TUESDAY 9 OCTOBER, 2007 Project Management - Setting the Standard

1. CS3.2.2 Creative/Diverse/Inspiring – Tailoring Agile Project Management to 2007: The Year of Women in Engineering (YoWIE) (SA) Ha Do TUESDAY 9 OCTOBER, 2007 Project Management - Setting the Standard Australian Institute of Project Management National Conference 2007 Hobart Tasmania October 7 – 10, 2007

2. Introduction • Agile Project Management – Tailored: • Distinguished by being people and stakeholder oriented with rapid adaptation to emergent situational change. • The Year of Women in Engineering (YoWIE): • Required the ability to adapt to emergent situations to achieve strategic goals.

3. YoWIE – Strategic Planning • Newton’s Three Laws of Motions • Project Plan and Objectives • Master Schedule • Campaign for Support

4. YoWIE – Strategic Planning: Newton’s Three Laws of Motion • Newton’s 1st Law • Newton’s 3rd Law • Newton’s 2nd Law F = ma F = Force to influence change m = amount and quality of events run a = direction towards 2008 and timing of events “Because red cars go faster.”

5. YoWIE – Strategic Planning: Project Plan and Objectives

6. Input – Youth/ Dreamers Output – Achievers of Engineering Excellence Path to Leadership Engineer’s LifeCycle (t) YoWIE – Strategic Planning: Explanatory Diagram Leadership F = -F Go 2007F = ma

7. YoWIE – Strategic Planning: Project Plan and Objectives

8. YoWIE – Strategic Planning: Master Schedule 1 Figure 1: First Master Schedule for 2007 – YoWIE

9. YoWIE – Strategic Planning: Master Schedule Final Figure 2: Master Schedule Rev05 for 2007 – YoWIE

10. YoWIE – Strategic Planning: Campaign for Support • Network to engage people to support YoWIE • Throughout 2006 networked • Throughout 2007 continued networking

11. YoWIE – Implementation 2007 • Newton’s 1st Law • The Launch to YoWIE SA • Newton’s 2nd Law in 2007 • REG and UNIFEM – March • A 20 Year Celebration – May • Gen2X – July • August to 2008

12. YoWIE – Implementation 2007: Newton’s 1st Law – Launch to YoWIE SA Gwynne Allan: Imagine that a porta-potty on a launch pad! Note pool of light: Julie Hammer giving a powerful presentation

13. YoWIE – Implementation 2007: Newton’s 2nd Law – REG and UNIFEM, March Progressive thinking in residence – Thank you Retired Engineers for incorporating and including WIE Left: Ha Do, Chair WIE SA, Right Deane Kemp President of the REG Some of the WIE Committee with the cool UNIFEM bags (Did you know that anyone can join the WIE Group?) Left to Right: Kit Poon, Ha Do, Peyi Pey Guo and Katie Hulmes Left to Right: Lidia Rozman-Jones (Connell Wagner), Sarah Carey (EA Events Co-ordinator, Ian McEwan (EA Executive Director), Ha Do (Chair SA WIE), Nadine Kilsby (Division Cttee Env Rep), Dr. Margaret Law (ASC Pty Ltd), Bronte Strout (SA President) and Kirsten Alexander (ARTC)

14. YoWIE – Implementation 2007: Newton’s 2nd Law – A 20 Yr Celebration, May Shock! I hadn’t realised the dignified Kim Read had stuck his tongue out at me! Sustainment and Engineering – What more need Lidia say?

15. YoWIE – Implementation 2007: Newton’s 2nd Law – Gen2X, July The two men are Steel Blue Reps Kate is a Division staff Golders Associates State Manager Courage is wearing purple steel caps with a cocktail dress? Positive Feedback: They really liked the Thai fish cakes

16. YoWIE – Implementation 2007: Newton’s 2nd Law – August to 2008 • 22-23 Aug-07:Defence+Industry Conference • 25-Oct-07: WIE and CELM Breakfast Leadership and Diversity: The answer to the skills shortage? • Nov-07: AIPM 1-day Showcase • 15-Nov-07: End of Year Dinner with the Hon Trish White

17. Conclusion And Acknowledgement • Thank you • AIPM • ASC Pty Ltd • Engineers Australia

18. Questions?