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Slides available: Complex project management: a systems thinking approach (Bobyn, Feb. 6, 2013)
Sunday August 25, 2013
COMPLEX PROJECT MANAGEMENT: A SYSTEMS THINKING APPROACH
Jointly organized by IEEE Ottawa AICN and TMC/PCS/SSIT Joint Chapter
Overview
Reductionism, when used in project management, allows for most complex projects to be tackled as sequences of tasks and milestones subject to prioritization and concurrency. Beyond a level of complexity, a “systems thinking” approach is more suitable. Please join us for this presentation by Stephen Bobyn on different aspects of Complex Project Management, including:
- What is Project Complexity?
- Project Management Approaches – Linked to Project Complexity
- Systems Thinking Approach – The 4 Levels of Thinking
- Importance of Context and Environment
- Systems Thinking Approach – Boundaries Considerations
- Complex Projects – Complexity Symptoms
- Complex Projects – Organizational Impacts
- Complex Projects – PM Capabilities
Presenter: Stephen M. Bobyn, Deputy Project Manager, (Support)/Canadian Surface Combatant Project, National Defence (Ottawa, ON).
Stephen is a professional engineer with over 30 years of continuous employment as a Project Manager within DND Canada, supporting the RCN as a civilian public servant, in Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, IT Enterprise Resource Planning, and Naval In-Service Support domains. He has over 18,500 hrs experience in various levels of Project Management, within several major Naval Projects such as the Oberon Submarine Operational Update Program, TRUMP, CPF, MASIS, HCM/FELEX, and Australian Air Warfare Destroyer Program.
Stephen is currently with the emerging Canadian Surface Combatant Project within DND/ADM(Materiel)/DGMPD(L&S), a 20 year project which will recapitalize the Royal Canadian Navy’s existing fleet of Canadian Patrol Frigates. He recently returned from an exchange assignment in Australia, where he completed an Executive Master of Business in Complex Project Management, at Queensland University of Technology. This is a program tailored by the Australian Defence Management Organisation towards Project and Program Leadership, of large Defence Acquisitions operating in complex business environments.
Presentation slides available here: Complex project management: a systems thinking approach (Bobyn, Feb. 6, 2013)
