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Survey shows improvement in Australian construction conditions

Results from the International Construction Market Survey 2015 indicate that Australian construction conditions have improved due to a falling Australian dollar and the decline of the mining sector.

July 1, 2015

News

Sharon Warburton, woman of strategy

Sharon Warburton is head of strategy and finance at Brookfield Multiplex, overseeing its portfolio of construction projects, and a board member at Fortescue Metals Group. Adeline Teoh finds out why she’s also the 2014 Western Australia Telstra Businesswoman of the Year.

November 13, 2014

People

Fewer mining projects indicates sector slowdown

Ninety-three percent of mining leaders are ‘not optimistic’ about their growth prospects for the next 12 months and more than four in five are not certain stalled largescale mining projects will resume in the same period.

July 29, 2014

News

Australian projects too slow to succeed

The Australian resources sector is inefficient and too slow to execute projects to properly capitalise on the global commodities market, according to management consulting firm Siecap, a logistics and supply chain solutions specialist for projects.

November 11, 2013

News

Information integration, the new project paradigm

Information disparity is often the biggest obstacle to managing large, technical projects like those in the mining, oil & gas industries. Rob Stummer of IFS says information integration can be the key to success for these kinds of projects.

February 5, 2013

Knowledge

Independence and the project manager

The media industry is in turmoil over editorial integrity, while over in the USA Americans are preparing to celebrate the Fourth of July even as their political parties become tainted by opaque funding sources. Editor Adeline Teoh asks, does independence for project managers mean anything any more?

July 2, 2012

Blogs

Enterprise level seeks specialised project training

Government and enterprise level organisations conducting large mining, resources and infrastructure projects in Queensland are increasingly seeking specialise project management training according to global training specialist ILX Group.

March 28, 2012

News

Project management recruitment spikes in WA

Western Australia is booming and project managers for the property and resources sectors are in high demand, driving recruitment specialists into the state, according to Capstone Recruitment.

March 14, 2012

News