2021 – Canberra Rex Hotel
Dates: 10th - 12th August 2021
Highlights
The 8th Symposium was an outstanding success! The three-day program consisted of keynote presentations, plenary and concurrent sessions, masterclasses, and networking opportunities. With a focus on ways to build the foundations needed to create project and program success, 30 speakers shared their expertise in areas such as Defence and Major Projects, Project Governance and Controls, and Research and Innovation. The presentations were enjoyed by 72 in-person attendees and 320 virtual attendees.
The symposium theme: ‘Foresight is more valuable than hindsight!‘ was designed to help project and program managers, and their sponsors and senior managers, develop the skills and understanding needed to deliver projects success in the next decade. The hybrid format meant face-to-face delegates had access to all of the content live in the venue as well as the virtually on demand for 6 months after the event. Virtual delegates had access to and were able to participate in the live plenary sessions, and view the content on demand for 6 months after the event.
2021 Webinar Series
Program
10th August
- The Symposium Day 1. Download the 2021 program.
- Networking event in the trade exhibition.
11th August
12th August
- Masterclass: Ms Val Jonas - Leading the way on risk intelligent decision making (risk vision, framework and engagement).
- Masterclass: Glen Alleman - Strategies to detect, prevent, and correct causes of project stress and failure.
- Masterclass: Professor Charles Keating - A practical guide to implementing Complex Systems Governance concepts on projects.
August - February 2021 - Free access to the recorded presentations for all Symposium delegates.
Speakers
In speaking order.
* = presentation available for downloading
Key Note and Plenary speakers
- The Hon Andrew Gee MP, Minister for Veterans Affairs and Defence Personnel: Welcome address & Walt Lipke Award presentation.
- Patrick Weaver, Chair Organising Committee: Opening remarks and PGCS update.
- Mr Oliver Baker, Submarine Delivery Agency, Ministry of Defence, UK: Suppliers – Harmonising the Relationship
- Mr Shane Fairweather, First Assistant Secretary Rotary, Aerospace and Surveillance Systems, CASG: Managing for Delivery: Insights from a Senior Leader on program management and controls
- Dr Ralf Müller, Professor of Project Management, BI Norwegian Business School, Norway: Multi-level governance in inter-organizational project networks *
- Mr Mark Purcell, Retired Navy RADM, Former Head of Maritime Systems Division and an Engineering Officer: The real-world importance of effective project governance and controls – a combined Defence and Defence industry perspective
- Ms Stacey Wehmeier: Day 1 Close
- Ms Loretta Bayliss, Group CEO Prescience Group: The future of project controls in an integrated world, BIM and beyond *
- Ms Mandy Hill, Senior Program and Project Manager, Program Delivery Advisor, Synergy Group Australia: Knowing how and when to apply an Agile approach *
- Mr Glen Alleman, Integrated Program Performance Management, USA: Strategies to detect, prevent, and correct causes of project stress and failure *
- Ms Roksana Jahan Tumpa, PhD Candidate, Central Queensland University Australia & Walt Lipke Award winner: Developing employability attributes of higher education project management graduates: a scoping review *
- Mr Jonathan Jacobs, Director TBH: Enterprise Portfolio Management: What good looks like based on TBH's cross-sector experience *
- Mr Ciril Karo, Group Business Manager, Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG): Conference summary and the way forward *
- Kym Henderson, Chair Organising Committee: Closing remarks.
Defence and Major Projects Stream
- Mr Andrew Butt, Deputy Director Divisional Controls (Cost & Schedule Estimation), SHIPS Division, CASG: Joint Confidence Levels – combining project control artefacts to inform decision making *
- Mr Andrew Goodwin, Earned Value Management Lead, CASG: An update on the significant developments in integrated project controls, EVM and project reporting within and external to CASG *
- LCDR Victoria Jnitova, PhD Student, University of New South Wales & GPCAPT Adrian Xavier, Director Strategy, Performance & Governance, Air Force Training Group: Measuring RAAF training system resilience using survey instrument
- Mr Sandeep Mathur, Director - Active Transport, Transport NSW: Using Data Science Initiatives to deliver smart infrastructure and improve customer experience – a Transport for NSW case study *
Project Governance and Controls Stream
- Mr Chris Carson, Enterprise Director of Program & Project Controls & Associate Vice President, Arcadis, USA: The path from good project scheduling to implementing Advanced Work Packaging *
- Dr Anh Pham-Waddell, Director Force Structure Cost Analysis, Force Design Division, Australian Defence Force HQ: Force Structure Plan 2020 costing methodology and outcomes *
- Mr Walt Lipke, USA: Earned Schedule – application of the To Complete Schedule Performance Index *
- Ms Meri Duncanson, PMO Manager EOS Australia: Lets re-examine how Agile is EVM *
Academic Stream including the Walt Lipke finalists
- Ms Li Guan, Walt Lipke Award runner up, PhD Candidate, University of New South Wales : Modeling risk interdependencies to support decision making in project risk management: analytical and simulation-based methods *
- Mr Munir Ahmad Saeed, Walt Lipke Award runner up, Lecturer, College of Business Management, Canberra Institute of Technology: The role of benefits owner in effective Benefits Management *
- Mr Patrick Weaver, Managing Director, Mosaic Project Services Pty Ltd: The origins of Earned Value Management *
Research & Innovation Stream
- Dr Yongjian Ke, Senior Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney: Social media use in project management – an exploratory study of multiple transport projects *
- Dr Jan Drienko, Manager, Synergy Group Australia: Operational issues in workforce management and their fit within the broader strategies in light of new challenges in internal and external labour markets *
- Mr Danny Carroll, General Manager, Academ & Dr Darral Thompson, Adjunct Fellow, University of Technology Sydney: Integrating capability development: alignment of staff and organisational goals using software *