Project Management plays a critical role in the development and implementation of business strategy. It will address the challenges faced by managers at all levels who discover projects that mysteriously appear in organisations and outline some tools and techniques for ensuring that the projects which are being delivered are aligned to the business strategy. Yvonne will demonstrate how business strategy can be effectively implemented through a Program Management Office, and will profile the Optus Business Transformation Program Management Office as a practical example of enabling business strategy.

Yvonne Butler

General Manager- Strategy & Development for Major Projects & Programs Transfield Services

Yvonne has worked in large commercial law firms and international consultancy firms delivering stakeholder value through the effective combination of organisational strategy, knowledge management and project management. Apart from being actively involved in the profession of project management, Yvonne is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member various University Faculty Advisory Boards. In her current role, Yvonne is responsible for facilitating the formulation and execution of the organisational and business strategies of the Major Projects and Programs group. MPP is responsible for the development and delivery of major projects and programs across Transfield Services globally.

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