Project management researcher Lynn Crawford recognised
The International Project Management Association has presented the IPMA Research Achievement Award 2011 to Australia’s Professor Lynn Crawford (pictured). Crawford is a well known international project...
View ArticleAIPM offers project management research award
The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) has announced a new financial award for research into project management. The $500 AIPM Annual Research Award has been set up to recognise and...
View ArticleThe time before business-as-usual
What is a project other than the period before business-as-usual? This definition has never been more true than in the area of disaster recovery. The Queensland floods seem an age away, but it was less...
View ArticleLindsay Charles named Project Manager of the Year
The NSW Government’s project manager on the $155 million South Coast Correctional Centre in Nowra has been named Project Manager of the Year at the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM)...
View ArticleDavid Hudson, the logical project manager
A background in Defence allowed David Hudson to understand the fundamental elements of project management, which prepared him for a role managing large programs and now a stint at the helm of a large...
View ArticleIs it time to go professional?
Last week I attended The 2011 Walkley Media Conference. Delegates comprised news reporters and journalists from the realms of print, radio, TV and online. I am a journalist. I completed a media degree...
View ArticleProfessional development key to project management career
Results from the Professional Project Management survey conducted by Project Manager online show that more than 90% of project managers are members of a professional association. For those who are,...
View ArticleProject management at the crossroads
I remember getting my provisional driver’s licence at age 17. I was in my final year of high school and although I’d been eligible to sit the practical test for several months, my parents made me wait...
View ArticleNew frontier to explore at AIPM conference
The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) will once again welcome a number of distinguished keynote presenters and project management practitioners to its annual conference, this year...
View ArticleBupa rebranding named Project of the Year
The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) has honoured medical insurance newcomer Bupa Australia as the Project of the Year for its change program, which saw the company replace three major...
View ArticleCertification the desired standard for project managers
Almost two in three project managers are responsible for hiring team members, and 41% of them believe senior project managers need a professional certification to apply for a job, according to the...
View ArticleGiving thanks to the project management pioneers
People have managed projects throughout history without the management infrastructure we have today that allows us to pursue best practice. Sometimes we need to stop and thank the pioneers for this new...
View ArticleThe future of project management
The Project Management Australia Conference, known as PMOz, will celebrate a decade of thought leadership at the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne on 17-18 September 2013 with a program themed ‘Projects Driving...
View ArticleEsperance cleanup named Project of the Year
The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) has named the Esperance Cleanup and Recovery its Project of the Year. At the Project Management Achievement Awards ceremony earlier this week, the...
View ArticleAIPM and Volunteering ACT to provide project skills
The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) and Volunteering ACT have launched a program to help not-for-profit organisations find certified project managers. The Skilled Community Network...
View ArticleSupply chain and project management leaders join forces
Supply chain standards association GS1 and the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to assist with collaboration in mutually beneficial areas. The...
View ArticleQueensland flood reconstruction program wins Project of the Year
The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) has awarded IDM Partners the title of Project of the Year for its Transport Network Reconstruction Program (TNRP) at the 2014 Project Management...
View ArticleGetting to know your project team
I had the opportunity recently to present two workshops at the AIPM 2014 National Conference in Brisbane. The first workshop was for the AIPM’s Young Emerging Project Professionals (YEPP) contingent....
View ArticleAustralian Professor honoured at APM Project Management Awards
The United Kingdom’s Association for Project Management (APM) has awarded Australian academic Professor Lynn Crawford an Honorary Fellowship and its most prestigious title, the Sir Monty Finniston...
View ArticleShould we have standards in project management?
While project management has been around since the construction of the pyramids, project management standards are relatively new. Should we standardise project management, or allow a more freestyle...
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