Project Management News from Australia and the World August 4th 2015
Here at Your Project Manager we consider it our job to keep on top of all that is project management not just here in Queensland and Australia, but also worldwide. Just like others across all walks of life, we have our favourite online project management resources which help us to keep abreast of all the latest news, views, and advances in our sphere of expertise.
In exactly the same way that you and your business use market knowledge to keep ahead of your competition, so it helps us to maintain the leading position of project management advice and on-site training.
Here are just a few of the things that we’ve found of most interest over the last few days and that we feel might be of interest to you, too.
· Adani dissolves 50-strong project team from troubled $16.5 …
Jul 22, 2015 – Adani dissolves 50-strong project team from troubled $16.5bn Carmichael mine. Indian mining giant dismisses 50 staff in a move that raises .
· Efficiency drive – top firms ramp up investment in legal project …
Linklaters has already tripled the number of project managers at the firm over the … HSF currently has five project managers across London, Australia and Asia …
· Telstra CEO Andy Penn awarded Honorary Fellowship by the …
The CEO of Telstra, Mr Andy Penn, was this week awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Australian Institute of Project Management (the AIPM) at an event at …
· IAG unveils digital shake-up
Insurance Australia Group has unveiled a bold shake-up of its digital operations, … technology and project–management teams and act as a hub for innovation.
· Australia heads Asia-Pacific skills standardisation project
Australia’s transport and logistics industry is helping to develop regional … “Part of TLISC’s ongoing project management role is to provide guidance on gaining …
· Cupertino Nightmares: 15 Apple Business Practices To Avoid
… current and former Apple engineers, developers and project managers. Here are some of their chief bugbears that other businesses would do well to avoid.
· Technip Wins TAP Pipeline Project Management Work
French oilfield services firm Technip announced Tuesday that it has been awarded a project management consultancy (PMC) contract by the Trans Adriatic …
· Make in India : Global project management firm Turner eyes 25 …
“In India, the concept of project management has still not penetrated in the real estate and related sectors. But with the ‘Make in India’ and digitalisation …
· Kickstarter Project Managers Must Take Lessons From Nonprofits
Above all else, project managers must be up front with potential backers about the strengths and weaknesses of the project. Kickstarter’s “Risks and Challenges” …
· Product Management Lessons: How Not to Become a Project Manager
In software based product companies, in small companies where there are not enough resources to split the role into productmanagement and project …
