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 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:
· Tesla’s Latest South Australia Battery Project to Rival the Capacity of …
The South Australia government defines their new virtual power plant project as “a network of home solar photovoltaic and battery systems all working together to generate, store and feed … The low cost is reportedly due to efficiency improvements in Powerwall 2 and cost savings from their energy management software.
· Tesla confirms 50000 home virtual power plant is on the way in …
Jay Weatherill, premier of the state of South Australia, issued his own statement which said the project would be paid for through electricity sales and that … grant and a AU$30 million loan from the state’s AU$150 million Renewable Technology Fund, which assists investment in clean energy and demand management.
· Australian roads project in Vanuatu rated poor by audit office
1 (Xinhua) — An Australian government-funded project to build roads in Vanuatu has been “rated poorly against a number of criteria” by an official audit. … for developing designs, there are limitations to the process, particularly in relation to monitoring and evaluation frameworks and risk management plans,” the report said.
· Private partner to manage Western Sydney Airport build due to …
by Jenny Wiggins. The federal government will outsource management of its $5.3 billion Western Sydney Airport project to a “delivery partner” due to “capability shortages” at construction firms and limited availability of skilled labour, confidential procurement documents have revealed. “Due to Australia’s strong infrastructure …
· Here’s how 12 successful CEOs set their goals for the year
Creating new goals to achieve at the start of each year is common practice for many business leaders and individuals. Although checking in throughout the year to make sure you’re on track to achieving them is often forgotten about. For looking for ways to make sure they stick with their annual goals, and achieve them, we …
· Why It’s So Expensive to Build Urban Rail in the US
He put the Green Line Extension’s high cost down to poor project management. Recent changes to the Green Line Extension support that diagnosis. After the transit agency fired the contractor and hired a new general manager to oversee the project, it reduced the budget to $2.3 billion from a previous $3 billion. Of the $2.3 ..
· How to plan successful airport cities and aerotropolises
Mirjam is a German industrial engineer with wide experience in project managementand a specialist in the field of airport cities, aerotropolises and economic development. She holds a PhD from Southern Cross University in Australia where she researched on companies’ decision of location and infrastructure needs in …
· Global cloud project portfolio management market to observe strong …
The global cloud project portfolio management market is segmented on the basis of application into project management, portfolio management, demand … France, U.K., Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey, Russia, China, India, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Brazil among others.
· WorleyParsons Gets QGC Contract
WorleyParsons has been awarded a new engineering and project managementagreement with QGC for three years with options for two additional one year terms, it said February 5. The Shell-operated QGC venture is located in Queensland and is Australia’s leading natural gas producer, focused on developing onshore …
· 9 Project Management Tools the World’s Top Startups Actually Use
When working on your project management tools becomes more work than the actual project itself, you know you’re in trouble. Modern businesses live and die by their ability to zoom out to 30,000 feet to get the big picture and then come back down to solid ground and put in the work. Especially for technical teams, where …
