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21st Century PM Tools

Defence and Industry Courses Alumni 0416 120 841© Copyright 2011

Xd Project Management Tools

Robert McMartinSolutionistVice President (DISC)Victorian State Co-ordinator



“Nanos gigantum humeris insidentes”

(Dwarves standing on the shoulders of Giants)

“If I have seen further it is only by standing on the shoulders of Giants”

Sir Isaac Newton - 1676



• Project management mantra– Cost– Schedule– Quality

• If we control this “Holy Trinity” our projects will be a success.



• Why do so many projects fail to deliver?

• Is there something missing from the PMBOK, or Prince 2?

• These are the gospels of project management and are used daily around the planet to ensure project delivery.



• Prince 2 and PMBOK are merely tools.• They allow us to :

– Build the project– Deliver the reports and acceptance criteria– Allow the stakeholders to see the project

progress

• They allow us to govern the project.• Governance is not the path to successful

project delivery, it is merely a control.



• What are the tools used in delivering projects in the 21st Century?– Gantt Charts– PERT/CPM– Spreadsheets



Gantt Charts

• Invented in the 19th Century

• First used in 1896.

• Been used to control projects ever since.



• What does a Gantt Chart really tell you?– Resources– Sequence of tasks– Duration of tasks– Tasks to be completed– Duration until completed.

Does it tell you what the project is?



PERT/CPM Chart

• Road map of a project

• Shows you When and How long and in What order.

• Dependencies

• Criticality



• What does a PERT/CPM Chart really tell you?– Resources– Sequence of tasks– Duration of tasks– Critical tasks to be completed




• Spreadsheet– Concept of the Electronic Spreadsheet

developed 1961.– APLDOT – 1976.– VisiCalc – 1979.– Excel – 1981



• Spreadsheet– Allows capture and organisation of financial

data.– Allows you to see costs, expenditure, future

expense, future costs.– In other words where you have spent money,

where you are spending money and where you will spend must.




• In construction and manufacturing you have blueprints and architects drawings, 3D CAD, and in some cases Stereolithograpy.

• Everyone knows what the finished product will look like.

• Everyone is one the same page.



• In construction and manufacturing you have blueprints and architects drawings, 3D CAD, and in some cases Stereolithograpy.

• Everyone knows what the finished product will look like.

• Everyone is one the same page.

It shows you what the project is!



• How then can a you manage a complex project?



• Some would have you believe that complex projects can be managed through joining Colleges and managing projects from a high level, with meetings, reviews and constant status updates.

• Large teams or groups handling each discipline.



• CATIA (3D Modelling)

• Primavera (Scheduling)

• PHM MADe/Relex (Fault Data)

• Logistics software (EAGLE)

• Manufacturing Resource Program (MRP)

• Oracle/SAP (Financial)

• RFID/GPS



• All of the previous tools are no longer stand alone, but can be combined.

• The combination of 3D CAD Modelling and Gantt Charts initially produced 4D Modelling.



• We can add the schedule to the 3D model.

• We call this a 4D model.• It is a standard tool in

Construction for selling to stakeholders.

• We can use it to show “Planned” project progress on a given date.



• Using the 4D model we can now show actual versus planned.

• Makes it easy to see and communicate project status.

• Makes it hard to hide your mistakes, or your subcontractor problems.



• We can use GPS and overlay the co-ordinates on a map and show the location of equipment and time till delivery.

• Nearly every shipping container has some form of transponder that is used in tracking the container.

• Couple these transponders with a GIS, or GPS tracking system and add the delivery times into the schedule.



• With so many different products now interlinking it raises the potential for all products to be combined.

• Primavera now interlinks with Oracle (or will soon be full compatible).



• With the link to Cost vs Task will provide a greater level of cost/task control.

• Bill of Materials, Costs, Logistics, 3D CAD models,



• 3D CAD Models + Gantt Chart = 4D Modelling

• 4D Modelling + Financial Data = xD Modelling

• xD Modelling + BOM, Logistics, RFIDs, GPS, MRP, and ERP.

• All can be combined to create a detail rich Project Management tool to manage complex projects.



• Combining Financial Databases, Gantt Charts, 3D CAD, and Logistics Databases

• Its possible to build a true 21st Century Complex Project Management Tool

• The tools are available, it is up to us to demand the tools we need to do the work.



SPONSORDefence and Industry Courses Association

• The Defence Industry Courses Alumni (DICA) (formerly DAICA until Nov 2010), is an alumni for graduates – principally of the Industrial Mobilisation Course (IMC) and the Defence and Industry Study Course (DISC).

• DICA Council has recently expanded its qualification for membership to graduates of other selected Defence industry programs.

• The expanded entry streams have already been opened to graduates of the Defence Industry Leadership Program (DILP) conducted by the Defence Training Centre - South Australia.

• A “corporate” class of membership has also recently been introduced for major sponsors.



• Further expansion to include streams from the Services Technical Training Schools, the DMO Institute and SADI sponsored programs conducted through Prime Contractors (e.g. Thales Training et al) is under Council consideration. This expanded entry will grow the Alumni membership from its present active strength of around 600 members to around 2000 by 2014.

• DICA is differentiated from other Defence industry related associations by its composition; of individual people membership in contrast with business/corporate entity membership such as AIDN and the like.

• Many DICA members are business owners or managers with links to AIDN and other industry associations.





• Is a professed Supporter of Defence Reserves subscribing to the notion of indirect support. Individual employer organisations, through Alumni members, are encouraged to support Defence Reserves on a case-by-case basis. DICA gained Supportive employer status early this year.

• The new website includes a “banner streamer” accompanying the Defence Reserves logo (identical to the DAICA logo) which states: “DICA is a proud supporter of the Defence Reserves Employer Support Scheme”. This open promotion of DICA’s commitment and support will be seen as a strong and important signal to all.



Defence and Industry Courses Association

• Prior to 1996 the Alumni was known as the Industrial Mobilisation Course Association (IMCA). The name was changed in recognition of the growing number of DISC graduates and their increasing involvement in the organisation's management and activities. The most recent name change recognises the increasing range of Defence industry training and education programs now being delivered by a range of Registered Training Organisations (RTOs)

• Membership of DICA provides many significant professional benefits. Not only does involvement allow continuation of the personal and professional activities so much enjoyed during the respective study program, but also enables access to networks of Graduates of other associated Defence industry programs, States and industry sectors. The DICA National Council seeks to promote suitable activities and events across Australia to enhance these benefits.




• From 2011, the Alumni's post graduate development program of annual industry and infrastructure visits is being expanded to include regular seminars and roundtables involving industry subject matter experts; to build on Alumni members' knowledge as well as the usual opportunities to renew and expand their networks of industry colleagues, policy practitioners, industry associated mentors and academics.

• In 2011 also, DICA will launch its on line Computer Based Training (CBT) program; offering members the opportunity to refresh and update on Defence industry policy changes and associated industry and related national infrastructure capabilities.

• DICA is a soundly based organisation focused on benefits for its members. More information is available from our new website and online business platform at www.dica.org.au.



GOALS

1. To foster friendship, understanding and mutual co-operation

2. Maintain an avenue for IMC and DISC Graduates

3. To provide the facility for the presentation and publication of ideas and opinions of Defence and Industry interest.

4. To maintain close professional links with Defence through the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO)

Recovering Lost Members


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