Expert advice from industry leaders

Picture this, you’ve been renovating your dream oceanfront house, you arrive there one day, and the house is teetering on the edge of falling off the cliff. You phone the experts for help. They review and assess, but it’s worse than anyone thought – the house is ablaze inside. Thankfully, through their experience and guidance,

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Sixth Edition from the Project Management Institute (PMI)® is now available. So what does the latest PMBOK® Guide mean for project management practitioners? What impact does it have for those looking at completing a PMP® or CAPM® certification? Why the update? Project management

When is a Transformation not a Transformation? When is a transformation not a transformation? When it’s a turnaround, says, Derek Quayle, COO at PM-Partners. And with this, we must acknowledge Qantas as poster-child for a turnaround in Australia, but proudly, also as a shining example globally. Many market sectors are facing disruption and change, none

~ formalises profession as a discipline and introduces post-MBA accreditation with ANU to drive industry best practice ~ Sydney, July 5 2017 – A group of experienced business transformation executives have established the Australian Transformation and Turnaround Association (AusTTA) to assist leaders and organisations better respond to today’s rapid change, including digital disruption, and support

Ideally a business transformation should start with the creation and validation of the right strategy, followed by strong execution that’s actively driven from the top. The transformation is led by a seasoned veteran appointed to the Executive with the mandate and authority to get the right people in the tent and address all decisions about

Springing back from mistakes is never easy, but it’s a required skill these days as business initiatives become increasingly globalised and ever more complex. Peter Shergold AC, the noted academic, former public servant and current chancellor of Western Sydney University, has become an influential voice on this topic. A Royal Commission created in 2013 tapped

The power of organisational change management and the way in which it intersects with project outcomes is a typically underestimated component of driving sustainable investment. Too often, business cases are pushed through, and funds are secured, without factoring in effective investment of the crucial role that end-users and stakeholders play in advocating and sustaining successful

Yes, in some worlds the mere thought of cancelling an ‘in flight’ project somehow becomes akin to admitting failure of the worst kind. Those words ‘project cancelled’ somehow scream ‘failure’ across an organisation. But it doesn’t and shouldn’t need to be that way.   The Enlightened World Let’s now consider the ‘enlightened’ world…  I will