PM Profession News - October 2006
- Melbourne Cricket Club Upgrade Wins AIPM
Project of the Year Award for Victoria State - PMI Sydney to Use Online Voting for Board Elections
- Raytheon Australia Project Wins AIPM ACT Project of the Year Award
- Aircraft Training Program Wins South Australia
Project Management Achievement Award - New Project Management Society Formed in Nigeria
- 2006 PMI Award Winners Announced in Sydney
- Project Management Achievement Awards, Sydney, Australia, 27 Sep 06
Melbourne Cricket Club Upgrade Wins AIPM Project of
the Year Award for Victoria State
The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) has announced the 2006 winners of its Project Management Achievement Awards (PMAA) for the Victoria Region. The redevelopment of a Melbourne sporting icon was named the winner of the Victorian PMAA Project of the Year award in Melbourne on August 30, 2006.
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCC), which has undergone constant renewal in its 153-year history, underwent its biggest and most complex upgrade to date when its northern side was redeveloped.
The project featured the rebuilding of the Ponsford Stand, Members Pavilion and Olympic Stand. The project, undertaken by Steinfort Project Management @ mcg Pty Ltd (part of the PSA Project Management group), was delivered on time, to quality and within the agreed budget. In its award submission, Steinfort Project Management said the project had been hugely successful because of a determined project manager providing innovative solutions to age old questions and pioneering a delivery method that had not been seen on this scale of project, or in this type of environment.
The MCG Northern Stand was redeveloped into a world-class facility to match and better the Great Southern Stand (also project managed by PSA Project Management). The redevelopment has seen about 55 per cent of the ground's seating transformed into a state of the art facility with a new members' stand and additional top quality public areas. Total stadium capacity is now at 100,000 and facilities exceed international standards.
Other Victorian PMAA winners this year include the following:
Community Development/Community Services Award:
- Winner - City of Melbourne - Travellers Public Art Project
- Judges High Commendation - Bayside City Council - Community Pavillion Development Project
Construction Awards:
- Winner - PSA Project Management (Steinfort) - MCG Project
- Judges High Commendation - Global Pacific Services - Sunbream Remediation Project
IT Award:
- Chairman's High Commendation - Aust Project & Consulting Services - 2006 Commonwealth Games System Integration Project
Small Projects Award:
- Judges High Commendation - Powercor/Citipower - Basslink Interface Project
- Individual Award - Mike Kennedy, Powercor/Citipower
According to AIPM Victorian PMAA Chair Mr Leh Simonelli, "The Project of the Year achieved its goals while continuing to operate profitably. This year's winners and indeed, all the submissions share a recognition that sound project management is vital if an organisation's business and strategic objectives are to be achieved."
The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) represents and promotes project management Australia-wide. The organisation also offers a recognition framework for project management and project managers in Australia. AIPM was formed 30 years ago and has since grown to more than 5,500 individual members and 120 corporate members. The membership represents a diverse range of industries including finance, human resources, government, defence, engineering and construction. AIPM organizes the annual PMAA to recognize excellence in project management in each State.
For more information, visit www.aipm.com.au.
Reported by Rob Posener
correspondent in Australia for www.pmforum.org
PMI Sydney to Use Online Voting for Board Elections
Starting with the 2007 Board elections, the Sydney Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®) will begin using an online voting system.
The rationale behind this is:
- Elections will be more democratic, not restricted to only those members who can attend the Annual Business Meeting
- All Chapter members can participate
- Reduction of time and effort required to count and proclaim winners at the Annual Business Meeting
- Results will be available immediately the election is closed
- Voting is anonymous
The Chapter governance rules have been updated to accommodate this form or voting. The new system underwent extensive testing during July and August, 2006.
With over 1300 members, the Sydney chapter of PMI is the largest PMI chapter in Australia and Region 10. The chapter sponsors monthly chapter meetings, PM classes, annual awards and other activities and programs in New South Wales. The current president of the PMI Sydney chapter is Sandeep Mathur.
For more information, visit http://sydney.pmichapters-australia.org.au.
Founded in 1969, PMI is the world's largest project management professional association. With over 200,000 members in more than 150 countries, PMI has chapter in major cities and countries worldwide. PMI is actively engaged in advocacy for the project management profession, setting professional standards, conducting research and providing access to project management information and resources. PMI also promotes career and professional development and offers certification, networking and community involvement opportunities. For more information, visit www.pmi.org.
Reported by Rob Posener
correspondent in Australia for www.pmforum.org
Raytheon Australia Project Wins AIPM ACT Project of the Year Award
The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) has announced the 2006 winners of its Project Management Achievement Awards (PMAA) for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Region. A major change management project within mission systems integrator Raytheon Australia has won the ACT PMAA Project of the Year Award, as announ˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙˙s South Australia Project Management Achievement Award
The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) has announced that the reorganisation of an aircraft training program has won the South Australian Project Management Achievement Awards (PMAA).
According to AIPM South Australian Chapter President Stephen Beaty, "The Project of the Year was a hugely successful project for the State. BAE Systems Australia currently employs 100 people on this program and has valued the project at more than $60 million."
BAE Systems Australia reorganised and consolidated its Hawk Training Systems business, essentially pulling together four training systems projects and two support projects under a single Program Manager. A major challenge was that each project had different end users including three overseas customers, and was at various stages of completion
Following the development of a program management plan, a committee was established to manage resources across the projects in line with business priorities. Regular "lessons-learnt" sessions were introduced, the results of which are shared across projects, the BAE Systems business and with the customer. Individual project performance was improved significantly, with three projects successfully delivering training systems to satisfied customers.
South Australian PMAA winners, as announced by AIPM on September 8, included:
- Project of the Year - BAE Systems Australia - Hawk Training Systems Program
- Construction/Engineering/Aerospace Award - GHD Pty. Ltd. - University of Napier Building Project
- High Commendation Award - City of Tea Tree Gully - Civic Park Spectacular
The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) represents and promotes project management Australia-wide. The organisation also offers a recognition framework for project management and project managers in Australia. AIPM was formed 30 years ago and has since grown to more than 5,500 individual members and 120 corporate members. The membership represents a diverse range of industries including finance, human resources, government, defence, engineering and construction. AIPM organizes the annual PMAA to recognize excellence in project management in each State.
For more information, visit www.aipm.com.au.
Reported by Rob Posener
correspondent in Australia for www.pmforum.org
New Project Management Society Formed in Nigeria
The Society of Project Management Technology Students has been formed at the federal University of Technology in Owerri, Nigeria. The society is an organization of students in the Department of Project Management Technology at the university. The society’s motto is “technomanagerial excellence”.
According to information from the Society, the Federal University of Technology in Owerri is the only school in western Africa currently offering a course in project management at the first degree level.
The Society's postal address is as follows:
Society of Project Management Technology Students
Federal University Of Technology,
Owerri, Imo State
Nigeria, P.M.B. 1526
Additional information can be obtained by emailing sopmats2002@yahoo.com.
According to Wikipedia, Owerri is a city in southeastern Nigeria, is the capital of Imo State, and is set in the heart of the Igboland. Owerri has a population of 165,470. Owerri is located in a rain forest and produces important agricultural products such as yams, cassava, taro, corn, rubber and palm products. It also has four major universities and a healthy industrial sector.
The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a country in West Africa and the most populous country on the African continent. It is the 12th largest producer of petroleum in the world and the 8th largest exporter. Nigeria also has one of the world's largest proven natural gas and petroleum reserves and is a founding member of OPEC.
2006 PMI Award Winners Announced in Sydney
On 26 September 2006 the Australian Project Management Institute (PMI®) Council hosted its fourth PMI Awards dinner at a function held at Darling Harbour and jointly sponsored by EQuest Consulting and Charles Sturt University (CSU). The event was attended by over 150 guests including PMI Chair Ian Frazer who announced the 2006 winners.
2006 - Project Manager of the Year Winner
The 2006 Project Manager of the Year is Jason Millett from the Commonwealth Bank, Sydney and Jason won the 2006 PMOTY award for his excellence in delivering the Commonwealth Bank of Australian National CommSee Rollout Programme as part of the "Which New Bank" service transformation to "excel" in customer service.
This project involved a national infrastructure replacement combined with a new customer management system, as well as a very significant training and change management effort. The award, which focuses on the Project Manager, rewards Jason for his exceptional leadership skills to inspire and motivate over 200 internal staff and suppliers who provided approximately 500 staff, to deliver this large business transformation programme within 18 months. Jason has over 20 years of project management experience gained in the Royal Australian Navy and in the commercial financial sector.
The runner up for the Project Manager of the Year award is David Wolfram. David Wolfram from Infosys Technologies, Melbourne was recognised for meeting the challenge of elevating a large practice of 330+ staff located in Australia and India from CMMI level 1 (initial) to level 5 (optimising). CMMI 5 is the top level of this well known and highly rigorous quality improvement framework in the IT industry.
2006 - Distinguished Contribution Award Winner
The 2006 DC Award winner is John Flynn and the runner up is John Katsiris both from the PMI Sydney Chapter.
John was recognised for his contribution to project management education both at Sydney University as well as in the corporate sector by training large numbers of students in project management fundamentals such as the PMBOK (the international standard in project management). He is an active member of the PMI Sydney Chapter and has contributed to the significant growth of this organisation through his extensive publication record highlighting the services and benefits that PMI can offer to its members.
John Katsiris has also made a significant contribution to the project management profession through his development of certification activities for the PMI Sydney Chapter. In 2005, the chapter recorded a 40% growth in the number of members gaining their Project Management Professional (PMP) certification which is an international accreditation standard.
Other Announcements
Other announcements made at the PMOTY awards dinner included:
- CSU announced it was launching 2 new courses (Graduate Diploma of Project Management and Graduate Certificate of Project Management) which mandatory incorporated PMP and CAPM certification respectively.
- PMI Sydney announced the PMI Memorial Scholarship for undergraduate studies, commemorating past members Laurie Dunlop and Dianna Thompson.
- Gordon Bartlett (immediate past President of the PMI Sydney Chapter) was announced to be the next Region 10 Regional Mentor for a 3-year term.
- PMI Headquarters announced the PMI Education Foundation, a $US2M initiative to address social needs with school children.
- PMI Global Accreditation Committee (GAC) announced that University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has become the first Australian education organisation to be accredited.
The Australian Project Management Institute (PMI) Chapters (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide and Perth) under the umbrella of the Australian PMI Council (APC) hold an annual professional awards program to recognise the outstanding performance in the practice of project management and the contributions of individuals in the project management profession and to PMI in Australia. The Project Manager of the Year (PMOTY) Award recognises the Project Manager who best demonstrates execution of the professional skills that allow the profession to make a difference in delivering business strategy efficiently and effectively. The Distinguished Contribution Award recognises service to the Project Management Profession in the current year.
Reported by Rob Posener
correspondent in Australia for www.pmforum.org
Project Management Achievement Awards, Sydney, Australia, 27 Sep 06
The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) held its annual Awards Dinner at Sydney’s Doltone House on Wednesday 27 September 2006. The awards consider achievement in project management by entrants representing the each state and territory in Australia and cover a diverse range of projects from Defence procurement through to medical development. One of the defining characteristics of these projects is complexity; projects are typically large with multi A$ budgets but they also deal with technically difficult matters.
Military projects included the F/A 18 Hornet Upgrade (HUG 2.2) carried out by the Defence Material Organisation Aerospace Systems Department in New South Wales. This A$500 Million project provided worked across international boundaries and governments to upgrade the aircraft’s situational awareness, targeting capability and survivability. At its peak the project had 30 people working in 3 countries coordinating some 20 organisations on 30 sites across 5 countries. A mark of the project’s success has been the adoption of the HUG 2.2 avionics suite by the US Marine Corps and the Canadian Forces.
Organisational change projects came from Raytheon Australia in Australian Capital Territory who integrated process improvement using the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) with Six Sigma and a tailored project management regime to improve their planning and execution of projects as part of a campaign to optimize project performance. The project used CMMI to measure best practice for its process maturity and to identify gaps. From these identified gaps, smaller projects were undertaken to improve processes. Rayhtheon Six Sigma provided a common process and language to provide a communication vehicle for both executives and project teams. The innovative project illustrates the degree of integration required where the project was changing the current state while using those processes concurrently. The project overcame a process gap and a new level of process maturity emerged that satisfied not only the primary customer but also the company’s internal audience which is often harder to please.
Queensland Transplant Tissue Service needed a new facility to for its Bone Bank and in early 2003 developed a project brief for the technically advanced construction project. One of the main components in the project is an ISO Class 5 process facility to processing donor tissue. This required a world class purpose built facility to be developed to minimize potential for contamination and to meet requirements for product irradiation. Extreme levels of cleanliness and quality were essential to meet TGA requirements.
On the sporting front, Melbourne's Cricket Ground North Stand redevelopment was not simply a construction project. Rather, this A$400 million project involved the transformation of more than half the ground's seating capacity to world class standard while maintaining its schedule of major sporting events. Key elements of the work included upgrades to the Members Pavilion, roof and bowl to block out wind and rain.
Tasmania's Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources evaluated existing computer based systems to determine whether an off the shelf package could be adapted to meet their requirements for a new motor registry system. The motor registry system needed to include all aspects of managing the state's road transport industry including licensing, and infringements. It is instrumental in bringing in A$275 million worth of revenue to the State. Specific requirements included compatibility with National requirements, identification of differences in regional legal systems and technological issues such as security and reliability. In addition some 3000 other business requirements needed to be integrated within the target system.
Other military projects came from BAE Australia in South Australia who reorganized and consolidated its Hawk business into a successful programme. This project pulled together four training system projects and two support projects into a program under the direction of a single program manager. Each project was at a different stage in its lifecycle with differing end-users including 3 export customers. Key elements in the project were the establishment of a Program Committee to coordinate use of resources across the target projects and the extensive use of 'Lessons Learnt' sessions to share experiences across the whole team. This was the first formation of program management structure in the company and has been highly successful for its internal and external customers.
The award for the National Project of the Year went to the Queensland Transplant Tissue service for its Bone Bank project. Said Dr David Dombkins, National President: 'Our awards highlight the breadth and depth of project management in Australia and the value that project management brings to our society. As exemplified by this year's winner, we see project management adding value to a diverse range of industries.'
The award ceremony took place during a prestigious dinner held concurrently with ProMAC 2006.
The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) represents and promotes project management Australia-wide. The organisation also offers a recognition framework for project management and project managers in Australia. AIPM was formed 30 years ago and has since grown to more than 5,500 individual members and 120 corporate members. The membership represents a diverse range of industries including finance, human resources, government, defence, engineering and construction. AIPM organizes the annual PMAA to recognize excellence in project management in each State.
For more information, visit www.aipm.com.au.
Reported by Rob Posener
correspondent in Australia for www.pmforum.org