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Project Management Capability Development April 2010

Taking the risk out of project human resource selection and management is the Holy Grail of many organisations in 2010. With the volatility in the recruitment market over the last 18 months now behind us, there exists the need to have a quantified baseline of an individual's project management competence and an organisation's project management capability...Click here to download a copy of our paper

NSC Summit Presentation, Brisbane 16 September 2009

To download a copy of Marcus Binet’s presentation focussing on implementing ITIL within an organisation, please Download a copy...

AIPM “ITIL by the Harbour” Presentation, 19 August 2009

To download a copy of Marcus Binet’s presentation on the benefits of using ITIL within an organisation, please Download a copy...

P3O Information Night June 2009

To download a copy of Tracey Copland’s presentation on P3O Foundation (Portfolio, Programme, Project Offices), please Download a copy...

Q4 2008 On Target Breakfast Seminar

To download a copy of our breakfast seminar "Delivering Strategy presented by Jim Hughes please Download a copy...

Q3 2008 On Target Breakfast Seminar

To download a copy of our breakfast seminar “Enterprise Project Management – Enabling Business Effectiveness Using EPM” presented by John Katsiris please Download a copy...

Q2 2008 On Target Breakfast Seminar

To download a copy of our breakfast seminar “Executing Effective Organisational Change” presented by Margie Tumeth in July 2008 please Download a copy...

Q1 2008 On Target Breakfast Seminar

To download a copy of our breakfast seminar "The Project Management Office - What Does It Mean To Your Business?" presented by Rhian Saunders in April 2008 please Download a copy...

PM & BA Forum 2007 Presentations

Download a copy... of the PMForum presentation material (2.11Mb).

Effective Project Management: The Third Dimension

We all know that the key to project management making a positive impact on our business lies in the adherence to two basic principles: Doing the right project (portfolio management) and doing the project right (project management).

Yet often major corporates comply with both of these tenets and still deliver a white elephant. Consider this diagram below, which represents the (hypothetical) Black Bank's Portfolio Management Structure. Download a copy...

Using ITIL to Transform Your Business

Many large IT organisations have discovered that the route to a more customer -centric service organisation runs along the ITIL framework. Here's how four enterprises are re-inventing the relationship between the business and IT.Read More...

Integrating Project Management into a Six Sigma System - By Daniel Zucker

Manufacturers and transactional firms share a drive to lower costs, reduce cycle time and offer a diverse product mix as they pursue higher profits and an increased market share in a growing global environment. Consumers (those paying for the end product) want products or services that are cheaper, readily available and of a quality that meets their expectations. Read More...

A Feature Article from the CompTIA Website. IT Professionals Feel Upgrading Business Skills is Important - by Kristin Clifford, CompTIA staff writer

IT professionals feel that employers want them to not only be able to do their jobs, but to be personable while they are performing their duties as well. When presented with a list of six different major skills, IT professionals believe that employers value 'interpersonal and communication' and 'technical' skills the most when considering candidates for employment or advancement. However, 'strategic thinking' and 'project management' skills are believed to be of value as well, while 'financial' and 'negotiation' skills are believed to be of least value. These results are from a survey of IT professionals which was distributed via the CompTIA IT Professional Access newsletter. Read More...

Putting People Management Back into Project Management - Written By Lisa Walker

No one will ever be able to convince me that the most challenging component of Project Management is the science behind it. The way in which we need to pull people together to be a high performance team over a relatively short period of time is the most challenging part of Project Management. This article will focus on the communication issues within the project team, in particular, the people management aspect. Given the natural pressure of projects - tight time frames, cost management and close monitoring, the need for Project Managers to be good people managers is heightened.