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1. CLAIMS MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Certified Forensic Claims Consultant- Lec. 1- Dr.
Moustafa Ismail
Claims And Dispute Resolution
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/moustafa-ismail-abu-dief-93798a16/
Moustafa1_ismail@yahoo.com
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Claims And Dispute Resolution
 Contracts And Claims Manager , Moustafa Has Experience In Construction Projects,
Engineering, Contracts, Claims, Dispute Resolution, And Training Management For More
Than 28 Years In Egypt, Qatar, KSA. Since 2005 He Is An Active Member In Number Of
Professional Organizations And Reviewer For International Certifications Exams.
Speaker Profile
Moustafa I. Abu Dief, Ph.D, CFCC™, PMP®, CCP, PMI-RMP, MCIOB
 Dr. Moustafa Is Certified Forensic Claims (2010) Consultant In Addition To:
• Risk Management Professional PMI.Org - PMI-RMP, 2017
• Fellowship Justice Arbitration Academy, 2017
• FICCP Fellowship, Institute Of Construction Claims Practitioner, US, 2016
• QMS/ Qa Management IRCA Certification, UK 2017/2022
• MCIOB CIOB Chartered Institute Of Building, UK, 2017
• PMOC PM Office Certification, 2014
• CCP Certified Cost Consultant AACEI, US. 2008/2020 , 2008
• PMP, Certified. 2006
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3. CLAIMS MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Claims And Dispute Resolution
CLAIMS MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Construction Claims Are Impacting The Construction Projects
Success And Adding Conflicts And Disputes Into The Project
Life Cycle, While Solving The Claims In Proper Time Shall
Increase The Project Success & Maintain Business Flow In
The Industry.
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Claims And Dispute Resolution
• Professional Certificates Over View
• Claims Types
• Claims Causes
• Claims Impact
• Claims And Changes
• Claims Quantifications
• Claims Avoidance
• Dispute Settlement Overview
SEMINAR OUTLINES:
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Claims And Dispute Resolution
• Professional Certificates Over View
• Expertise Level Certifications
• A CFCC is an experienced claims professional and testifying expert working in
the construction dispute resolution and litigation support arenas. With emphasis on
claims arising from design and construction projects in countries with common
law or mixed law, where common law is part of mixed law.
• CFCC represents practitioners and specialists who meet a demanding set of claims
preparation and dispute resolution criteria comprising of experience, education,
and compliance with industry-accepted ethical requirements.
 Certified Forensic Claims Consultant (CFCC)
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Claims And Dispute Resolution
• Eligibility Requirements
 12 years claims relevant experience in preparation and submission of claims, and
dispute resolution (the experience cited must be centered on and deal directly with
the prosecution, defense and resolution of claims and disputes)
 4-year college degree
 4 letters of recommendation from industry professionals to verify experience*
 A current certification or license after education, must be one of the following**:
 -AACE’s CCP; CEP; EVP; PSP; DRMP
 -
 Certified Forensic Claims Consultant (CFCC)
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 Certified Construction Manager (CCM)
 Certified Construction Manager (CCM)
 Certified Professional Constructor (CPC)
 Admitted to Practice Law
 Professional engineer (PE)
 Registered Architect (RA)
 Chartered Surveyor
 Certified Forensic Claims Consultant (CFCC)
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8. CLAIMS MANAGEMENT IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Claims And Dispute Resolution
 An electronic submission of an expert report submitted as evidence, a formal
claim submittal, or a professional paper accepted for publication, for which
authorship by the prospective candidate is verifiable, within 24 M. prior exam***
*References - Four (4) letters of recommendation from industry professionals
(attorneys, in-house legal counsel, or clients, past/present) familiar with candidate’s
claims experience, who can attest to the applicant’s years of claims experience.
 Certified Forensic Claims Consultant (CFCC)
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Claims And Dispute Resolution
**Applicant may substitute 12+12 years of verifiable claims experience in lieu CCP/PSP
***The written report or professional paper will be reviewed by one or more of
AACE’s CFCC SMEs for acceptance. If the formal claim submittal, expert report, or
professional paper submission does not represent the rigorous detailed analysis
customarily prepared by an experienced claims analyst or testifying expert and that
has been accepted for publication or submitted to a court, board, arbitration or other
trier of fact in support of planned testimony, the prospective candidate will not be
cleared to sit for the CFCC examination.
 Certified Forensic Claims Consultant (CFCC)
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Claims And Dispute Resolution
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Claims And Dispute Resolution
 CFCC Certification Examination Structure
 The CFCC certification examination is 5 hrs. (CBT) examination
 Successfully completing all elements of the CFCC certification examination is required for the candidate
to achieve the certification.
 CFCC certification exam consists of two components: multiple choice questions and written essay
assignments.
 The exam is open book, candidates are allowed to bring and use reference books, articles, etc., limited
to two resources of choice.
 Note: There are no exceptions to the eligibility criteria. One must satisfy
all of the eligibility criteria in order to sit for the CFCC examination.
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