What is a Process Contract?
The Process Contract This post is not intended to provide legal advice, nor be specific to your individual situation. It is to provide a broad view of process contracts within a procurement framework. What are Process Contracts? With regards to the procurement process it has been a long held belief that there is a single […]
Business Case
The Project’s Business Case It’s a shocking reality that many Project Managers have never sighted their project’s business case. It’s true that a Business case takes many different shapes and sizes and called by many different names for that matter, however there are some identifying elements which should be present in every business case. What […]
I got 99 priorities but the list ain’t one!
Life is busy! Constant requests coming from everywhere; our work, personal life, need to exercise, eat well, have fun and get things done. We need goals, or whatever you call them; some form of marker to set our direction. I find if we don’t have these we kind of just drift aimlessly reacting to whatever […]
Airport Methodology
Project Management made simple The etymology of formal project management has its roots in key industries; construction, engineering and defence, where a formal application was required to effectively manage complex projects. Given the respective scale of these projects the approach had to be robust in preventing the core of the project from stakeholders; large teams, […]
The Value of the Qualification
Didn’t get that job you thought you had in the bag? The problem is getting worse; qualified workers are getting the jobs over the experienced ones. I have recruited many staff as a manager and project manager as whilst I personally went down the university pathway prior to gaining my practical experience I have always […]
What is positive risk?
What is a Positive Risk? Positive risks are event which have a positive impact on your objectives. I think it’s the word “risk” that throws many people off. For many people the term “risk” has negative connotations; i.e. something bad will happen, I will lose money, get injured, crash my car etc.. Contrary to […]
Innovation in Education
The world around us changes at a rapid rate, the emergence of disruptive technologies seem to be the ever present reality. The replacement of our existing technology with newer, better models, functions, features and effectively leading us to replace what we hold in the perpetual chase for the newest. Arguably and until recently innovation in […]
Innovation, Revenue Streams and Financial Modelling
As part of the 2016 Accolade VET Innovative Business Models Conference in Sydney Nic Thomas spoke about how to innovate in the Education sector, specifically the vocational Education and Training (VET) as well as thinking of ways to diversify revenue streams and closed off with a quick case study on financial modelling. Hope you enjoy […]
What is a PMO?
What is a PMO? A PMO could refer to a bunch of different things which may be different to each person’s context, and yes that’s why speaking in acronyms can backfire. In this context we are referring to a PMO as a Program Management Office. Even though we have expanded what we are referring to […]
SWOT Analysis
What is a SWOT Analysis Engage a strategy or marketing consultant and you’ll hear the word in a few heart beats. For some it’s the be all and end all of business strategy, the new buzz word, the thing that will solve all your issues. Well it may just be but it’s not a new […]
The Vision Poster
Make a Vision Poster It’s often said that you can accomplish anything you can imagine. Well that’s true but it helps a whole lot more when it’s visual. The Vision Poster idea originated in a consultation session which I was facilitating. I won’t go into the details, but the director of the company had a […]
How complex should program governance be?
Program Governance (How big is the tree?) I often get asked how complex should our program management governance structure be? I remember one client (for whom we ended up designing their entire program governance system) who wasn’t happy with the notion of a scalable governance structure, rewind that he wasn’t happy in a flexible approach […]
What is Program Management
What is Program Management? Well this is one of those terms that often gets misunderstood. Most people can quickly grasp the concept of a project. If not check out what is a project? However, when it comes to program management it becomes muddier. So let’s start with arguably the most accessed source of information within this […]
Making Meetings Effective
At some point we have all been part of a meeting; some have been useful others a colossal waste of time. For many in the workforce the thought of going to a meeting is associated with dread, with the top ones that come to mind: Why is management holding a meeting? What are they up […]
Suggested Evidence for Diploma Project Management RPL
Diploma of Project Management (BSB51415) There are 12 units to be achieved in order to attain the Diploma of Project Management. Of these there are 8 core (essential) units: BSBPMG511 Manage project scope BSBPMG512 Manage project time BSBPMG513 Manage project quality BSBPMG514 Manage project cost BSBPMG515 Manage project human resources BSBPMG516 Manage project information and […]