Sustainable Procurement - Topic of presentation
to House of Commons and report in UK
Reported by David Shannon in London, UK
I was present by invitation at the launch on 4 June 2008 in the House of Commons of a report of the Westminster Sustainability Business Forum under the joint Chairmanship of David Kidney MP and Barbara Morton, Director, Action Sustainability.
“The result of their inquiry’s work is contained in a 40-page report “Costing the Future: Securing Value for Money through Sustainable Procurement”. This is available from www.policyconnect.org.uk/sustainability
The report lists 31 recommendations. These are grouped under the headings:
Notable examples of recommendations:
3. Governments must ensure that all aspects of sustainability – economic, social and environmental – are promoted through public sector procurement.
12. The Treasury must revise the shadow price of carbon and ensure that it is included in whole-life cost calculations in public sector procurement.
24. The Government should expand the Sustainable Operations on the Government estate targets to include all aspects of sustainability. Furthermore, the targets should cover all departments and non-departmental public bodies.
Speakers at the event who all gave examples of good practice included:
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Peter Ainsworth MP, Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment who spoke about the macro-context and political environment.
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William Jordan, Deputy Chief Executive, Office of Government Commerce talked about the changing role of OGC and their concern with sustainability.
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Tim Byles, Chief Executive, Partnership for Schools discussed financing issues regarding sustainability in the schools building programme.
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Amanda McIntyre, Board Member, New Local Government Network, and Strategy and Public Policy Adviser, Tomorrow’s People who emphasised the significance of the public sector estate.
The Westminster Sustainable Business Forum (WSBF), part of Policy Connect Sustainability, is a not-for-profit organisation, which seeks to provide effective dialogue between business and the government on important sustainability issues. The Forum brings together businesses who share a belief in the need to operate in an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable way and who understand that these concerns need to be incorporated into core business practices in order for companies to prosper in the long-term. Through its policy projects and events, the Forum seeks to inform the government’s sustainability agenda and overcome challenges faced by UK business in adapting more sustainable ways of operating. More at http://www.policyconnect.org.uk/content/sustainability/wsbf/aboutus.
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OGC's Focus Series - New Project & Programme Management books by Franklin and Tuttle unveiled in London
Reported by Miles Shepherd in London, UK
The Focus Series by Melanie Franklin and Susan Tuttle of Maven Training has been written specifically for people working in programme and project environments. Comprising three books, the series focuses on the skills required for successful project delivery: communication, leadership and team management.
"70% of businesses fail to achieve their desired goals and the causes for failure are usually lack of strong leadership, lack of team skills, and lack of stakeholder engagement." author Melanie Franklin (pictured at right) said. "Project managers face unique challenges because they don’t have structural controls like line managers. They need to motivate staff in a more creative way."
The books provide practical advice and real world examples, highlighting the more subtle skills programme and project managers need in order to be effective.
Co-author Susan Tuttle says, "As trainers Melanie and I have found that even though our delegates work in different sectors, and a wide range of organisations, they face very similar issues. The issues around leadership, communication and teamwork come up frequently. These books address the softer skills within the context of programme and project management."
One of the most interesting aspects of project management, Susan says, is the dynamic of having to influence people who do not report directly to you. "Getting people to make the work you need done a priority is challenging when they have other things to do. Understanding the dynamics of what motivates people is very important for programme and project managers."
Melanie agrees: "Effective management is not just about being able to apply budgetary constraints or running projects to time. There are more subtle skills which can have a huge effect on successful outcomes. The books have been written with programme and project managers in mind, to enable them to better understand the issues surrounding these important skills."
The books are called:
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Communication skills for project and programme managers
Leadership skills for project and programme managers
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Team management skills for project and programme managers
Communication skills for project and programme managers - At its core, communication during a project is a process of managing stakeholders, including team members as well those outside the project who are affected by the project or its outcome. By managing these groups or individuals through effective communication an environment of trust and collaboration can ensue. Without stakeholder buy-in, the project may have to contend with unnecessary misunderstandings and strained relationships, which can contribute to the ultimate failure of the project.
Melanie says: "Getting communication right requires effort and patience, but it is not difficult if we follow some simple principles. This book gives an overview of these basic ‘rules’ of communication and shows how these can be applied to typical project situations."
The information is structured around a common project lifecycle and examines the different relationships and communication priorities of the main players in any project, including the sponsor, the project manager, the project team, the users, the suppliers and the audit or assurance function.
Leadership skills for project and programme managers - This book describes situations where the need for leadership manifests itself within a project or programme, and uses examples to illustrate how effective leadership within this environment can be demonstrated.
Melanie says: "Leadership is an intangible human quality that inspires us to follow the direction set by someone else. It entails moving people towards a vision of the future, trying to make sure that everyone is moving towards the same vision at roughly the same time. This involves encouragement, motivation of others, resolving disagreements and overcoming resistance."
Within a project or programme environment, leadership means influencing, persuading and controlling resources that have multiple reporting lines and varying levels of commitment to the projects.
Whilst project management techniques provide a structure for planning, monitoring and controlling projects, little is offered in terms of people management and the experiences associated with the type of matrix management that is common within projects. The book looks at how leadership activities can provide help in addressing these complex issues, using examples and anecdotes covering the full project lifecycle.
Susan says: "This book is for those responsible for persuading, motivating and energising their colleagues to get started on a piece of work, convince them that they are heading in the right direction, or encourage them to see how their work fits into the bigger picture. It’s written for managers who wish to enhance their skills set and develop confidence to effectively deal with the increasing interpersonal and communication demands that arise through the organisation of work into projects and programmes."
Team management skills for project and programme managers - Anyone working on a project will know the excitement of working together to achieve a common goal, but will also have been frustrated by the myriad of problems that can result from working with colleagues drawn from across the host organisation and any supplier organisations. Too often, project staff are given no training in team management because they do not have formal line management responsibilities and do not have teams reporting to them on the organisation chart. However, it could be argued that the team management responsibilities of project and programme managers or sponsors are so much greater than a standard management role.
Melanie says: "This book is for anyone involved in team management within projects and programmes. It explores how the management of these teams is reliant on the power of the relationships that are established between the leader of the team and the team members, and the relationships that operate between the team members independently of the relationship with the team leader."
The book explores how team management is reliant on the power of the relationships established between the leader of the team and the team members, and the relationships operating between the team members independently of the relationship with the team leader. The factors that affect these relationships are explored, including the values, behaviours and motivations of the team leader and the team members.
This is a practical guide, and whilst it is not possible to definitively state how a team will behave at any point in the project lifecycle, it is possible to identify the key activities that a team leader must address. These activities are illustrated using an example project.
The books were unveiled at the Best Practice Showcase in London on 24 June 2008. The Focus Series is priced at £60 (separately, the books are £25 each). For further information, visit www.mavenbookshop.co.uk.
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EPM Live Wins 2008 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award
for Enterprise Project Management
EPM Live has won the Microsoft's Partner of the Year Award for Enterprise Project Management. The company was chosen out of an international field of top Microsoft partners as delivering market-leading customer solutions built on Microsoft technology.
According to EPM Live CEO, Joe Larscheid, "It is truly an honor to receive this prestigious award from Microsoft. It is gratifying to know that the effort and creativity that was invested in delivering the EPM Live products and online services are recognized as true value to the Microsoft customers. EPM Live was developed to provide the right level of project management collaboration, from lightweight workgroup project management to a sophisticated enterprise project management solution, by leveraging the dynamic capabilities of Microsoft Office SharePoint and Microsoft Office Project Server and incorporation full project lifecycle capabilities."
EPM Live was recognized for superior technology and innovation in Information Worker Solutions, Enterprise Project Management. The Information Worker Solutions, Enterprise Project Management Partner of the Year award recognizes exceptional partners that have excelled in offering breakthrough Microsoft Office system solutions.
(Photo: Matt Wilson, left, and CEO Joe Larscheid, right, of EPM Live with Allison Watson, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Group, center, following award ceremony in Houston)
The winning partner’s technology and marketing offerings have increased its customers’ employee productivity and assisted them in connecting with their business partners and customers. The winning partner’s innovative thinking has helped to solve a technical challenge or helped to address its customers’ business needs and empower their people, and has had a unique and positive impact on customers’ business pain points
"EPM Live offers solutions that support the underpinnings of successful businesses of every size and distinction," said Robert Deshaies, Vice President, U.S. Partner Group, Microsoft Corp. "We are pleased to recognize EPM Live on their ability to target business customers stemming from the mid-market all the way to the enterprise."
The Microsoft Partner Program Awards recognize Microsoft partners that have developed and delivered exceptional Microsoft-based solutions during the last year.
EPM Live offers lightweight Enterprise Project Management (EPM) functionality that transforms the world’s leading project planning software, Microsoft Office Project, into a collaborative working tool for everyone in the project workgroup. EPM Live provides a centralized Microsoft Office SharePoint solution for all project related activities so teams can publish and share Microsoft Office Project schedules, documents, identify issues, risks, manage changes, and create dynamic reports for informed decision making. For more information, visit http://www.epmlive.com/.
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PMForum Named Media Partner for West Coast Infrastructure Partnerships Conference in October
PMForum has been named a "media partner" for North America West Coast Infrastructure Partnerships, a major conference on Public Private Partnerships (P3) for major infrastructure projects that will be held during 14-15 October 2008 in Los Angeles, California,USA.The event will showcase opportunities for private sector organizations to get involved in public infrastructure projects across the Western USA, Canada and Mexico.
The 1.5 day conference will be held at the Los Angeles Four Seasons hotel. Organizers are PFI Conferences, a division of Thomson Reuters. The conference will highlight current and ongoing opportunities for funders, sponsors, contractors and project advisors. A must attend networking opportunity and the only regional conference of its kind in the PPP calendar, the PFI West Coast Infrastructure conference is an essential event for both global and regional partnership professionals. For information, visit http://www.pficonferences.com/pfi_west_coast_2008/conference_home.aspx
As a PMForum media partner, PFI Conferences will receive a listing for the event in PMForum’s online Events Calendar with logo and link to the conference website, pre-event news coverage, live breaking news coverage directly from the event, and post-event reporting. Examples of PMForum event media coverage can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/events/partner_program.htm.
International Financing Review (IFR) is the world's leading source of global capital markets intelligence. It provides senior investment banking decision-makers with authoritative and unbiased capital markets commentary and analysis. IFR is a division of Thomson Financial, a US$1.5 billion provider of information and technology solutions to the worldwide financial community. Through the widest range of products and services in the industry, Thomson Financial helps clients in more than 70 countries make better decisions, be more productive and achieve superior results. IFR sponsors major conferences worldwide for project financing, capital markets and international finance. For more information, visit http://www.pficonferences.com/About_IFR.aspx.
Established in 1995, www.pmforum.org was the world’s first website devoted to professional project management and is now one of the world’s most popular sources of project management news and information. PMForum is a company formed to operate and administer the pmforum.org website. PMForum also produces the monthly online PM World Today eJournal where articles, case studies, papers and stories by leading PM authorities from around the world can be found; free subscriptions are available at www.pmworldtoday.net .
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PMForum Named Media Partner for 1st Annual PMI Panama Chapter Project Management Conference in October
The PMI Panama Chapter has selected PMForum as "media partner" for the 1st Annual PMI Panama Project Management Conference which will be held in Panama City, Panama on 2 October 2008. This major project management event is subtitled "The Land Divided - The Project World United" and will showcase the Panama Canal Expansion program, one of the largest infrastructure projects in the world.
Engineers,IT professionals, project managers and executives are invited to Panama for this major event, which will feature two major tracks: Construction Project Management & Technology Project Management (IT, product development, communications). The all-day symposium, which will feature presentations, panel discussions, break-out sessions, focused workshops and networking opportunities, will be bilingual with translation available (Spanish or English). Registration fees are $225, $195 for PMI members, and $125 for students. Attendees can receive up to 7 PDUs for PMP recertification. For more information or to register, visit www.pmipanama.org.
The symposium venue will be the Panama Canal Authority Auditorium and facilities. Local sponsors include the Panama Canal Authority and CH2M Hill, prime management contractor for the expansion. Participants will have an opportunity to tour the canal and meet the program manager.
As a PMForum media partner, the PMI Panama Chapter will receive a listing in PMForum’s online Events Calendar with logo and link to the conference website, pre-event news coverage, live breaking news coverage directly from the event, and post-event reporting. Examples of PMForum event media coverage can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/events/partner_program.htm.
The PMI Panama Chapter is a chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI®), the world’s largest member-based organization devoted to professional project management. Founded in 1969 in the United States, PMI now has more than 265,000 members in 170 plus countries. Founded in 2001, the PMI Panama Chapter is a volunteer based professional association dedicated to supporting the growth and development of the project management discipline and its critical role in business and organization success. The PMI Panama Chapter has approximately 150 members and serves the project management and business communities of Panama and nearby countries. For more information, visit www.pmipanama.org.
Established in 1995, www.pmforum.org was the world’s first website devoted to professional project management and is now one of the world’s most popular sources of project management news and information. PMForum is a company formed to operate and administer the pmforum.org website. PMForum also produces the monthly online PM World Today eJournal where articles, case studies, papers and stories by leading PM authorities from around the world can be found; free subscriptions are available at www.pmworldtoday.net.
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ESI Publishes 10 Top Trends In Project Management for 2008
According to ESI International, a US-based project management consulting and training organization, the top 10 trends in project management for 2008 are as follows:
- Investment in Project Management Training To Counter Effects of Troubled Economy. Squeezed profits, smaller budgets, looming layoffs — this is no time to panic. Keeping projects on track and on budget can counter ill effects of the down economy. Smart, strategic organizations will realize that the down economy is the time to invest in project management training and development to optimize performance.
- Better, Faster Project Decision-making.The pressures for Project Managers to "get it done yesterday" are ever increasing, particularly with tightening budgets in the downward spiraling economy.Project managers need to be up to speed deploying best practices in their project selection.Know when to say no to projects that won’t deliver solid ROI and which to greenlight.
- Critical Thinking As A Key Project Management Competency. Technical competence alone doesn’t create success. Project management has evolved into a robust discipline, and critical thinking is a key “soft skill” for Project Managers that makes the difference between success and failure.
- Emerging Relevance of the Project Management Office -- Imagine the Space Shuttle without its command center. Project management offices ensure a higher chance for organizations to 'reach the stars' and their end goals. PMO's streamline processes, coordinate projects and allow for more efficiency in day-to-day project management. As more companies see the relevance for PMO's, this trend will become increasingly important to overall project management design.
- Co-dependency between Project Management and Enterprise Analysis. In active knowledge management transfer, project managers with greater experience levels and an interest in functions like risk management are taking on traditional BA responsibilities, including enterprise analysis (EA).
- Project Managers Taking Leadership Roles in Organizational Change. In the face of unrelenting organizational change, project/program managers need to take a leadership role. However, leadership qualities are not program deliverables, so project managers occasionally need direction in fulfilling organizational change leadership obligations. They need to understand the business implications and what that means for projects, and how they can drive organizational change through effective project/project-portfolio management.
- Communication Challenges of Remote Team Management. As projects are increasingly conducted remotely through outsourcing and global expansion, project communication is often based on the written (email) and spoken (conference call) word. Unfortunately, a small percentage of what one wants to communicate is received through these channels. Project managers need best practices in communications for managing virtual teams.
- Earning PgMPSM Certification. Certified Program Management Professionals (PgMPSM) will be infiltrating the landscape in 2008. This new certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI®) has project/program management professionals asking what are the inherent differences between their disciplines.
- Navigating the Overlap Between PM and BA Tasks. Project Managers and business analysts are recognizing the symbiotic nature of their relationships, where to paint the line on their responsibilities and how to work together on areas of overlap.
- Talent Management Impact on Business ROI. With the pending exodus of thousands of baby boomers over the next several years compounded by millennials entering the workforce, today’s workers are motivated by a different set of incentives than their tenured colleagues. Organizations need to develop a talent management strategy incorporating recruiting and retaining talent to improve business performance.
©ESI International 2008. Reprinted with permission.
ESI, a subsidiary of Informa plc (LSE:INF),helps people around the world improve the way they manage projects, contracts, requirements and vendors. In addition to ESI’s more than 100 courses delivered in 18 languages at more than 75 locations worldwide, ESI offers eight certificate programs through our educational partner, The George Washington University in Washington. Founded in 1981, ESI’s worldwide headquarters are in Arlington, Va, USA. To date, ESI’s programs have benefited more than 950,000 professionals worldwide. For more information visit www.esi-intl.com .
Primavera Contributes $1 Million to PMI Educational Foundation
Primavera Systems, Inc., the world's leading provider of project, portfolio and resource management software, is contributing $1 million to support the humanitarian and educational programs of the PMI Educational Foundation (PMIEF).
"Social responsibility and education are two of project management's greatest goals," said Gregory Balestrero, president and chief executive officer of Project Management Institute (PMI) and chief operating officer of the PMI Education Foundation."As project management continues to broaden its influence globally, we must do so in ways that benefit people in need of relief operations and people who are underserved socially and educationally. With the support of corporate leaders like Primavera, the PMI Educational Foundation is making a positive impact."
"The PMI Educational Foundation is in the process of making a major expansion to its current programs to leverage the power of project management to benefit society," said Karen White, PMIEF Board Chair. "This expansion includes delivering programs to help primary and secondary school students learn critical applied skills through projects. Other initiatives involve providing tools and best practices to relief and development organizations to increase their project management capacity so that they may better deliver humanitarian services and respond effectively to disasters."
"Teaching students to work effectively in project teams is ground-breaking,” says Joel Koppelman (pictured), CEO of Primavera Systems, Inc. "Collaboration is an essential element of the 21st Century workplace, yet traditional teaching methods do not develop these skills. Primavera’s solutions have been helping project management professionals collaborate for more than 25 years and we are thrilled to help the PMI Educational Foundation make a positive impact on students as well as advance the important and urgent projects conducted by humanitarian relief and development organizations."
The PMI Educational Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Project Management Institute (PMI), is a not-for-profit, non-political organization that champions project management knowledge and skills for educational and social good. Founded in 1990 by PMI, the PMI Education Foundation provides scholarships, confers awards, sponsors research, prepares and disseminates project management-related educational material and awards financial grants to support project management life skills and humanitarian programs. Visit www.pmi.org/pmief for more information.
Primavera is a software company that provides business solutions for a project-driven world. The company helps organizations identify which projects are most important, and makes it easy for people to work collaboratively on those projects to deliver them successfully. Primavera solutions are industry-specific and highly scalable, with the power to support global enterprises. Projects collectively worth more than $6 trillion have been completed using Primavera. For more information, visit www.primavera.com.
With more than 265,000 members in 170 plus countries, the Project Management Institute, Inc. (PMI) is the leading membership association for the project management profession and the largest association dedicated to project management in the world. PMI is actively engaged in setting professional standards, providing a professional career path for project managers and maintaining a family of professional credentials. PMI provides members with access to the knowledge, skills, educational support and networking opportunities needed to drive business results through project management, program management and portfolio management. The Institute is also highly regarded for its extensive research capabilities, its accreditation of colleges and universities, and its Registered Education Provider program. PMI was founded in 1969. For more information, visit www.pmi.org.
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NASA's Project Management Competency Model
Described in July ask the academy e-Newsletter
NASA's Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership (APPEL) has published its July ask the academy eNewsletter, and it is full of interesting and educational information for project managers. Of particular note is the article about NASA's Project Management Competency Model.
According to the article, Academy Brief: The Project Management Competency Model, all of the Academy's professional development activities are based on a competency model for project management that has evolved over the past two decades. Strengthening NASA’s project management capability has been central to the mission of the Academy since its inception more than fifteen years ago.
NASA created the Academy to develop an agency-wide professional development program for project management. From its beginnings, the Academy focused on building a competency model for project management that would serve as the foundation for all of its offerings. Today, every Academy training course, project team intervention, and knowledge sharing activity has a direct relationship to at least one NASA project management competency. The competency model includes a description of the skills, behaviors, actions, and experiences that demonstrate proficiency in each competency at four career levels, ranging from project team members to managers of programs or very large projects. To read the entire article, see the current edition at http://appel.nasa.gov/academy/current.
The July edition of ask the academy also contains the following articles, features and information:
Message from the Director - There has been a lot of talk over the past decade about talent management. What does it mean? What are its implications for a project-based organization like NASA? (editorial)
Project Management Institute Holds Government Forum - Government agencies face intense competition from private industry and developing nations in the global war for project management talent, according to Project Management Institute CEO Greg Balestrero. (news article)
NASA on the Hill: Administrator Testifies on Shuttle Workforce Transition - NASA Administrator Dr. Michael Griffin told a Senate Subcommittee that extending Space Shuttle operations beyond FY 2010 would have "serious budgetary and schedule repercussions for the Constellation program." (brief report from Washington)
Leadership Corner: The WICS Model - What makes one leader succeed while another fails? According to one expert, it is the ability to synthesize wisdom, intelligence, and creativity in making decisions and inspiring others.
Risk Management Bookshelf: The Black Swan - What can we learn about risk from the success of Harry Potter and the stock market crash of 1929.
View from the Outside: India Readies for First Moon Mission - The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) plans to launch Chandrayaan-1, its first mission to the moon, in mid-September. (news article)
This Month in NASA History: Ranger 7 - On July 28, 1964, Ranger 7 was launched from Cape Canaveral. (A look back - read the story)
To see the July edition and read these articles and stories, visit http://appel.nasa.gov/academy/current.
Under NASA's Office of the Chief Engineer, the Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership (APPEL) provides leadership, advice, direction, and support for the development and learning of the NASA program/project management and engineering community.APPEL trains the technical workforce through a competency-based and experiential development process; promotes continuous learning through a blended learning model, which leverages the expertise of university and private industry partners; offers performance support to project teams through assessment, workshops, expert consulting, rapid deployment training, coaching, and mentoring; and facilitates the dissemination of lessons learned through online resources and communities of practice. The Director of APPEL is Dr. Edward Hoffman. For more information, visit http://appel.nasa.gov/.
Created in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is America’s focal point for research, development and exploration of outer space. In 2005, the US President and Congress committed the United States to exploring the solar system and beyond: completing assembly of the International Space Station, flying the new Crew Exploration Vehicle by 2014, returning astronauts to the moon by the end of the next decade, and sending human missions to Mars and beyond. For over 50 years, NASA has been leading the world in the development and usage of advanced program and project management. Additional information about NASA programs and projects can be found at www.nasa.gov.
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PMForum Named Media Partner for August
PMOZ Conference in Melbourne
Reported by Brenda Treasure in Melbourne
PMForum has been named a "media partner" for the 5th Annual Project Management Australia (PMOZ) Conference incorporating the PMI Australia National Conference that will be held during 18 - 20 August 2008 in Melbourne, Australia. PMI Australia, Engineers Australia and the Australian Institute of Management are proud supporters of the event. The event will be at the Sofitel Melbourne hotel.
Following on the success in 2007, PMOZ will once again co-locate with the SEPGSM Australia Conference however the benefits to delegates have been increased! In 2008, PMOZ registration will automatically entitle attendees to access the SEPGSM Australia conference program at no additional cost. Delegates will have the choice of attending sessions from both conferences during the main conference days - access to over 100 presentations!
The theme of the 2008 Project Management Australia Conference is "Delivering Benefits in an increasingly complex world through effective Portfolio, Program and Project Management" and the theme for the Software and Systems Engineering Process Group Australia Conference is "Beyond Development". The focus on sharing skills and knowledge to prepare organisations in meeting the demands of an increasingly competitive global market place is becoming more important as business and industry seek a competitive edge, and ways to enhance and develop their business practices.
Attracting a broad audience including Corporate, Government,ICT,Mining, Engineering, Construction,Academic and Human Resources, PMOZ is a proven, established and valuable educational and networking event for the business community. The Conference will showcase the impact of creating change to deliver improvements to infrastructure, products and organizations; optimizing stakeholder value through the use of scarce resources and realizing benefits by using multinational teams. For more information, visit http://www.pmoz.com.au/.
As a PMForum media partner, PMOZ will receive a listing for the event in PMForum’s online Events Calendar with logo and link to the conference website, pre-event news coverage, live breaking news coverage directly from the event, and post-event reporting. Examples of PMForum event media coverage can be found at http://www.pmforum.org/events/partner_program.htm.
The Project Management Australia Conference (PMOZ) is managed by PMGlobal. PMGlobal through PMOZ, World Project Management Week Conference and PMASIA brands have a long term commitment to advancing Project Management skills in Australia and around the world. Now in its fifth year, PMOZ will again offer a range of dynamic and exciting presentations encompassing Pre-conference workshops; powerful keynote presentations; a business program offering more than 70 streamed sessions and workshops. Visit http://www.pmoz.com.au/.
SM SEPG is a service mark of Carnegie Mellon University
Established in 1995, www.pmforum.org was the world’s first website devoted to professional project management and is now one of the world’s most popular sources of project management news and information. PMForum is a company formed to operate and administer the pmforum.org website. PMForum also produces the monthly online PM World Today eJournal where articles, case studies, papers and stories by leading PM authorities from around the world can be found; free subscriptions are available at www.pmworldtoday.net.
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RTKL Wins Project Planning & Design Competition in China
ARCADIS, the Netherlands-based international consulting, design, engineering and management services company, has announced that its subsidiary RTKL has recently won first place in the Dongli Lake Competition in China. The competition was joint-sponsored by the Tianjin City Planning Bureau and Tianjin Dongli District Government, and challenged four top global design firms to develop a master plan for the 85 square kilometer Dongli Lake site.
“We envision a multi-faceted and sustainable built environment” said Greg Yager AIA, Senior Vice President in RTKL’s Shanghai office. “Our scheme would enhance the existing spaces in old town Tianjin through strategic infill, landmarking and wayfinding, and also freshly imagine a new town of Lingang. The interplay of these districts would define and reinforce the overall ecological waterfront experience, and unlock the true value of Dongli Lake.”
RTKL impressed competition officials by showing how the municipality could capitalize on natural strengths to better serve the burgeoning business, tourism, and civic needs of greater Tianjin and neighbouring Beijing. The master plan (shown here) calls for an international conference center and summit house, an executive training center, a healthcare-focused resort and a variety of recreational facilities.
"Wins like this exemplify our leading position in large-scale urban planning and the creation of sustainable, multi-use developments," said Harrie Noy, CEO of ARCADIS. "This win also strengthens our position in Asia, an important growth market for ARCADIS."
Competition officials also praised RTKL’s approach to sustainability. The master plan emphasizes transit-oriented development, features a riverfront eco-focused living district, and takes advantage of Tianjin’s geothermal resources to facilitate specialty spa and resort experiences of unparalleled quality. In addition, the plan organizes all public functions along a waterfront “eco tour,” which will prominently celebrate civic activities and festivals along the water’s edge throughout the year.
ARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD) is an international company providing consultancy, design and engineering and management services in infrastructure, environment and buildings, to enhance mobility, sustainability and quality of life. ARCADIS develops, designs, implements, maintains and operates projects for companies and governments. With more than 13,500 employees and EUR 1.5 billion in gross revenue, the company has an extensive international network that is supported by strong local market positions. Visit www.arcadis-global.com
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