MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

ELIZABETH FOLEY

Cover image: Zinfra Gas Services field based employees working during the COVID-19 period. Read about this project on page 20.

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2020 has been a year like no other. It has shaken the economy and forced the entire nation to slow down and reassess. It has been a year where we have seen the incredible kindness of strangers, as communities come together to help one another.

For project managers it has shown how incredibly important our role is in leading teams and stakeholders through change and managing the unprecedented risks that have come with COVID-19, and a shift to remote working.

That is why for this edition, we are focusing solely on the theme of RISK. We have a range of articles contributed by our members, which cover everything from case studies that look at how teams have adapted to these challenging times, to lessons learnt from the current situation. I thank all contributors for their interesting and insightful articles.

Over the coming months, here at the AIPM we will be speaking to governments about how we can support the bringing forward of major infrastructure projects, in order to boost the economy. We will be advocating on behalf of our members, for competent, highly skilled project managers to be at the helm of these projects. Now is the time to plan for the future and hit the go button on major projects.

Enjoy reading,

Elizabeth Foley MAIPM MCom BBus FAICD

CEO AIPM

CONTENTS

MESSAGE FROM THE CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 IN THE NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

INNOVATIONS AND INSIGHTS

THE NEW REALITY FOR PROJECT AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 WHY PROJECT MANAGEMENT GREW OUT OF THE NEED TO CONTROL RISK . . . . . . . . 10 SPREADSHEETS ARE KILLING YOUR PORTFOLIO AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT . . . 12 ADAPTING YOUR PROGRAM IN THE FACE OF UNCERTAINTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 PROJECT GOVERNANCE AND WHY PROMPT DECISION MAKING IS THE NEW BLACK . . . . . . 16

PROJECTS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

THE EMPLOYMENT OF RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 HOW ZINFRA GAS SERVICES COMBATTED COVID-19 CHALLENGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

RESEARCH

MANAGING RISKS: THE PROJECT “TOOLBOX” APPROACH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

FELLOWS FORUM

TWO PROJECTS – TWO VERY DIFFERENT OUTCOMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

CONNECT

WHAT EVENTS ARE COMING THIS YEAR . . . . . 26