Speaker Panel

Cathy Bibby, Chief Information Officer, EB Services

Morris Lieberman, Wine Business Director - Consumer Direct, Fosters

Rachael Dalton, Chief Information Officer, Baker IDI

Morgan Hurwitz, Chief Information Officer, Shell Australia

Topic : "Is Gender Diversity a Women’s or Men’s Issue?." 

Is Gender Diversity a Women’s or Men’s issue?  According to leading research, it has been revealed that companies with the highest representation of women in their senior management teams achieve a 35% higher return on investment, and a 34% higher total return to shareholders than companies with the lowest women’s representation. In spite of this, only a small proportion of business leadership positions are actually held by women.

During this presentation we will explore the thoughts of 'Gender Diversity' from four exciting leaders of the Australian IT Industry.

Presenter: Dr Lynda Bourne
Topic : "Why is Stakeholder Management so Difficult?" 

Success is a perception. Projects can be ‘on time’ and ‘on budget’ and still considered failures. Conversely, they can be over budget, delivered years late and considered successful. The same is true for any business or ICT initiative ranging from a major organisational change through to routine maintenance work.

In most cases, success or failure depends on the perceptions of important stakeholders. If they believe their expectations were met, they will perceive the project as a success, if not they will perceive the project a failure. Given that unrealistic expectations are unlikely to be fulfilled; communicating effectively with the important stakeholders, so their expectations can be both managed and met is central to creating a successful outcome. In this context, communication is a complex two way process embedded within the overall relationship between your team and its stakeholders, on their own standard reports are not enough.

During today’s presentation Lynda will describe what really happened when Heathrow Terminal 5 opened to the public and 35,000 bags were lost….. She will use this example to illustrate the importance of knowing who the right stakeholders are at any time throughout the life of a project and show how to engage with them using effective communication practices and the Stakeholder Circle® methodology. Once engaged, the stakeholders will help you create a successful outcome.

About Dr Lynda Bourne

Dr Lynda Bourne DPM, PMP, FAIM is an award winning consultant and trainer with over 25 years industry experience as an executive, senior project manager and management consultant primarily working in the ICT sector. She works with organisations assisting them to improve communication and relationships between senior managers, teams and other stakeholders; to successfully implement business strategy through projects and programs.

Lynda is the 2010 President of PMI Melbourne, and is a recognised international author, speaker and seminar leader on the topic of stakeholder management and the Stakeholder Circle® methodology and has presented at conferences in America, Europe, Russia, Asia, New Zealand and Australia. She has published papers on project relationship management, communications, the Stakeholder Circle®, developing project managers and implementing successful PMOs. Her book Stakeholder Relationship Management was published in September 2009.

http://www.stakeholder-management.com/