I thought we had a great attendance last month. Well the July Forum topped that with 101 members and guests enjoyed the hospitality and the opportunity to network.

Paul Black introduced the new Chapter office bearers and councillors, who will formally take up duties after the National Conference. Do not forget the next forum is at the National Convention Centre in the form of the ACT Chapter Project Management Achievement Awards.

The guest speaker was Mr Stephen Hayes MBE, who is currently a Director in the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) Program Management Office (formerly Directorate of Coaching and Review). Stephen provided an illuminating brief on the “The PMO and Complex Project Management Competencies”. Copies of the framework in the format of the Approved Final Draft – presented to the Defence and Industry Project Management Council in Canberra on 9th June 2006, were provided to members for perusal. A series of questions showed that there is considerable interest in DMO’s initiatives in this arena. Following the presentation, Stephen carried on discussing issues with interested parties.

Should you wish a copy of the PowerPoint presentation, it is posted on the AIPM website here. (This is a members only area, so please have your AIPM Username and password handy). The Standard itself can be accessed on the DMO website. The headings of the presentation are summarised as follows.

DMO Change Agenda has 6 Themes

• Professionalise
• Reprioritise
• Standardise
• Benchmark
• Improve industry relations
• Lead reform in Defence

Coaching for Success covers:

• Enabling identification of systemic problems
• Enabling a learning organisation
• Building networks of expertise
• Designing better processes and policies
• Providing effective help and pragmatic guidance
• Providing perspective
• Assisting with changing perceptions
• Change agents
• Advocacy for projects

Program Management Office

The DMO Program Management Office aims to lead the implementation of Government policy on project management within Defence and provide leadership in project management for Whole of Government, Defence and Industry

• Focus on traditional coaching and modular change initiatives
• Acquisition Categorisation Framework (ACAT) places Defence projects in 1 of 4 categories.

Project Management Certification Framework

Covers the competencies required of individual managers within the ACAT categories

Complex Competencies Views

Look at a problem / issue through the following lenses and define the competencies required in each:

• View 1 – Strategy and Project Management
• View 2 – Business Planning, Lifecycle Management, Reporting and Performance Measurement
• View 3 – Change and Journey
• View 4 – Innovation, Creativity and Working Smarter
• View 5 – Organisational Architecture
• View 6 – Systems Thinking and Integration
• View 7 – Leadership
• View 8 – Culture and Being Human
• View 9 – Probity and Governance
• Special Attributes

Complex Competencies Key Dates

A detailed schedule on the implementation and release is as follows:
• Initial Development – DMO/Dr Dombkins
• Defence and Industry Review (Including UK MoD)
• Defence CEO/DMO Agreement - 09 Jun 06
• Final Draft released at Defence and Industry Conference - 21 Jun 06
• Socialise with Central Agencies - Jul 06
• Establish College and Pilot Standard - Jul/Aug/Sep 06
• Further discussions with UK MoD - Sep 06
• Release to Tier 1 Universities - Aug/Sep 06
• Ministerial or ProMAC Release - Sep/Oct 06?

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