2023 – Canberra Rex Hotel
Dates: 22nd - 24th August 2023
Highlights
The 10th PGCS Symposium and Masterclasses were an outstanding success and an opportunity to celebrate! The two-day symposium program consisted of seven keynote presentations, two panel sessions, and 23 concurrent sessions, with plenty of networking opportunities; followed by three international masterclasses on the third day. Post event feedback shows this 10th anniversary celebration achieved very high levels of attendee satisfaction.
The PGCS Project and Program Management Symposium 2023 was based on the theme Competent people create project success! Competent practitioners have the ability to share, acquire and apply knowledge effectively in the context of their project. PGCS 2023 delivered on each of these, great presenters, attentive delegates and everyone growing their knowledge and capabilities.
2023 Earned Schedule Special Event
PGCS hosted an international webinar in March 2023 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the publication of the seminal paper Schedule is Different, in The Measurable News.
2023 Webinar Series
Program
22nd August
- The Symposium Day 1. Download the 2023 program.
- Networking event in the trade exhibition.
23th August
24th August
- Masterclass: Ryan Bettinger, Converting a Project Master Schedule into an analysis schedule - tips, tricks, and techniques to prepare for a full Joint Confidence Level (JCL) Analysis.
- Masterclass: Rasmus Rytter & Helena Bograd, Realizing benefits from change - The role of change management as the key enabler for benefits realization.
- Masterclass: Mr Gordon Kranz, Integrated performance management analysis. To include SE Technical performance measures, Risk Management, and Cost and schedule metrics.
Speakers
In speaking order.
* = presentation available for downloading
Key Note and Plenary speakers
- Stacey Wehmeier, PGCS Director: Opening remarks and PGCS update.
- Chris Deeble AO, CSC. Deputy Secretary of the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG): Acquiring and Sustaining Capability - Delivering on our Promises *
- Gordon Kranz – USA: Adapting Systems Engineering from Waterfall to Agile *
- Rasmus Rytter – Denmark: Realizing benefits form change *
- Thomas Gut – Switzerland: The Gotthard Base Tunnel: Full Lifecycle Management and Maintenance of Major Infrastructure *
- Ryan Bettinger – USA: The FICSM Team: The whole is greater than the sum of its parts *
- Teresa Blair – Locknote presentation
- Kym Henderson, Chair PGCS Ltd: Closing remarks.
Panel Sessions
- Panel 1 - Project Controls
- Chair: Chair: Mr Kym Henderson
- Mr Ryan Bettinger – USA
- Ms Angela Tuffley - Aus
- Mr Drew Nugent – Aus
- Panel 2 - PPP Governance and People:
- Chair: Mr Pat Weaver
- Mr Rasmus Rytter - Denmark
- Ms Val Jonas – UK
- Mr Robert McMartin - Aus
- Dr Naomi Mathers – Aus
Delivering Complex Projects and Programs
- Colin Smith: Identifying and Responding to Complexity in Major Projects and Programs *
- Dr John Bensley: Harnessing Emergence in Complex Projects: Rethinking Risk, Opportunity & Resilience *
- Alex Walsh: Managing wicked program delivery, Sellafield - a Case Study *
- Dr Nam Nguyen: Governance and Controls in Complex Projects *
- Alex Lyaschenko: PredAptive delivery: Predictive + Adaptive *
- Toby Buchanan: The future of tendering is here: RPV, AI and the South Geelong to Waurn Ponds Duplication *
Controlling Projects and Programs
- Angela Tuffley: Why Is My Schedule Slipping - and what can I do about it? *
- Sandeep Chinnobaiah Singapore: 4D Program - Future of Project Controls *
- Maisara Al Rais: Application of 4D BIM in project controls for construction management *
- Kym Henderson: ISO EVM Practice Guide & Standard update *
- Wayne Greenwood: Pull Planning using Project Flow Diagrams *
Governance and Stakeholders
- Val Jonas Risk Decisions UK: Leadership and Governance: are you steering or sitting in the back seat? *
- Patrick Weaver: Predicting Completion - a Governance Requirement *
- Professor Shankar Sankaran & Dr Tom Crow: Project Governance by Engineers *
- Robert McMartin: Evolution of Projects and Project Management - Reframing competency for the modern world *
- Meri Duncanson: My PMO is smaller than your PMO *
- Helena Bograd, Denmark: Benefitting from Change Management *
- Note: Patrick Weaver and Prof. Shankar Sankaran are replacement speakers.