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Lean business experts in New Zealand conference

Experts from some of the world’s most successful companies will converge in New Zealand for the Asia-Pacific Lean Business and Accounting Summit, to be held in Auckland over 12-13 April 2011. The summit will focus on the lean business model and the competitive advantages it offers to organisations, headed by leading experts in the field […]

February 22, 2011

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TAFE NSW to train Telstra project managers

TAFE NSW and Telstra Operations have entered into a new partnership that will see the education provider supplier skills training for the telecommunications corporation. TAFE NSW and Telstra signed a memorandum of understanding earlier this month, and launched the first project under their strategic alliance—a joint Information Technology and Telecommunications Engineering Qualification Accreditation Program—with the […]

February 17, 2011

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Silver Chain on Management of Portfolios guidance panel

Western Australian medical care agency Silver Chain represented Australia on a recent Management of Portfolios guidance review panel, hosted by the UK’s Office of Government Commerce (OGC). The publication is the latest of OGC’s internationally recognised standards series for effective program and project management. “As a not-for-profit organisation charged with providing services to those in […]

February 17, 2011

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Protegic appoints Victoria state manager

Management consulting company Protegic has appointed a new state manager for Victoria. Roberta Kerr, formerly a business solutions manager of special networks engineering for Telstra, will work directly with Protegic managing director David Thompson to position the Victorian business for ongoing growth. Kerr has extensive general management, project and program management experience and will be […]

February 11, 2011

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Mining and engineering sectors face severe skills shortage

International recruitment consultancy Robert Walters has revealed that the mining and engineering sectors will both face severe skills shortages as the increasing number of large projects compete for talent. Results from Robert Walters’ annual Global Salary Survey illustrated a rise in recruitment activity and salaries across several industries in 2010, due to ongoing growth and […]

February 11, 2011

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Future project wins Tall Building award

The Cluster Complex by Melbourne-based designers Denton Corker Marshall has won the Tall Buildings category at the 2011 MIPIM Architectural Review Future Projects Awards, which recognise unbuilt or incomplete projects. Held in Cannes, France, the awards are part of MIPIM (Marché International des Professionnels d’Immobilier), an international property market expected to attract over 20,000 delegates. […]

February 11, 2011

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Alliance Contracting Excellence Awards call for nominations

Collaborative Contracting has opened nominations for the Alliance Contracting Excellence (ACE) Awards, to be held in conjunction with the Collaborative Contracting Excellence Summit in Sydney this May. The 5th Annual ACE Awards has a number of categories covering areas where project professionals have made outstanding achievements in contracting partnerships, including Excellence in Services/Operations/Maintenance Alliances and […]

February 9, 2011

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IPMA World Congress calls for papers

The International Project Management Association (IPMA) World Congress has issued a call for papers for its Brisbane event, to be held in October this year. Hosted by member association the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM), the congress program will be overseen by AIPM Life Fellow Lynn Crawford and a team of project practitioners. The […]

February 9, 2011

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PMI and LinkedIn join forces for 2011 Global Congress

LinkedIn managing director for Europe Kevin Eyres will shine a spotlight on networking for project managers as one of the keynote speakers for the Project Management Institute (PMI) 2011 Global Congress for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Eyres will relay his thoughts on the value of social media for project management professionals and their organisations […]

February 9, 2011

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