CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PROFESSION

Receiving the PMI GEC member's plaque

contributions


  • Represented Barrick Gold on the Project Management Institute's Global Executive Council

    • PMI and members of the influential Council believe that project, program and portfolio management deliver a strategic advantage that helps organizations do more with less, meet their strategic objectives and avoid those costly project failures.The elite organizations selected for the Council are well-positioned to direct the future of the project management profession, and ensure its continued growth and success.

  • Contributions to professional examinations

    • Helped develop questions for the PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) examination.
    Participated in the development of examinations for APMG's Portfolio, Programme & Project Offices (P3O) and APM's Earned Value Management as a pilot participant.
    Acted as an assessor for Prosci's change management course participants.

  • Professional Associations

    • Active in the Project Management Institute as chapter Vice President (2 terms) and Membership Director (1 term)
    Fellow of the Association of Project Management (UK)
    Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. Participated in the Senior Leaders' Network and as a Mentor in their mentoring scheme.
    Also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Change Management Institute.
    Chartered Member of the British Computer Society and a Certified Professional in the Australian Computer Society.

  • Conference presenter
    • Receiving the PMI Australia DC award

    Presented at various national conferences around Australia.

  • Author

    • Co-author of the Benefits Institute's "Boosting Business Benefits".
    Reviewer for the OGC's "Management of Portfolios" guidance.

  • Awards

    • Winner of the PMI Australia national "Distinguished Contribution" award 2013.

    Testimonials


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    Graham is one of the most extraordinary practitioners in the project and portfolio management fields. He received long overdue national recognition recently. I have worked with him in relation to most of the suite of Best Practice products from the UK Cabinet Office and his name is in their Management of Portfolios book! . - Darilyn Evans, Director at The Benefits Institute
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    Graham's personable and professional approach to his role as Director of Membership, and his positive attitude towards this very important porfolio, makes it a pleasure to work with him on the Board of PMI WA Chapter.- Steve Meintjes, Regional Sales Manager Industry at Schneider Electric
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    Graham has served with me on PMI's Global Executive Council, which is a group of elite project management professionals, who help lead the future direction and topical discussion and research on project and program management matters worldwide. The contributions and thought leadership provided by Graham with the council are insightful, thought provoking and on target with current trends in the professional. - Karl Schul, Director at IBM
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    Graham has immense credibility within the profession due to his extensive experience, his qualifications and his director status within the Project Management Institute. His program level role with our major client ensures that he has the appropriate platform to show case these skills and to also add significant credibility to into the organisation's current programme capability. - Mick Honeyman, Manager P3O at BHP Billiton Iron Ore
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    Graham's business knowledge and experience is extensive and this makes him an extremely valuable person to work with and learn from. His commitment to developing project management as a recognised profession is evidenced through his involvement outside of his work reponsibilities with the Project Management Institute. He is easy to get along with and relate to. His sense of humour is a great part of his relaxed personality. - Conrad Gagner, Consulting Manager at Change Corporation
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    Received some very valuable key considerations and lessons learned when establishing a Project Management Office and introducing a project management framework. I greatly appreciated being able to tap into Graham's extensive project knowledge and expertise. - Diana Richards, Manager Project Management Office at Rise Network