2018 – Canberra Rex Hotel
Dates: 14th - 16th August 2018
Highlights
170 project managers, speakers, and guests enjoyed two days of presentations and networking followed by master classes on day 3.
Program
14th August
- The Symposium Day 1. Download the 2018 program.
- Networking event in the trade exhibition.
15th August
16th August
Speakers
In speaking order.
* = presentation available for downloading
Key Note and Plenary speakers
- Patrick Weaver, Chair Organising Committee: Opening remarks.
- Professor Satish Chand, UNSW Canberra School of Business: Welcome address.
- Steve Shinn, Chief Financial Officer NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (USA): NASA Perspectives on Managing Big Projects: Sometimes project management is rocket science!
- Damon Hancock, General Manager - Major Infrastructure Samsung C&T: The Challenges of Big Infrastructure *
- Walt Lipke, USA: Lipke Award Presentation and Annual Lipke Address “The Earned Schedule Journey” *
- Uzi Rubin, Senior Researcher in the Begin Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (Israel): Managing Developmental Projects for National Security: A Case Study of Israel’s Arrow Missile Defence Program *
- Glen Alleman, Vice President Program Planning and Controls, Niwot Ridge LLC (USA): Getting to Done (and some Issues along the Way) *
- Dr Kaye Remington: Educating your Project Management Staff *
- Kym Henderson / Professor Russell Kenley: Progress in International Project Management Standards *
- Loretta Bayliss, CEO, Prescience Technology: Implementing Effective Project Management Systems and Tools *
- Patrick Weaver, Chair Organising Committee: Closing remarks.
Academic Stream including the Walt Lipke finalists
- Dr Raymond Young, UNSW Canberra (Walt Lipke winner): Strategic management of the Defence S&T Portfolio: Are we there yet? *
- Dr Ripon K Chakrabortty (1), Dr Alireza Abbasi (2) and Dr Michael J. Ryan (3) (Walt Lipke runner-up) Handling Uncertainties and Preparing for the Unexpected in Real-life Project Scheduling *
- Troy Allen, Munir Ahmed Saeed (Walt Lipke runner-up) Benefits Realisation Management Practices: Are they worthy? *
- Dr Keith Joiner, UNSW Canberra: Case Study in new Project Governance Quantitative Techniques *
- Dr Bob Wylie, UNSW Canberra: Project Management for innovation: A Competence Perspective *
- Prof. Russell Kenley Swinburne University: Project Governance by Project Micro-Milestones: Location-Based Micro-Milestones and pre-registered payment distribution*
Practitioner Stream
- CAPT James Nash RAN: A Navy Case Study – The Strategic Enterprise Approach to Combat System Development *
- Haydn Thomas, Mindavation Pty Ltd: Successfully Managing Sponsors *
- Haydn Thomas, Mindavation Pty Ltd: Successfully Managing Sponsors *
- Mario Paglia / Dr S Shalbafan: Optimize Project Performance with an Enterprise Portfolio Solution*
- Glen Alleman (USA): Technical Performance Measures and Physical Percent Complete: Aids to Knowing When You Are Done *
- Walt Lipke (USA): Managing out of Sequence Project Tasks *
- Lynda Bourne: Information is Subjective. Knowledge is Creative *
- Robert Bolton, BreakThrough Project Management: Combining Project Alliancing (PA) and Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) *
- Mitch Pirie / Ben Du Bois: The Australian Government’s Infrastructure Investment Program: Governance Arrangements and Managing Project and Program Risks.
- Air Commodore Terry Saunders: Big or Small: Managing Defence Projects *
- Raf Dua: How Project Failures Threatens the Board Room. Some Prevention Strategies – An Australian Perspective *
- Steven Bird: Integrated Project Controls – Climbing the Maturity Curve.
Education Stream
- Raf Dua, Micro Planning International Pty Ltd: Peer Review of a Schedule *
- Raf Dua, Micro Planning International Pty Ltd: An Introduction to Project Scheduling *
- Lou Vidotto, ACES: Project Controls metrics and the contribution to the Project Management process *
- Patrick Weaver, Mosaic Project Services Pty Ltd: An Overview of Earned Value Management *