Featured Program
Free Earned Schedule Masterclass
Developed by Mr Walt Lipke, the inventor of Earned Schedule.
Project and Program Management Symposium
Event History & Resources
View past events, information on past presenters and presentations.
PGCS is unique in Australia
Investing in our profession!
PGCS is the only organization focused on improving project delivery outcomes by working to enhance an organization’s ability to govern its projects and programs including by improving the capability and integration of both the project controls and governance functions.
We achieve this in three ways:
A unique focus on project management, governance and controls
- PGCS is simultaneously a major event for Australia's project management professionals and for their senior managers responsible for organisational governance.
- The Symposium is designed to provide a unique learning experience - see more.
- Our corporate structure is deliberately light - see more.
- We are not-for-profit, all surpluses are invested in education and research in Australasia - see more on our research grants - see more.
Working to develop Australian skills
- Bringing international thought leaders from Europe and the USA to participate in the symposium.
- A strong focus on Australian academic development.
- Organising one-on-one meetings between our visiting keynotes and Australian leaders.
- Publishing the symposium materials, for public access
- Including masterclasses from international experts in the program
- All money raised by PGCS is reinvested in our events and our academic grants program.
Providing an open forum for the exchange of ideas
We do not seek to compete with member based organisations, PGCS policy is to network with and support all organisations focused on developing the profession of project management world-wide. See below.
Networking and an open forum for discussion are essential elements of PGCS – to stay in touch follow our News Page or join our Linked in group.
To read more about the PGCS objectives and mission, see our ‘About Page‘
Latest PGCS News
BEST SYMPOSIUM EVER! – PGCS 2024 Rocks Canberra
Held from 13 - 15 August, supported by awesome international and local speakers, thought leading presentations and a live/virtual audience of nearly 500 project management professions made PGCS 2024 the best so far. We have continued to strive to bring a diverse range of contemporary thought to PGCS and are already looking forward to 2025.
Patrick Weaver ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ 2023
PGCS Director, Patrick Weaver, PMP, PMI-SP, FCIOB, FAICD, was awarded the Wayne Wilson Award for Lifetime Contribution in Project Controls at the Project Controls Expo Australia, 2023. The award recognizes his contribution to project controls and support to hundreds of projects and trainees over 50 years.
Earned Schedule Masterclass Registration
This Master Class has been developed by Mr. Walt Lipke, the developer of the Earned Schedule concept. It is in five sections; each section includes a lecture (video) and exercises. Each video is about one hour in length; overall, the course will take about 8 hours to complete.