OPM & BAN

Learn itby doing it.

Three events are planned this year: a competition and two workshops where project management and analytics are played, built and tested.

Riyadh at golden hour: the Kingdom Centre and cranes against an orange sky, the financial district beyondRiyadh at blue hour: the Kingdom Centre, Majdoul and Al Faisaliah towers lit above the city
The skyline from Olaya, 20162018

Planned this year

Dates and rooms go out on LinkedIn and on the section Discord servers first. Members who attend can earn a bonus grade.

  • A stopwatch lying on a printed time-study sheet

    Friends Feud

    A team quiz show: OPM questions against the clock, then BAN cases to solve on the spot.

    Type
    Competition
    When
    Date to be announced
    Where
    Alfaisal University
  • A heap of LEGO bricks in every colour

    The LEGO project life cycle

    A hands-on build that takes each team through every phase of the project life cycle, from charter to close-out.

    Type
    Workshop
    When
    Date to be announced
    Where
    Alfaisal University
  • A person wearing a virtual reality headset, looking up

    PRINCE2 in VR

    Immersive virtual reality simulations of modern project management practice, run on the PRINCE2 method.

    Type
    Workshop
    When
    Date to be announced
    Where
    Alfaisal University

Bonus grades

Members can earn a bonus grade at club events. You need all three:

  1. You are enrolled in an OPM or BAN programme as a primary major, a secondary or double major, or a minor.
  2. You are a registered member of the club and take part in its activities.
  3. At the event, you give an officer your name, student ID and the course for the bonus. It must be a course with an OPM or BAN code.