CS4.1.1 Creating a Sustainable Profession Maire Sheehan

1. CS4.1.1 Creating a Sustainable Profession Maire Sheehan TUESDAY 9 OCTOBER, 2007 Project Management - Setting the Standard Australian Institute of Project Management National Conference 2007 Hobart Tasmania October 7 – 10, 2007

2. Creating a sustainable profession Sustain to cause or allow something to continue for a period of time Factors influencing sustainability usability – can it be applied effectively to achieve a purpose? adaptability – lessons learnt? credibility – proven & trusted market share & penetration – individual and group survival/expansion Regulation and licensing – coercive credibility AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 2

3. Creating a sustainable profession Project Management Environment Growing interest in PM as an occupation Growing interest in PM to improve business performance and outcomes is it an occupation? is it a profession? is it a discipline? is it a business process system? AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 3

4. professional associations formalised training BoK Creating a sustainable professionAre we developing a profession? practitioners regulation AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 4

5. Creating a sustainable profession What will drive the journey to recognition? Market forces? Regulation? Currently market forces – people and products have to prove themselves AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 5

6. Creating a sustainable profession The journey – credibility, usability, adaptability, developing personal expertise developing PM body of knowledge and skills developing business process systems developing organisational structures Who decides? Where does the influence lie? AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 6

7. Creating a sustainable profession The Journey creating shared meaning sharing created meaning AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 7

8. Creating a sustainable profession TAFE NSW business environment National priorities COAG-Council Of Australian Government Public funding arrangements Training Packages NSW government priorities Allocating resources public obligations skilling priorities AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 8

9. Creating a sustainable profession Factors impacting TAFE NSW organisation emerging disciplines and professions publicly subsidised training fee for service training – cost recovery/profit dispersed staffing patterns funding patterns – project funding reporting patterns & obligations personalised services technologies time/space flexibilities AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 9

10. Creating a sustainable profession TAFE NSW is: providing advice/information to students • self supported • enterprise supported • providing advice/information to clients • reviewing the market • returning to TAFE NSW • tenders and EOIs TAFE NSW research into perceptions and understanding of project management & PM training and practice in collaboration with AIPM AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 10

11. Creating a sustainable profession Questions for individuals • What is your current qualification? • is it in a discipline area or industry or organisation that commonly uses project management? • What is your area of expertise? • Will you have to move organisation to find work as a project manager? • Do you currently participate in projects? • Are you currently in a management role? AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 11

12. Creating a sustainable profession What kind of training is best fit? • Wide range of training • Universities, TAFE, in house, private RTOS and private companies, proprietary methodologies and tools • Overview, theory, applied knowledge, skill development, competency development • Benchmark – accredited, standards, certificate AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 12

13. Creating a sustainable profession Developing the informed student/practitioner Information and advice AIPM database of endorsed providers personalised services from providers informal networks AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 13

14. Creating a sustainable profession Independent and disinterested advice for individuals for organisations Clearing house of information & advice Supported by an advisory group of experienced PMs, RTOs, businesses & users Facilitated Informal networks Debriefs from selected projects Lessons learnt Sharing created meaning Creating shared meaning AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 14

15. Creating a sustainable profession Maturity ‘full development’ or ‘perfected condition’ knowing ‘how success occurs and ways to correct or prevent common problems’ PWC research on PM maturity in organisations across globe AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 15

16. Creating a sustainable profession PWC maturity model examines four elements in the organisation: business processes organisational structure people systems and tools AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 16

17. Creating a sustainable profession Findings: majority of project management process in organisations is informal and not yet institutionalised 60% of organisations want to increase their maturity level. AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 17

18. Creating a sustainable profession Public Sector most likely to be seeking a significant increase in project management maturity starting from a somewhat lower base than the private sector overall AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 18

19. Creating a sustainable profession Public Sector – state & local government reports on various government agencies going back eight to ten years mention project management processes and reporting on projects. no mention of adopting particular project processes or methodologies. AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 19

20. Creating a sustainable profession Public Sector Commonality of projects across government agencies/local councils Resource sharing – shared corporate services Resource sharing – whole of government AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 20

21. Creating a sustainable profession Focus on external networks partnerships stakeholder input dispersed & networked organisations AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 21

22. Creating a sustainable profession Department of Education and Training (DET) Decision to adopt a project based approach Purchased a proprietary methodology and IT tool AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 22

23. Creating a sustainable profession Department of Education and Training (DET) Decision to adopt a project based approach Purchased a proprietary methodology and IT tool Sustain the decision AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 23

24. Creating a sustainable profession Implementation issues differing levels of project maturity in various parts of the organisation scaling the methodology to suit project type and size using the project management to change culture change AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 24

25. Creating a sustainable profession Making decisions what training and from/with whom? - the accidental career what methodologies/knowledge/skills? - methods & judgements what business process systems? - linking knowledge, practice and systems what organisational structure? AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 25

26. Creating a sustainable profession Project Management in practice? staff development & certification enhances overall project performance in general maximised if part of business process systems continuous improvement (knowledge management) More then 60% of companies do not offer regular and/or planned PD Mature organisations do Mature organisations most likely to realise benefits AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 26

27. Creating a sustainable profession TAFE NSW view A coherent and developing body of knowledge, skills and capacity to make sound judgements are key to sustainability Methodologies, business process systems and tools support consistency & efficiency but are not a body of knowledge Blending the body of knowledge, systems and tools has most chance of delivering results Lessons learnt is critical to sustainability The journey continues AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 27

28. Creating a sustainable profession Who can help? Professional association with researchers independent and disinterested information & advice support and fund research effort – partnerships disseminate research results provide briefings on research findings AIPM Conference 2007 Máire Sheehan 28