Overview

This event is the fifth 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). This involves making decisions which require accurate, timely and unbiased information, not misinformation that could endanger a project’s success.

Recent delays to Snowy-2, Inland Rail and Anzac Bridge Interchange can all be traced to governance misinformation. There are two essential elements of the project governance framework that are required to ensure decisions are properly informed: 

• Progress reporting (against agreed project outcome strategies, business plans and charters) by independent, unbiased and experienced engineers who have no conflict of interest with supply chain members.
• Outcome Risk Management Plans with independently verified contingency allowances, which are owned, monitored and actioned by project team members. 

Which information needs assuring? Not just traditional time and cost status, but also team culture, stakeholder issues, team disputation, resource availability, productivity, application effectiveness of project management techniques, handover preparedness, opportunities to remove wasted effort/continuous improvement.

Learning outcomes

In this event you will learn: 

• How to ensure no misinformation. 
• Outcome assurance reporting for project governance v output progress reporting for project management.
• Maturity models highlighting areas for assurance and improvement actions. 
• Maturity models to use on your project/company to check project governance effectiveness.
• Assurance organisation framework, experience required, conflict of interest avoided. 
• Group case study using real project role playing.
• Competencies and capabilities required to effectively apply project governance to guide career planning.
• Q&A with experienced presenters.

Event program

In-person:

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

Online:

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

About the speakers

Moataz Mahmoud

Director TBH – Principal, Risk Services Leader

Biography

Moataz serves as the global risk services at TBH in the capacity of a Director. With two decades of experience, Moataz has been instrumental in managing complex and high-risk projects across various phases within Australia and internationally. His professional journey has spanned multiple sectors such as Renewable, Energy, Utilities, Infrastructure, Defence, Aviation, and Healthcare, delivering comprehensive solutions across the entire spectrum of the project lifecycle. Moataz is widely recognised for his pivotal contributions to shaping the field of risk management. His work in establishing international standards and formulating national guidelines has been fundamental in laying the groundwork for industry-leading practices.

Yvonne Butler

Former CEO, Australian Institute of Project Management

Biography

Yvonne is the Managing Director of The Information Source. She was a CEO of the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM). She worked in top 4 global accounting firms, two top 3 law firms, top 100 ASX listed companies and consulted globally. She is interested in the role of boards and directors in shaping and monitoring organisational culture and behaviours who are under scrutiny about: How boards shape and monitor culture? How does it deal with when you are not meeting the expectations of your stakeholders? How quickly does bad news rise to the board, and how does it react?