Highlights:
The 10th PGCS Symposium and Masterclasses were an outstanding success and an opportunity to celebrate! The two-day symposium program consisted of seven keynote presentations, two panel sessions, and 23 concurrent sessions, with plenty of networking opportunities; followed by three international masterclasses on the third day. Post event feedback shows this 10th anniversary celebration achieved very high levels of attendee satisfaction.
The PGCS Project and Program Management Symposium 2023 was based on the theme Competent people create project success! Competent practitioners have the ability to share, acquire and apply knowledge effectively in the context of their project. PGCS 2023 delivered on each of these, great presenters, attentive delegates and everyone growing their knowledge and capabilities.
2023 Earned Schedule Special Event
PGCS hosted an international webinar in March 2023 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the publication of the seminal paper Schedule is Different, in The Measurable News.
Click through to the 2023 ES Special Event.
2023 Webinar Series
Click through to the 2023 lunchtime webinars.
Symposium Program:
22nd August:
The Symposium Day 1. Download the program.
Networking event in the trade exhibition.
23rd August:
The Symposium Day 2. Download the program.
24th August:
Masterclass: Ryan Bettinger, Converting a Project Master Schedule into an analysis schedule - tips, tricks, and techniques to prepare for a full Joint Confidence Level (JCL) Analysis.
Masterclass: Rasmus Rytter & Helena Bograd, Realizing benefits from change - The role of change management as the key enabler for benefits realization.
Masterclass: Mr Gordon Kranz, Integrated performance management analysis. To include SE Technical performance measures, Risk Management, and Cost and schedule metrics.
August - November 2023 - Free access to the recorded presentations for all Symposium delegates.
Photo Gallery:
2023 was a hybrid event for both speakers and participants
Chris Deeble AO, CSC PGCS Committee Plenary Audience
Presenting the Walt Lipke Award
Panel Session #1 - Controls Stacey Wehmeier & Chris Deeble
Speakers
In speaking order - download the available PowerPoint presentations via the links below.
Key Note and Plenary speakers:
Stacey Wehmeier, PGCS Director: Opening remarks and PGCS update.
- PGCS Walt Lipke Award Presentation
- ICEAA Peter Stanley Award Presentation
Chris Deeble AO, CSC. Deputy Secretary of the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG):
Acquiring and Sustaining Capability - Delivering on our Promises
Gordon Kranz – USA: Adapting Systems Engineering from Waterfall to Agile
Rasmus Rytter – Denmark: Realizing benefits form change
Drew Nugent – TBH Silver Sponsor: Current techniques for multi path analysis of major project schedules
Thomas Gut – Switzerland: The Gotthard Base Tunnel: Full Lifecycle Management and Maintenance of Major Infrastructure
Ryan Bettinger – USA: The FICSM Team: The whole is greater than the sum of its parts
Teresa Blair – Locknote presentation
Kym Henderson, Chair PGCS Ltd: Closing remarks.
Panel Sessions
Panel 1 Project Controls:
Chair: Mr Kym Henderson
Mr Ryan Bettinger – USA
Mr Gordon Kranz – USA
Ms Angela Tuffley - Aus
Mr Drew Nugent – Aus
Panel 2 PPP Governance and People:
Chair: Mr Pat Weaver
Mr Rasmus Rytter - Denmark
Ms Val Jonas – UK
Mr Robert McMartin - Aus
Dr Naomi Mathers – Aus
Delivering Complex Projects and Programs
Colin Smith: Identifying and Responding to Complexity in Major Projects and Programs
Dr John Bensley: Harnessing Emergence in Complex Projects: Rethinking Risk, Opportunity & Resilience
Alex Walsh: Managing wicked program delivery, Sellafield - a Case Study
Dr Nam Nguyen: Governance and Controls in Complex Projects
Alex Lyaschenko: PredAptive delivery: Predictive + Adaptive
Toby Buchanan: The future of tendering is here: RPV, AI and the South Geelong to Waurn Ponds Duplication
Controlling Projects and Programs
Angela Tuffley: Why Is My Schedule Slipping - and what can I do about it?
Sandeep Chinnobaiah Singapore: 4D Program - Future of Project Controls
Maisara Al Rais: Application of 4D BIM in project controls for construction management
Kym Henderson: ISO EVM Practice Guide & Standard update
Wayne Greenwood: Pull Planning using Project Flow Diagrams
Governance and Stakeholders
Val Jonas Risk Decisions UK: Leadership and Governance: are you steering or sitting in the back seat?
Patrick Weaver: Predicting Completion - a Governance Requirement
Professor Shankar Sankaran & Dr Tom Crow: Project Governance by Engineers
Robert McMartin: Evolution of Projects and Project Management - Reframing competency for the modern world
Meri Duncanson: My PMO is smaller than your PMO
Helena Bograd, Denmark: Benefitting from Change Management.
Note: Patrick Weaver and Prof. Shankar Sankaran are replacement speakers.