9786001240904
ISBN: 9786001240898
ISBN: 9786001240560
Published as an eBook
ISBN: 9786001240737
ISBN: 9789643548889
ISBN: 978964823020x
ISBN: 9789643549091
ISBN: 9789648296235
ISBN: 9789643549671

Presentations in Conferences

Project Scheduling Best Practices

Project Managers are Biased Too
Agile Planning
Co-Tailoring the PMBOK Guide and PRINCE2

2015 PMI Scheduling Conference presentation

PMI BeLux Day 2014 presentation
2014 PMI Scheduling Conference presentation
PMI BeLux Day 2013 presentation

Other Educational Products

EXIN Agile Scrum Master

EXIN Agile Scrum Master
Agile and Scrum
An Introduction to Management of Portfolios
MtPMM: Meta Project Management Methodology
PMTetris
Learning Microsoft Project 2010
Managing IT Projects
The A to Z of Work Breakdown Structures
A Portrait of Scrum Project Management
PRINCE2 Foundation
Changes in the PMBOK Guide 5
Pen Project: A Sample PRINCE2 Project

official train-the-trainers course

official EXINs BTM (basic training material)
an eLearning course
an eLearning course
Initiated non-for-profit methodology
an educational game (PMBOK and PRINCE2)
an elearning course on Microsoft Project 2012
an eLearning course for IT Organizations
a workshop on creating WBSs
a workshop on Scrum framework
course material
an eLearning for www.redvector.com
course material/ebook

Teaching Experience

PRINCE2 Foundation Course

PRINCE2 Practitioner Course
PMP Exam Preparation Course
PMP Exam Troubleshooting
Critical Thinking for Project Stakeholders
Implementation of Project Management Standards
Designing a PMO
Fundamentals of Project Management
The Combination of PRINCE2 and the PMBOK Guide
From Managing Projects to Managing Portfolios
PRINCE2+PMBOK compound PM System Course
Managing Projects with Scrum
Scrum Awareness
Being Agile without Scrum
Managing Agile Projects with DSDM Atern
Microsoft Project
How to Teach Microsoft Excel

11 times, 16 hours
6 times, 16 hours
3 times, 35 hours
2 times, 8 hours
2 times, 8 hours
4 times, 8 hours
3 times, 6 hours
3 times, 6 hours
3 times, 6 hours
2 time, 8 hours
2 times, 36 hours
18 times, 12 hours
6 times, 3 hours
2 times, 6 hours
2 times, 16 hours
7 times, 32 hours
1 time, (Ordered by Ministry of Education)

2011 to 2015
2012 to 2015
2010 to 2014
2012 to 2014
2014
2009 to 2014
2011 to 2014
2010 to 2014
2010 to 2014
2012
2012 to 2015
2009 to 2015
2013 to 2015
2013 to 2014
2012 to 2014
2008 to 2010
2010

Honors & Awards

Certificate of appreciation from the Ministry
of Education for writing the Microsoft Excel
2007 book, 2008
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Best writer and translator Certificate of

appreciation from Dibagaran publication, 2008

Professional Experience
Sodexo, Belgium
2014-3 ~ 2014-12

Portfolio and Project Management Consultant

- PMO implementation consultant

Management Plaza, Belgium

2011 ~ Present

Managing Partner
- 1: Taking part in directing and managing the company
- 2: Project management / PMO implementation consultant
- 3: Trainer and author of project management topics

Sevom.in
2013 ~ Present

Startup Co-Founder
- Product Owner and Startup Director

IDATE, France
2013 ~ 2014

Consultant
- PMO Consultant

eBapps
2014 ~ Present

Startup Co-Founder
- Product Owner and Startup Director

EPPA, Belgium
2013 ~ 2014

Consultant
- Project Management Process Improvement Consultant

RiskMatrix, Denmark
2013 ~ 2014

Consultant
- Project Management Methodology Consultant

Planner Tutorials Hub, Canada

2011 ~ 2013

Author
- Author of Primavera P6 articles

Samehara Consultants
2011 ~ 2013

Agile PM
- Project: Implementation of SAP ERP in Petropars company
Product Owner for the final product
- Project: Implementation of SAP ERP in Petropars company

eLearnPad, UK
2010 ~ 2013

Author
- Project 1: Preparing a customized PM methodology for e-learning
projects
- Project 2: Preparing an elearning course on Microsoft Project 2010
- Project 3: Preparing an elearning course on managing IT projects
- Project 4: Preparing an elearning course on PRINCE2
Agile Coach
- Project 5: National elearning delivery system
- Project 6: Self-Improvement elearning package development

Aseh Sanat Consultants

2006 ~ 2013

PMO Manager
- Project 1: Gole Gohar Iron Ore Beneficiation Plant
- Project 2: Khatoonabad Copper Refinery Plant
- Project 3: Sarab Alumina Production Plant
- Project 4: Angooran Zinc Production Plant
- Project 5: Fajrgostar Factory
Agile PM
- Project 6: Organizational document management system
implementation

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- Project 7: Organizational process improvement

- Project 8: ERP implementation
Kalil Consultants
2008 ~ 2012

Project Planner
- Project: Headquarter Building of Airports Holding Company

Shahre Aftab Co.

2010 ~ 2011

PMO Consultant
- Project: Construction of a Trade Fair
Agile PM
- Project: Sharepoint implementation

Debleh Company
2002 ~ 2010

PMO Consultant
- Project 1: Golestan Project (Construction of 700 Apartments)
- Project 2: Nosazan #12 (Construction of 800 Apartments)
- Project 3: Azad Universitys Central Library
- Project 4: Labafinejad Clinic
Agile PM
- Project 5: BPM implementation

Central Bank
2007 ~ 2009

PMO Implementation Consultant

- Project: National Treasures Museum
Agile PM
- Project: Sharepint implementation

Varian Company
2006 ~ 2008

Project Planner
- Project: Damghan Hospital

Tabanshahr Company
2006 ~ 2008

Project Planner
- Project: Semnan Hospital

Cova Co.
2006 ~ 2008

Project Planner
- Project: Green Fair Complex

Fooladsakhteman Co.
2004 ~ 2008

Project Planner
- Project: EDBI Banks Headquarter Building

Day Co.
1997 ~ 1999

PMO Officer
- Project: Tehrans International Airport
References

Frank Turley, frank@mgmtplaza.com

Director at Management Plaza

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Michael Lepage, michael@plannertuts.com

Director at Planner Tutorials Hub