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Program management education – where are we now?

Education in program management is currently provided through both vocational and postgraduate academic programs, leading to recognised qualifications. This is predominantly provided by organisations with courses and programs accredited by either or both of the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) and Project Management Institute (PMI). The relevant vocational qualification is an Advanced Diploma of […]

March 24, 2011

Project management recruitment today

A vox pop of project management recruiters on the challenges in the field today. Michael Chachaty Associate Director at BlueVisions Management What is the biggest challenge facing project manager recruitment today? The biggest challenge facing project management recruitment is matching the candidate to technical requirements as well as the equally important cultural alignment. Put simply, […]

March 23, 2011

Project: E-learning platforms at ILX

Applying project management principles to a product that is designed to teach project management principles may seem like a circular kind of project, but it’s a method that works for Glyn Davies, product development manager for ILX Group, a global training organisation specialising in PRINCE2. While ILX offers face-to-face instruction in the classroom, it is […]

March 22, 2011

Mark Porter, business project manager

Queenslander Mark Porter was a youngster when he began working at his family’s large timber manufacturing and export business, and it was at the tender age of 19 that he first started practising some of the principles of project management. “I was placed in control of product development and marketing, and it was from this […]

March 21, 2011

People

A bridge to real world project management education

Over the last five years, I conducted a number of detailed case studies of projects in both Australia and overseas with the aim of diagnosing their managerial shortcomings and suggesting improvements. The results clearly demonstrate that: The actual practices applied did not match the complexities of management of these projects. Managers strived to get their […]

March 21, 2011

Delivering value in a PMO

The phone call from the finance department went something like: “Geoff, the program seems likely to spend its entire budget for this financial year. Does that seem right to you?”; “Yes, we’re delivering great value for money, aren’t we?” Click. It seems that the financial folk had formed a habit of reserving only half of […]

March 18, 2011

Project Management Office

Developing international project managers

Have you ever been frustrated by your project team because they don’t appear to listen or comprehend the task at hand, they don’t communicate effectively within the team, and seem to work on a different timeline to you? International projects face these dilemmas on a regular basis, often at a much larger scale and with […]

March 18, 2011

Education

Disaster management for project managers

Disasters, emergencies, crises—call them what you will, but there’s no doubt adverse situations need their own special treatment. If you think a disaster situation would be the perfect fit for a project manager looking for the thrill of a high pressure role, perhaps it would be wise to take a look at what disaster management […]

March 17, 2011