IRC News August 2006

Welcome to the August 2006 Australian Institute of Project Management's Information Resource Centre (IRC) News.
This incorporates the August 2006 PMSelect Update.

This email contains the following items:

1. Introduction
2. PM SELECT Research Update
3. Information Resource Centre and Website Updates
4. Membership Updates
5. Contact Details

1. Introduction

August has been a huge month for the AIPM. PMAA events have been enjoyed by all. Chapter committees have been established. We're making final preparations for ProMAC 2006. The Project Manager is proving very popular. It's a good time to be a member of the AIPM.

All Chapter committees have now been finalised. Click here for details of Chapter Committee members. Congratulations to all participants in their respective committees. Following a postal ballot, we have new chapter presidents Graham Selkirk in NSW, Dr. Neveen Moussa in WA and Alan Tuipcoff in QLD.

Notification of further changes will occur at the AGM, which will be held in Sydney on 27 September at ProMAC2006.

All PMAA competitors take note: The PMAA Submissions Online resource has all 2006 submissions available. These are displayed by chapter with a short summary. Information about State and Category winners is made available after the awards event. Congratulations to all competitors, and special mention should be made of our state winners:

• ACT: Raytheon Australia Pty Ltd - CMMI Project.
• NSW: Defence Materiel Organisation - Project Air 5376 Hornet Upgrade (HUG) Phase 2
• QLD: Queensland Department of Public Works - Queensland Transplant Tissue Service
• TAS: Tasmanian Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources - Evaluation of a Motor Registry System from Another Jurisdiction
• VIC: Steinfort Project Management @ mcg Pty. Ltd - Melbourne Cricket Ground Redevelopment

With the soon to be announced winner of the SA event, these projects will be competing for National Project of the Year at the National PMAA on 27 September.

The AIPM would like to welcome our new corporate members: the Department of Defence, Infrastructure Division (major), and Snowy Mountain Hydro limited (minor), South Australian Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure (minor) and Tasmanian Department of Economic Development (minor).

Our PM Courses Directory has been improved this month, with the addition of the ability to search by state, delivery method and course level. This will make it easier for people to identify training and development opportunities.

I'd also like to welcome the following new RegPM assessors: Edwin Boyd, Fiona Park and Rob Cook. Gregory Cockerill is now also able to assess candidates for MPD certification. You'll also notice the RegPM and Assessors page has been simplified. New members, i'd recommend you spend some time considering next year's development options through the AIPM website.

If I can be of help please call on (02) 8288 8751 or email irc@aipm.com.au.

Rob

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2. PM SELECT Research Update: Issue 8, August 2006

The August PM Select contains seven articles. Articles of merit are selected from across the literature. This service focuses on useful, substantive, informative content. Articles this month are:

When accessing PM SELECT, please remember:

1. You need your username and password to access this "members only" area. Contact me with any questions.
2. Each article must be requested with a separate Copyright Declaration. This is a requirement of Copyright Law. Please contact me at rtucker@aipm.com.au with any questions.

309 Requests were received for items in the July 2006 PM Select.

38 requests were received for Aligning Capability with Strategy: Categorizing Projects to Do the Right Projects and to Do Them Right 
35 requests were received for Project overload: An exploratory study of work and management in multi-project settings .

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3. Information Resource Centre and Website Updates

A lot of changes to the website and additions to the IRC this month.

Our Conference Papers and Seminar papers have been expanded.
Our homepage has been significantly changed, with automated display of:

• News,
• PMAA Submissions,
• Employment opportunities and
• Events.

We've also added "Find an Assessor" and "Search PM Courses" functions to their respective areas. We're starting to streamline the web interface with a view to a redesign.

If anyone has any perspectives on the legalities of a member directory, please call on 02 8288 8751. 

Do you know your AIPM Website Login and Password?

1. If you have mislaid, forgotten, or don't know your password, please submit your details at the Forgot Password Page.
2. Our system will email your login details to your most recent email address.
3. If you don't receive an email within 10 minutes, Update Your Contact Details, or call me on 02 8288 8751.

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4. Membership Updates

At the end of September, all memberships with outstanding fees will be suspended.

If you haven't received your invoice please use the following link to send us an email at membership@aipm.com.au to request another. Please include your membership number.

For questions please email our Membership Manager, Jo-Anne Locke at membership@aipm.com.au or call 02 8288 8700.

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5. Contact Details

Please update your contact details with us when they change.

To do this use the "Update Contact Details" link in the header of the AIPM website.
This will ensure that you continue to get all AIPM correspondence.

This includes The Project Manager magazine, Chapter and National Events information, and of course this newsletter.

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