TUESDAY 9 OCTOBER, 2007Project Management - Setting the StandardAustralian Institute of Project Management National Conference 2007Hobart Tasmania October 7 – 10, 2007

CS3.2.2

Creative/Diverse/Inspiring – Tailoring Agile Project

Management to 2007: The Year of Women in

Engineering (YoWIE) (SA)

Ha Do

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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.

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YoWIE – Strategic Planning

Newton’s Three Laws of Motions

Project Plan and Objectives

Master Schedule

Campaign for Support

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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 changem = amount and quality of events runa = direction towards 2008 and timing of events

“Because red cars go faster.”

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YoWIE – Strategic Planning: Project Plan and Objectives

Life Cycle External Inclusion Strategic

Diversify the Engineering Profession and Ensure Organisational Excellence

YEA (Young Engineers)

- Schools- Universities- HR Companies

- Mentors/ Support Networks

REG

(Retired Engineers Group)

- Historical Background of WIE

- Mentors/ Support Networks

CELM(Centre Engineering Leadership

and Management)

- AIPM- AIM

- Objectives of Leadership

International - UNIFEM- WFEO

Colleges and Special Interest Groups

- Royal Institute of Architectures

- Association Consulting Engineers Australia

- To ensure inclusiveness/ encompassing

- General Awareness - Defence/ Resource Mining- Creating Awareness- Newsletter/ Reporting

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YoWIE – Strategic Planning: Explanatory Diagram

Engineer’s LifeCycle (t)

2007 F = maGo

Lea

ders

hip

F = -F

Input –Youth/ Dreamers

Output – Achievers of Engineering Excellence

Path to Leadership

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YoWIE – Strategic Planning: Project Plan and Objectives

Life Cycle External Inclusion Strategic

Diversify the Engineering Profession and Ensure Organisational Excellence

YEA (Young Engineers)

- Schools- Universities- HR Companies

- Mentors/ Support Networks

REG

(Retired Engineers Group)

- Historical Background of WIE

- Mentors/ Support Networks

CELM(Centre Engineering Leadership

and Management)

- AIPM- AIM

- Objectives of Leadership

International - UNIFEM- WFEO

Colleges and Special Interest Groups

- Royal Institute of Architectures

- Association Consulting Engineers Australia

- To ensure inclusiveness/ encompassing

- General Awareness - Defence/ Resource Mining- Creating Awareness- Newsletter/ Reporting

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YoWIE – Strategic Planning: Master Schedule 1

Figure 1: First Master Schedule for 2007 – YoWIE

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YoWIE – Strategic Planning: Master Schedule Final

Figure 2: Master Schedule Rev05 for 2007 – YoWIE

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YoWIE – Strategic Planning: Campaign for Support

Network to engage people to support YoWIE

Throughout 2006 networked

Throughout 2007 continued networking

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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

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YoWIE – Implementation 2007: Newton’s 1st Law – Launch to YoWIE SA

Note pool of light:Julie Hammer giving a powerful

presentation

Gwynne Allan: Imagine that a porta-potty on a launch pad!

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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 REGSome 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)

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YoWIE – Implementation 2007: Newton’s 2nd Law – A 20 Yr Celebration, May

Sustainment and Engineering – What more need Lidia say?

Shock! I hadn’t realised the dignified Kim Read had stuck his tongue out at

me!

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YoWIE – Implementation 2007: Newton’s 2nd Law – Gen2X, July

Golders Associates State Manager

The two men are Steel Blue Reps

Courage is wearing purple steel caps with a cocktail dress?

Positive Feedback: They really liked the Thai

fish cakes

Kate is a Division staff

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YoWIE – Implementation 2007: Newton’s 2nd Law – August to 2008

22-23 Aug-07:Defence+Industry Conference

25-Oct-07: WIE and CELM BreakfastLeadership 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

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Conclusion And Acknowledgement

Thank you– AIPM– ASC Pty Ltd– Engineers Australia

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Questions?