2017 Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) Annual Conference - Website

Abstract

Good Project Management is underpinned by stakeholder workshops, but are the workshops you conduct up to the task? This workshop will explore the role of the PM in engaging and influencing stakeholders. It will explore how project workshops are designed and conducted - looking to the art and science of effective workshops.

Project management demands strong and ongoing engagement with stakeholders across the project lifecycle. It involves a variety of formal and informal engagement processes being undertaken, from one on one meetings through to complex stakeholder workshops.

The real success, or otherwise, of the engagement process is a product of the preparation for the process. If a process runs well, the PM will gain significant knowledge from the process and grow the confidence of stakeholders. If the process is a flop, the PM will erode the confidence of the stakeholder group. It can be said that not running a workshop is better than conducting a poorly run workshop.

This workshop will:
 

• examine stakeholder engagement approaches for PM's;
• explore different techniques that can be applied to different situations;
• introduce PM's to various facilitation tools and techniques;
• consider what does and does not work in project management workshops;
• discuss how to make a project management workshop memorable, for the right reasons; and
• facilitate the sharing of professional experiences from project management workshops.

Participation in this workshop will better prepare PM's to assist their client through conducting the most efficient and effective stakeholder engagement process for their project. The workshop will draw upon the experience of participants to identify how best to create an environment that gets results. It will showcase facilitation techniques at work within a project management environment. Importantly, the workshop will upskill participants to assist them to Innovate, Influence and Implement.

The workshop will be delivered by an International Association of Facilitators (IAF) Certified Professional Facilitator. The IAF CertifiedTM Professional Facilitator (CPF) is the professional designation for IAF members who demonstrate having IAF Core Competencies. The IAF Core Competencies represent a fundamental set of skills, knowledge, and behaviours that support effective facilitation in a wide variety of contexts.

The CPF designation benefits both facilitators and their clients. Facilitators achieve formal certification and undertake valuable self-reflection and learning. For clients, working with a CPF provides assurance that the facilitator has met the internationally recognised standard for effective facilitation of group processes.

Biography

A Senior Project Manager with RPS, Dave works as part of a client side team managing a program of 28 projects, spread across most Australian states and territories.

Complementing his project management skills, Dave provides specialist advice on stakeholder engagement and public participation. As an internationally recognised Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF), Dave designs and conducts collaborative engagement processes which deliver superior results or clients.

Dave's experience is founded on time served within Defence, where he filled a number of appointments in various organisations, including three years in New Zealand. He has worked across all levels of government, with roles in both national security and the Aid sector. Dave operated a small business, working extensively with community groups, developing and conducting community engagement processes.

Categories 

Critical Skills

Engaging and Influencing Stakeholders

Presentation

Oral Industry Presentation