YourPM Defence Projects Links Page

Welcome to the Defence Projects Useful Links Page.

This aim of this page is to gather together resources, links and information from both inside and outside of AIPM which are relevant to project managers working for the Defence Industry in Australia or around the world, in whatever capacity. If there is a category, link, or resource that you think should be included here, please let me know.
Use this form to submit any links/suggestions/comments to IRC Manager Rob Tucker at rtucker@aipm.com.au.

Useful Links

Australian Government	Overseas Government
Department of Defence Defence Ministers & Parliamentary Secretary Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) Dept. of Defence Media Releases  Royal Australian Navy Royal Australian Air Force Australian Army	US Department of Defense US Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) UK Ministry of Defence  UK Defence Procurement Agency  NZ Ministry of Defence European Defence Agency   Assembly of WEU NATO

Defence-Related Associations in Australia & Overseas

• AIDN - Australian Industry and Defence Network
• Australian Performance Management Association
• Australia Defence Association 
• DMA - Defence Manufacturers Association (UK)
• Australia Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
• Defence Skills Institute
• Defence Teaming Centre

Online Defence News Sites or Publications

• ADBR - Australian Defence Business Review Magazine - "High Value-Added Reporting and Analysis for Defence Business Executives"
• Australian Defence Magazine - "Serving the Business of Defence and Homeland Security"
• Defence Today - up-to-date cross-forces information
• Rumour Control - "Australia's defence and aerospace information resource"
• HeadsUp - AsiaPacific Aerospace and Defence Newsletter 
• AviationNow.com - Aviation Week's comprehensive website 
• Jane's Defence - Comprehensive and authoritative
• UK Ministry of Defence Major Projects Summary Report 2003 (Comptroller and Auditor General, January 2004)
• Driving successful delivery of major defence projects... (A briefing and consultation document by the UK National Audit Office, March 2004)
• Towards an EU Defence Equipment Policy

AIDN Newsletters (AIDN is an AIPM Alliance partner)

AIDN National Newsletter

• 3, 2009
• Number 3, 2008
• NSW Number 10, 2007 
• NSW Number 5, 2007
• NSW Number 4, 2007
• NSW Number 11, 2006
• NSW Number 10, 2006
• NSW Number 9, 2006
• NSW Number 8, 2006
• NSW Number 7, 2006
• NSW Number 6, 2006
• NSW Number 5, 2006
• NSW Number 4, 2006 
• NSW Number 3, 2006
• NSW Number 2, 2006 
• NSW Number 1, 2006
• NSW Number 11, 2005
• NSW Number 9, 2005
• NSW Number 8, 2005
• NSW Number 7, 2005
• NSW Number 6, 2005
• NSW Number 5, 2005
• NSW Number 4, 2005
• NSW Number 3, 2005
• NSW Number 2, 2005 
• NSW Number 1, 2005
• NSW Number 7, 2004

Methodologies & Standards

- Earned Value Management

• Australian DMO on EVM
• AS 4817-2003 : Project performance measurement using Earned Value (see below for free download for AIPM members)
• UK MOD on EVM
• NASA EVM Site

- Other Methodologies

• "Smart Acquisition"  - About "Smart Acquisition" Program in UK Ministry of Defence
• UK MOD Smart Acquisition Handbook
• "UK National Audit Office Defence Value for Money Team" Methodology
• Network-Based Operations for the Swedish Defence Forces - An Assessment Methodology (June 2004) New

Defence Acronyms

• ADBR Defence Acronyms Listing - excellent source for all those beloved acronyms
• EVM Acronyms - from the NASA site

Defence Events in Australia

• ABDR Events Page - local and international events in the defence sphere
• AIDN Events as listed on AIPM Website 

 

AIPM Resources

Defence Discussion Forum

New members-only Defence Discussion Forum is up now! Click on "Defence" - your AIPM login and password is required for access...

Bibliographies

This is a defence-relevant listing of from many more existing AIPM bibliographies which can be found in the IRC Bibliographies Section (members-only access)

- Theory of Constraints (TOC) & Critical Chain (CCPM)		- Maturity in Project & Program Management
- Defence & Project Management		- Measuring Project Progress and Performance
- Public Private Partnerships		- Managing Scope in Large Intranet/IT Projects
- EVM & Cost Management in IT Projects		- Critical Success Factors & GAP Analysis in IT Projects
Members can request specific research topics from here

Journal - Australian Project Manager

The December issue of the AIPM journal Australian Project Manager (Vol.24, no.4, December 2004) is devoted to Public Sector & Defence Projects. Download the complete December issue free here

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