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Australian Institute of Project Management AIPM Message from the president of the PMAA AIPM PROJECT MANAGEMENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Australian Institute of Project Management Level 9 139 Macquarie Street Sydney NSW 2000 Phone: (02) 8288 8700 Fax: (02) 8288 8711 Email: [email protected] www.aipm.com.au elcome to this, the fifth Commemorative Book for the Project Management Banksia Media Group Pty Ltd Achievement Awards (PMAA). The awards seek to recognise those project managers PO Box 230 Wand their project teams, at both the state and national levels, which excel in Wahroonga NSW 2076 delivering projects in a consistent and professional manner. They help highlight those Phone: (02) 9487 1188 projects that were managed in accordance with the nine elements of project management. Fax: (02) 9487 4441 This year saw an unprecedented number of submissions from around the country and Email: [email protected] from a cross section of industries. Feedback from judges showed that not only were submissions of the highest quality ever, but selecting the winners over the other submissions was a very challenging task. The re-structure of the submission guidelines and the judging guidelines which took © This publication is copyright, no part of it place last year which placed a greater emphasis on the management of the project, may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval rather than the project itself was well received. This ensured that the judges are only system or transmitted in any form or by any looking at the ability of the team to manage the project rather than how technically means, including electronic, mechanical, complex the project was. This coupled with the introduction of the six different photocopying, recording or otherwise without categories for submissions, and allowing projects to be submitted for up to three the permission of The Australian Institute of different categories, provided greater opportunity of receiving an award and ensured that Project Management or the publisher. projects are judged against ‘like’ projects. Individual Project Management Achievement Awards were introduced in 2004 to recognise and honour outstanding individual achievements in project management at the Disclaimer. Readers are advised that The three levels of project director, project manager and team member. Australian Institute of Project Management or Our student awards program which was established to recognise and honour the publisher cannot be held responsible for outstanding achievements by students enrolled in project management related courses, the accuracy of statements made in and their contribution to the profession of project management continued successfully advertising and editorial, nor the quality of through its second year with great interest from many academic institutions. the goods or services advertised. Opinions Congratulations to the winners and high commendation recipients in all states. In expressed throughout this publication are the particular congratulations to AXA Australia winner of this year’s National award and to contributors own and do not necessarily Suncorp for the National High Commendation. reflect the views or policy of The Australian Congratulations also to out first IPMAA winner, Merja Keppo, NSW Department of Institute of Project Management nor the Commerce, and to John Townsend student award winner and Joyce Adu our student medal winner. publisher. While every reasonable effort has I commend the Commemorative Book to you. All projects in it are testament to the been taken to ensure the accuracy of the fact that successful implementation of project management techniques leads to successful information contained in this publication, the project delivery. I invite you to show case the success of your projects and demonstrate publisher takes no responsibility for those the rigour of your procedures and methodologies by putting put forward a submission relying on the information. The publisher for the 2005 Project Management Achievement Awards. disclaims all responsibility for all loss and damage suffered by readers or third parties in connection with the information contained in this publication. Dr Neveen Moussa National President EXCELLENCE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2004 1 AIPM Promoting and progressing the profession of project management The AIPM has he Australian Institute of Project Management is year. The Institute now has in excess of 5,000 played a the peak body representing and promoting the members from a diverse range of industries, Tprofession of project management in Australia including IT, infrastructure and transport, pivotal role for and in the Asia-Pacific region. It is the only national environment, building and construction, almost 30 project management institute in Australia with telecommunications, banking and finance, local Chapters in each state and territory. government and utilities. years in The AIPM has played a pivotal role over the past Our goals are to: progressing 25 years progressing the profession of project • Increase the awareness of project management as a management. The Project Management Achievement profession the profession Awards are an excellent forum for continuing this • Progress the globalisation of project management of project role by recognizing excellence in project • Recognise excellence in project management management. • Promote continuing professional development for management Over the past three years the AIPM has seen its project managers in Australia. membership grow by more than 10 per cent each • Promote competency-based certification of project managers • Improve the professionalism, skills and knowledge of project managers To facilitate these goals, the AIPM provides a number of services for members including: • The Registered Project Manager (RegPM) certification program • The Project Managed Organisation (PMO) Accreditation program • The Project Management Achievement Awards • Interest Groups – a public conferencing facility on our website for industry-specific discussions between members to facilitate the sharing of information, ideas and experiences. • Chapters in each state and territory conduct monthly functions for continuing professional development and networking opportunities. • Information Resource Centre (IRC) managed by a full-time IRC Manager with access to an excellent collection of Australian and international publications, articles, case studies and conference papers on project management. • Quarterly journal The Australian Project Manager • Annual conference • Affiliations with other international project management institutes. • A dynamic, interactive and increasingly popular website at www.aipm.com.au 2 EXCELLENCE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2004 AIPM CONTENTS Introduction Message from the President of the AIPM 1 Promoting and Progressing the Profession of Project Management 2 Project Management Achievement Awards (PMAA) 4 Awards Sponsors 6 National Judges 8 State Judges 9 PMAA 2004 Summary of Awards 10 National awards National Winner AXA Australia 11 Chapter awards Australian Capital Territory 12-13 New South Wales 14-16 Queensland 17-19 South Australia 20-22 Cover Tasmania 23-25 Victoria 26-27 Western Australia 28-29 GHD submitted the following project in the 2004 Project Management Achievement Awards. GHD carried out a 2005 awards condition audit on 108 of Telstra’s national network properties. CSIRO used the 2005 sponsorship details 30 data that was collected for 2005 sponsorship application form 31 mathematical modelling, Nomination details for 2005 awards 32 which formed the basis of a report addressing capital investment and risk analysis in the properties was delivered to Telstra. EXCELLENCE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2004 3 NATIONAL Project Management Achievement Awards (PMAA) he 2004 Project Management Achievement Eligibility Awards followed on from successful Projects with an Australian affiliation, of all Tprograms in 2002 and 2003. The National types and sizes, from anywhere in the world winner and all state and territory winners and are encouraged to participate. A project does High Commendations are featured in this not have to be a multi-million dollar or large Commemorative Book. project to be successful. Projects which have The national winner for 2004 was effectively applied project management announced at a gala awards ceremony held in principles, are recent and essentially Perth on Monday 11th October. The winner for completed are eligible for entry. Projects that 2004 was AXA Australia. are completed as part of a larger project that Congratulations are extended to the state is not completed at the time of nomination and and territory winners and to all entrants in this which has been accepted by the customer year’s award program. The number of entrants prior to nomination are also eligible. has doubled since the inaugural national Although the project itself can be located awards program in 2000 and we expect anywhere in the world and may involve the competition to increase further in 2005. public or private sector, the project manager Submissions in 2004 were varied and and/or project team directly responsible for included environmental projects, the project must be based within the Chapter infrastructure projects, IT, business projects, where the project is submitted. telecommunications, construction and Projects which do not have a particular education. This attests to the transferability of connection with a Chapter may be entered project management principles and skills – in into the ‘at large’ competition.