Overview

This event is the sixth in a series to make engineers aware of their responsibility for project governance in their projects through total quality management (TQM) of information. Project boards/steering committees/control groups are appointed on projects to be accountable for delivering project outcomes (e.g. improved communications, traffic networks), and not just outputs (IT systems, roads, bridges etc.). This involves ensuring the built outputs will be commissioned and operating to provide the outcome services required by the owner. This event answers the questions: 

• When does commissioning start? 
• Who is responsible for documentation?
• Should progress payments during development require progressive commissioning documentation?
• What happens to documentation when the design creators move on?

Learning outcomes

1. How to ensure adequate information is available regarding benefits management. 
2. Outcome assurance reporting for project governance v output progress reporting for project management.
3. Maturity models highlighting areas for assurance and improvement actions. 
4. Maturity models to use on your project/company to check project governance effectiveness. 
5. Assurance organisation framework, experience required, conflict of interest avoided.
6. Group case study using real project role playing. 
7. Competencies and capabilities required to effectively apply project governance to guide career planning. 8. Q&A with experienced presenters.

Event program

In-person:

• 5.00pm AEST– Registrations open & networking 
• 5.30pm AEST – Welcome and Webinar commences 
• 6.45pm AEST – Q&A 
• 7.00pm AEST – Webinar concludes and Refreshment break 
• 7.15pm AEST – Discussion forum and workshop 
• 8.30pm AEST – Event concludes

Online:

• 5.30pm AEST- Webinar starts
• 7.00pm AEST - Event concludes

About the speakers

Myles Gatherer

Asset Manager – Track and Civil Structures, Metro Trains Sydney

Biography

Myles Gatherer is a Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Civil Engineers. He is the Track and Civils Asset Manager for Metro Trains Sydney; the O&M contractor for the first driverless passenger railway in Australia. His domain is Track and Civil Structures in the context of Asset Management. He has worked for Mott MacDonald, Network Rail, Keolis Amey Docklands, Arup and Balfour Beatty over a 13-year career in Australia and the UK. He has extensive asset management experience.

Parissa Ghanem

Team Leader Floodplain Management- Central Coast Council

Biography

Parissa Ghanem is Chair IPEWA Hunter – Team Leader- Floodplain Management at Central Coast Council. She is an experienced Manager Civil and Environmental with a demonstrated history of working in Local Government and private consulting. Skilled in Management, Stormwater Drainage, Water Resource Management, and Asset Management. She is a strong engineering professional with a Masters focused on Mathematics from the University of Sydney. She is EA chair of CLM Sydney and EA Board Member, Environmental College.