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Spring 2007
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NEW MEMBERS

These organisations have recently joined a Human Systems Network and will now be working with us to target best practice:

Capita plc
Rolls-Royce plc
Aegon Scottish Equitable
Transfield Services
New Networks in Scandinavia and Italy
Semcon
Project Management Team

Human Systems knowledge sharing and benchmarking Networks are now up and running in both Sweden and Italy, following Human Systems partnering agreements with Semcon Project Management and Project Management Team Group (PMT Group) respectively.

Tony Teague, Managing Director of Human Systems in Europe, explains

“This is an important development for Human Systems Network members, both in Europe and beyond.  Organisations from Scandinavia and from Italy will now be able to fully participate in our knowledge sharing workshops and will add to the depth of our benchmarking and analysis.

Members based in these countries can now enjoy local support, and have access to our proprietary assessment tools – on their doorstep.”

These alliances form part of a wider strategy to make Human Systems’ services more easily accessed across the world.  Further Networks in other regions are expected to be announced later this year.

Contact PMT Group patrese@pmteam.it to find out more about Human Systems in Italy

Contact Semcon Project Management erika.klingler@semcon.com to find out more about Human Systems in ScandinaviaBack to the top of the page
Project Manager Today Article - Sharing data is the answer to pm success

project manager todaySharing data is the answer to pm success - Ken Lane

Terry Cooke-Davies set up his world-wide Networks for companies to safely share data on their successes and failures in projects and programmes, so that he could provide real benchmarks against which they could improve their practices.  As a successful entrepreneur and businessman he recognises the need to learn from real experience, and he describes project management as an area of management where ‘yesterday is not a reliable guide for tomorrow’.

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Project Manager Today Article - Catching the network bug

project manager todayCatching the network bug - Ken Lane

Networking is an excellent way of increasing your knowledge, but how can you share the company’s more sensitive information?

Find out more by reading full articleBack to the top of the page
Fast Track your Improvement Programme

Human Systems now has one of the most comprehensive sets of services to help organisations fast track their project and programme management improvement programmes.

Joining one of our Networks offers an efficient and effective route to the achievement of corporate development targets.

Membership offers

  • Assessment of capability across practices, processes and people
  • Knowledge sharing and networking with some of the world’s leading best practice project organisations
  • Access to current best practices data for comparative purposesBack to the top of the page

Download our e-brochure to find out more

 

PMI Global Congress EMEA 2007

 

Visit us at Booth 18

And hear Human Systems’ Tony Teague and Dr Terry Cooke-Davies present their Congress paper:

‘Developing Organisational Capability:  Pointers and Pitfalls’

The project management profession is faced with a two-fold opportunity: the pressure for profitable, innovation-led growth, and the pressure for improved project and corporate governance. Decades of research has shown that, in order to be more successful in delivering strategy, change, and new products or services, organisations need to become more capable of managing their entire project work load.  As their capability increases, so does their maturity.
This paper draws upon three strands of new research to demonstrate: 

  • which elements of project management capability are central to the successful delivery of change
  • the adverse consequence of seeking to deliver projects when these elements of capability are missing,
  • how the entire organisation must be involved if the necessary elements of capability are to be developed, and
  • where are the best places to start in developing these elements of capability.

It will provide clear pointers to any organisation that seriously wishes to improve its capability, and will highlight pitfalls to be avoided. Click for more informationBack to the top of the page
 
APM Project Management Conference 2007

Winner APM

Human Systems’ Executive Chairman and APM Monty Finniston Award Winner, Dr. Terry Cooke-Davies is chairing the 1st APM Project Management Conference, entitled ‘The Business of Projects’, on 30 - 31 October 2007 at The Brewery, London.

The APM Project Management Conference 2007 is an interactive forum bringing together project management professionals and key decision makers across the public and private sector. It aims to set out and debate key subjects on the national project management agenda.apm


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Supporting Project Professionals


Human Systems enjoys good relationships with the leading professional bodies within the industry. The following presentations were written for these audiences:

New Ways of Thinking about Projects – presented by Dr Terry Cooke-Davies to PMI London Chapter

Making the Most of Metrics – presented by Tony Teague to APM East of England BranchBack to the top of the page

 PROFILE. . . .

Alicia Aitken  

Alicia Aitken

Alicia has extensive experience in designing, implementing and evaluating project management competency models and programmes for organisations around the world.

She has worked with organisations in Europe, Africa and the Asia Pacific region, to develop and improve project management competence at both the individual and organisational levels. Her experience runs across a number of industries including, finance, telecommunications, IT, mining, oil and gas, defence and other government agencies.

Alicia is actively involved in the development of project management standards and research. For several years, she has been a prime contributor to the development of global project management standards through the Global Alliance for Project Performance Standards (GAPPS) initiative.  She has also been actively involved in post graduate work at the University of Technology Sydney.

Her main areas of research include both project management competency and the behavioural aspects of effective project management. She is currently completing a PhD focusing on the affects of project management culture on the coping abilities of project managers in stressful situations.

She is a regular presenter of both her research and practical experience at conferences and workshops around the world.

Alicia is the General Manager of Human Systems Asia Pacific.Back to the top of the page
6TH ANNUAL GLOBAL WORKSHOP


6TH ANNUAL GLOBAL WORKSHOP

Optimizing Capacity and Managing Complexity

19 & 20 November 2007, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dubai 

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dubai  

Human Systems' 6th Annual Global Workshop will take place in Dubai on Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th November. This Global Workshop will be based on current research, led by Human Systems, into the relationship between project complexity, productivity and the delivery of results.

Organisations are continually challenged to increase value through improving productivity. An ability to manage complexity to optimise capacity is key to meeting this challenge.

A variety of speakers will share their experiences of working with major complex projects and will help us explore this critical theme.

For further information about this event, please contact Elise Airey elise@pixie.co.za.
 
The cost of the workshop itself is covered by your membership. Travel and accommodation will be the responsibility of individual delegates. Please contact elise@pixie.co.za for details of our discounted accommodation package.  Back to the top of the page

WHAT DID YOU MISS?

What did you miss?

Even if you haven’t been able to attend a workshop, you can catch up on the presentations and output that resulted from the event through the Human Systems intranet. Output from the following recent events is now on the intranet and can be accessed by members - click here.

Competence & Resource Management
23/24 Jan ‘07
 Europe Network
Business Programs and Projects: The
Role of Governance and Methodology
14/15 Feb ‘07
 PacRim Network
Earned Value Management and Critical Chain Planning
12 Mar ‘07
 Pharma & Biotech Network
Risk, Ambiguity & Uncertainty
20 Mar ‘07
 Europe Network
Resourcing: Matching PM Capability to Project Type
18/19 Apr ‘07
 PacRim Network
Developing Project Managers for the Future
24/25 Apr ‘07
 Pharma & Biotech Network

If you have any problems accessing workshop output, please email phillipsr@humansystems.net Back to the top of the page

WORKSHOPS

The following workshops are coming up soon. If you haven’t reserved your place, please email info@humansystems.net for booking details.

Six Sigma – A Project Management Perspective
26 Jun '07
 Europe Network
Project Reward and Recognition
9 Jul '07
 Pharma Virtual Workshop
Supporting Projects & Programmes: PMOs, PM Methodologies, Tools & Techniques
18/19 Jul '07
 PacRim Network
Communications and Lessons Learned
5/6 Sept '07
 PacRim Network
Avoiding Projects that are ‘set-up for failure’
11 Sept '07
 Europe Network
Project Information – How much is enough?
16/17 Oct '07
 Pharma Workshop
Annual Global Workshop
Managing Complexity to Optimise Capacity
19/20 Nov' 07

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