Australian Institute of Project Management


0802 IRCNews

Welcome to the February 2008 issue of the Information Resource Centre News of the Australian Institute of Project Management. This issue contains:

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Introduction and News

Release of the 2nd exposure draft of the AIPM Professional Competency Standards for Project Management
06/03/2008 - Now available for public examination is the 2nd exposure draft of the Competency Standards for Project Management

Women in Project Management Press Release

29/02/2008 - Information on the upcoming Women in Project Management forums to be held around Australia. 


The 2008 PMAA Submission Guidelines are now available

28/02/2008 - The submission instructions and guidelines for the 2008 PMAA are now available in PDF format for download.


1st ACT Newsletter of 2008

21/02/2008 - ACT Chapter Newsletter has just been released. 


Seeking Nominations From Project Managers To Become Gateway Reviewers

15/02/2008 - With the need for Project Managers to participate on a Gateway Review is increasing rapidly, especially in the areas of hospital facility planning and redevelopments; school delivery and ICT. One day workshops (Training Program) are available for prospective Gateway Reviewers who wish to become accredited as Gateway Reviewers.


The February/March issue of The Project Manager has been released

15/02/2008 - The new TPM is now available for download.


AIPM 2008 National Conference: Call for papers

06/02/2008 - The Australian Institute of Project Management is calling for abstracts for its 2008 National Conference titled 'Keeping the promise through people, projects and performance'.

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Conference Update AIPM 2008: Keeping the Promise through people, projects and performance.

AIPM is seeking submissions for full papers, panels/workshops and poster presentations.

According to Dr Steve Milner, chair of the conference’s technical program committee and co-founder of specialist project management company Biologystics, there are two types of papers accepted for presentation at the AIPM conference.The first type is the non-refereed paper which provides an opportunity for a wide range of conference presentations.The second type is the refereed paper which is reviewed by a panel and is generally based on the outcomes of completed research.

The abstract submission deadline is 2 May 2008, with full paper submissions due by 20 June 2008.Abstracts of up to 250 words must be submitted via www.aipm2008.com.au. For enquiries, phone or email aipm2008@tourhosts.com.au.

The AIPM 2008 National Conference also offers sponsors a fantastic opportunity to connect with Australia’s project management community and vertical industry leaders. View the sponsorship and exhibition prospectus at www.aipm2008.com.au/sponex.asp.

Further details of the conference are available online at www.aipm2008.com.au

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Project Management Achievement Awards

Submission Guidelines (870kb PDF) for the 2008 PMAA are now available. The PMAA Homepage contains further details. The national PMAA events calendar is filling up, with details of events all around Australia.

http://www.aipm.com.au/html/2008-pmaa-sponsorship.cfm

http://www.aipm.com.au/html/2008-submission-guidelines.cfm

Details of your local 2008 PMAA Contacts are also available. We'll be running the National PMAA dinner as part of the 2008 Conference on October 14th. Please keep an eye on the PMAA Homepage for submission guidelines.

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Women in Project Managment

The Women in Project Management forum will have their first event in ACT and Melbourne on the 6th of March. Please keep an eye on the AIPM Events calendar and the WIPM SIG webpage.

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PMSelect - Research Update - issue 2 2008

Welcome to the February 2008 PM Select. This issue contains 7 articles from the wider project management literature. 

We strongly recommend you examine the contents from AIPM's 2007 conference. Additional material from the conference is available for download at the Conference Proceedings information page.

Articles can be requested by clicking on their title. This will generate a request form you must complete. Then a PDF will be generated in your browswer. Please be patient as some of the files are over 5 mb.

  • Editorial of the International Journal of Managing Projects in Business
  • Conceptions of learning and managing the flow of knowledge in the project-based environment
  • RESEARCH NOTE: The other side of projects: the case for critical project studies
  • For the Love of a Building? Accounting for ?failure? in a University capital project
  • The use of top management power to support projects: a cross-cultural, cross-industry study
  • EARLY WARNING SIGNS OF IT PROJECT FAILURE: THE DOMINANT DOZEN
  • Managing Agile Project Requirements with Storytest-Driven Development


    Earlier PMSelect issues are available through our archive page..

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    Professional Indemnity Insurance Service

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    A Construction Risk Assessment survey form

    An IT Risk Assessment Form

    Someone from the broker to contact you

     What is the AIPM Member Professional Indemnity Quick Quote System ?  

    The Quick Quote system is a Professional Indemnity quoting system that allows us to provide a large number of AIPM members with an indication only of costing for their Professional Indemnity Insurance within 24 business hours without the need to fill out a full proposal.

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    AIPM Survey participation invitation

    Please examine the AIPM Surveys page to identify any research initiatives you may be able to contribute to.

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    Employment Vacancies

    07/03/2008 - Project Managers - Sydney
    10/03/2008 - IT Project Delivery Lead - Melbourne
    10/03/2008 - Project Manager - Melbourne
    13/03/2008 - Program Manager - Canberra, ACT
    13/03/2008 - Project Manager/Project Director - Melbourne, Vic
    14/03/2008 - Project Managers - Hobart
    14/03/2008 - Senior Construction Project Manager - Sydney
    24/03/2008 - Adelaide based - Mechanical Project Manager - Dynamic team - Adelaide
    24/03/2008 - Commercial Projects - Mechanical Project Manager - City based role - Sydney
    24/03/2008 - GOLD COST - Building Services Manager - 1st tier Builder - Gold Coast
    24/03/2008 - Senior Mechanical Project Manager - Sydney based - Sydney
    27/03/2008 - Project Coordinator (x2) - Sydney
    28/03/2008 - Technical Project Manager - CBD, Melbourne
    31/03/2008 - Project Manager - Power - Tasmania
    01/04/2008 - Regional Chief Technology Officer - Global Consultancy - CTO - Australia Wide
    07/04/2008 - Project Manager - Sydney
    25/05/2008 - Project Manager - IT/WEB - Sydney, Leichhardt
    31/10/2008 - National Fleet Manager - Melbourne

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    Available for Work Register

    Name Industry Preferred Location Date
    Sharon Cox Any Perth 21/02/2008
    Erin Pringle Construction/Property Development Sydney Metro Area 11/02/2008
    Brad Bowman   Melbourne or overseas 04/02/2008

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    Moves in the Industry

    28/02/2008 - Carol Ann Harstedt is now Business Improvement Manager at Qld Govt Dept of Primary Industries & Fisheries.

    25/02/2008 - Gary Yorke is now Operations Manager at Prima Consulting.

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    Events


    ACT Events
    04/03/2008 080304-ACT-PMO-SIG
    06/03/2008 080306-ACT-WIPM
    26/03/2008 080326-ACT-Forum

    AIDN (Alliance Partner) Events
    05/03/2008 2008 NETWORKING BREAKFAST SERIES

    National Events
    19/02/2008 Optus Centre Sydney - Project Management Presentation
    27/02/2008 Michel Thiry
    06/06/2008 Close of PMAA Submissions

    Non-AIPM Events
    04/02/2008 PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner course (Brisbane)
    28/02/2008 Project Management Basics (AQF 4) Course
    05/03/2008 Change-Ability Change Management Training Program
    12/03/2008 Project Management for Lawyers
    26/03/2008 CFP: Australian Software Engineering Conference ASWEC 2008
    27/03/2008 Project Management AQF 5 (Project Manager level) course
    17/04/2008 Engineers Australia Women & Leadership Seminar
    01/05/2008 Program Management & Project Portfolio Management AQF 6 course
    07/05/2008 Change Management: Achieving Organisational Evolution
    11/05/2008 myPRIMAVERA08: END PROJECT FAILURE
    11/06/2008 International Conference on Computer- Mediated Social Networking
    15/06/2008 Build your thinking power workshop
    13/08/2008 Infrastructure Australia 2008 - Melbourne

    NSW Events
    20/02/2008 Silence Fails - The Five Crucial Conversations for Flawless Execution

    NT Events
    15/09/2007 NT PMAA Presentation Dinner Event Report
    20/02/2008 Cost Management - Theory and Practice
    05/03/2008 Launch PMAA 2008
    05/03/2008 NT Chapter Council Meetings
    19/03/2008 PMAA Information Workshop
    16/04/2008 Women in Project Management seminar
    14/05/2008 Meet and Greet National Councillors
    25/06/2008 New Competency Standards
    16/07/2008 Guest Speaker - Rick - Harris Housing Project
    20/08/2008 Continuing Professional Development
    14/09/2008 PMAA Gala Dinner and Awards Night
    08/10/2008 NT Chapter Event - Guest Speaker
    12/11/2008 NT Chapter Event - Continuous Professional Development
    10/12/2008 Xmas Function

    QLD Events
      2008 Qld May CPD Event
    04/03/2008 2008 Qld August CPD Event
    04/03/2008 2008 Qld July CPD Event
    04/03/2008 2008 Qld June CPD Event
    04/03/2008 2008 Qld May CPD Event
    04/03/2008 2008 Qld November CPD Event
    04/03/2008 2008 Qld October CPD Event
    04/03/2008 PMAA Launch & Information Session
    04/03/2008 Project Innovation
    06/03/2008 Darling Downs Project Managers Professional Development Group (DDPMDG)

    SA Events
    19/02/2008 New Member and Networking Night
    21/02/2008 New Member and Networking Night
    04/03/2008 PMAA 2008 - Putting Together a Winning Submission
    20/03/2008 Government Project Facilitation of Major Private Sector Projects - David Litchfield, LMC
    17/04/2008 Constraint Management - Ken Saman, TPG
    12/09/2008 SA Chapter PMAA & Annual Gala Dinner

    TAS Events
    21/02/2008 People in Projects Forum
    29/08/2008 PMAA Gala Dinner

    VIC Events
    21/02/2008 Project Management Office Special Interest Group (PMO Vic)
    21/02/2008 Project Managers Professional Development Group (PMDG Vic)
    06/03/2008 INAUGURAL LAUNCH OF THE VICTORIAN CHAPTER'S WOMEN IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
    03/04/2008 Project Managers Professional Development Group (PMDG Vic)
    10/04/2008 Project Management Office Special Interest Group (PMO Vic)
    10/04/2008 RISK FORUM
    15/05/2008 Project Managers Professional Development Group (PMDG Vic)
    22/05/2008 Project Management Office Special Interest Group (PMO Vic)
    11/06/2008 NEW COMPETENCY STANDARDS
    26/06/2008 Project Managers Professional Development Group (PMDG Vic)
    03/07/2008 Program Management Office Special Interest Group (PMO Vic)
    07/08/2008 Project Managers Professional Development Group (PMDG Vic)
    21/08/2008 Program Management Office Special Interest Group (PMO Vic)
    28/08/2008 2008 VICTORIAN FORUM - "Project Management is easy …people make it hard"
    28/08/2008 PMAA VICTORIAN CHAPTER
    18/09/2008 Project Managers Professional Development Group (PMDG Vic)
    16/10/2008 Program Management Office Special Interest Group (PMO Vic)
    30/10/2008 Project Managers Professional Development Group (PMDG Vic)
    27/11/2008 Program Management Office Special Interest Group (PMO Vic)
    11/12/2008 Project Managers Professional Development Group (PMDG Vic)

    WA Events
    06/02/2008 What's the future for Project Management?
    12/03/2008 Winner 2007 WA Chapter PMAA : Perth Seawater Desalination Plant
    09/04/2008 High Commendation 2007 WA Chapter PMAA : Police Metropolitan Radio Network
    14/05/2008 Managing a large-scale , volunteer run water supply infrastructure in Indonesia
    11/06/2008 The Climate Project
    30/07/2008 High Commendation 2007 WA Chapter PMAA : Rapid Growth Project 2
    27/08/2008 Work Life Balance
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    Contacts

    Click here to link to the AIPM Contacts page. Please contact us with any questions, or submit them online.

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