Australian Institute of Project Management


The Project Manager October/November 08 Table of Contents

2 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

3 STATE CHAPTER REPORT

6 COLUMN: THE OFFICE

7 NEWS

FEATURES

8 SUSTAINABILITY

• Project Management in the Carbon Economy The advent of the carbon economy will be the next big change affecting business operations, and project managers will certainly be at the centre of this new era.

• Surviving and Thriving

Losing project management capability is a problem faced by many project teams, but there are plenty of ways to engage team members and boost retention.

• Towards Tomorrow

Sustainability is a slippery word at the best of times, but project managers need to know how to defi ne it to deliver ongoing fi nancial, social and environmental outcomes for organisations.

18 WOMEN IN PM

Banking on Success

Christine Wigg talks about the evolution of the keyboard, the growth of female project managers and negotiating motherhood.

24 PROJECT PROFILE

The Offi ce & The Enterprise

The Child Support Agency delivered a project office and an enterprise management system in just two years, from a base of zero capability.

INSIDE AIPM

26 MEETING POINT AND INDUSTRY MOVES

27 KNOWLEDGE & RESEARCH COUNCIL

28 CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

30 NEW AIPM STAFF

31 EVENTS CALENDAR

32 CONTACTS

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