Issue 29

Human Systems Briefing

A Fast Track to Excellence in the Management of Projects

Updates and insights from Human Systems' own research, and from the wider world of project management.

Leading articles include

12th ANNUAL GLOBAL WORKSHOP Website Refresh Shares Thought Leadership Strategic Drivers of Delivery Capability Systems Engineering and Project Management: Complementary Disciplines or Competing Paradigms? World Peace, Linux and Project Management Standards The Role of Good Metrics in Project Governance Delivering Benefits Leadership, Communications & Building Stakeholder Consensus

12th Annual Global Workshop - LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER

31st Oct 2012 to 1st Nov 2012 - Hilton Hotel, La Dfense, Paris

Gaining the Competitive Edge: Strategic Advantage in your Sector through Project Management Excellence
Join speakers from BG Group , Qatar Rail , Rolls Royce, and Siemens to analyse how our organisations can best gain the competitive edge that is so essential to strategic advantage and business success. Hear about the latest research into the strategic drivers of project success in different industry sectors.

Find out more and REGISTER NOW

Website Refresh Shares Thought Leadership

Access new resources and information that's invaluable for all organisations evaluating their project, programme and portfolio capability.
Learn more about our new website

Strategic Drivers of Delivery Capability

Dr Lynn Crawford and Dr Terry Cooke-Davies explore the concept of 'best practice' and ask 'best for whom?'
Projects are a means to an end. Some carry out projects on behalf of customers or to deliver products to them. Others use projects to change and improve the organization. In either case, an organizational capability to manage projects is a core or enabling competence...

Learn more about 'Strategic Drivers of Delivery Capability'

Systems Engineering and Project Management: Complementary Disciplines or Competing Paradigms?

"Systems Engineering and Project Management have a shared background in systems" explains Dr Terry Cooke-Davies, but has project management now "lost touch with its roots"?
View slideshow from our Resource Library

World Peace, Linux and Project Management Standards

Dr Lynn Crawford connects three concepts by telling a story about people in all parts of the world managing projects. Eventually they realized that they were not alone in their endeavours.
Learn about GAPPS and the path to a unified PM approach...

The Role of Good Metrics in Project Governance

Europe Network
20th Nov 2012 - Heathrow, London

Identifying 'the right metrics' and achieving balance between bureaucracy and effective control.
This workshop is open to all member organisations and invited guests.

View details and register

Delivering Benefits
Asia Pacific PacRim Network
16th Oct 2012 - Sydney, Australia

Sharing experience, models and frameworks for the successful delivery of project portfolio benefits.
This workshop is open to all member organisations and invited guests.

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Leadership, Communications and Building Stakeholder Consensus

Asia Pacific PacRim Network
29th Nov 2012 - Melbourne, Australia

Finding out how specific communication methods relate to leadership styles and

the achievement of stakeholder consensus.

This workshop is open to all member organisations and invited guests.

View details and register

Future Workshops
Current and future workshop details can be found here

What Did you Miss?

Resource Management & the Role of the Enterprise PMO 31 May '12 Sydney PACRIM Network

P&PM Workforce Development and Talent Management

25/26 Jun '12

London

Europe Network

Workforce Development

31 Jul '12

Brisbane

PACRIM Network

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