INTERNATIONAL  ROUNDTABLE  SERIES  2022-23

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Data Analytics for Informed Decision Making in Complex Projects

Data Analytics for Informed Decision Making in Complex Projects

The International Roundtable Series brings together senior practitioners and leading academics from around the world to explore the identified theme and harness their collective wisdom to produce new insights and practical steps that organisations can take to improve complex project success.

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Data Analytics for Informed Decision Making in Complex Projects

Data Analytics for Informed Decision Making in Complex Projects

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INTRODUCTION

Projects and programs are becoming increasingly complex and are operating in complex settings which require sensemaking from a wide range of data points.

In a technical sense, data are a set of values of qualitative or quantitative variables about one or more persons or objects.

In general, data are atoms of decision making; they are the smallest units of information that can be used as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or calculation. Data can range from abstract ideas to concrete measurements, even statistics. Data are measured, collected, reported, analysed, and used to create data visualisations such as graphs, tables or images. Data as a general concept refers to the fact that information or knowledge is represented or coded in some form suitable for better usage or processing.

Analytics is the process of discovering, interpreting, and communicating significant patterns in data. Put simply, analytics helps us see insights and meaningful data that we might not otherwise detect.

Consequently, project data analytics, at its simplest, is the use of past and current project data to enable effective decisions on project delivery.

The topic of ‘analytics’ as defined above can also be linked to and /or associated with the concept of ‘sensemaking’ in complex social systems. Similarly, it may also be associated with the notion of emergence which is a property of systems. In the context of framing projects as complex adaptive human activity systems, sensemaking is about the observation and interpretation of patterns from feedback loops in the system. The ability to understand data, both hard and soft (quantitative and qualitative), is an important enabler for decision making in complex projects. Initially, interest in project data analytics typically focused on descriptive analytics to present project data such as budget, schedule, risk etc. in the most effective format, therefore making information accessible in real-time and for ease of monitoring and reporting. More recently, interest has expanded to include predictive analytics using past data to predict future project performance.

At a meeting of the ICCPM Corporate and Academic Partners held on the 17th of March 2022, the idea of data analytics for decision making in complex projects was discussed. It was agreed that exploration into this area would make a valuable contribution to the project management profession, particularly as a follow on from the previous Roundtable report on Harnessing Emergence in Complex Projects: Rethinking Risk, Opportunity and Resilience. In this sense, and with the framing of projects as complex adaptive human activity systems, the remit of our investigation into ‘data’ and ‘analytics’ for decision making, includes both quantitative and qualitative aspects, and the entanglement of the human experience as part of our relationship with machines.

The central questions include:

  1. Can / how can a network of intelligent human agents (human activity systems i.e., projects) and artificially intelligent agents be integrated in a way that would improve complex project delivery?
  2. Can / how can predictive analytics using past data and possibly current data in the form of ‘signals’ be used in the present and to predict future performance in complex projects?
  3. Can / how can machine learning be used to navigate project complexity?

The International Roundtable Series is a 2-year effort. The first 6 months includes working with ICCPM Corporate and Academic Partners to select the series theme, identify the Series Partner and the Anchor Sponsor, identify additional sponsors, plan the schedule of events and arrange the logistics.

Roundtable workshops will be held within the 2022-23 calendar year in the following proposed locations. The analysis and report writing will be undertaken by ICCPM and the Series Partner with the final report to be released in 2023.

Roundtable workshops are full-day discussions facilitated by ICCPM. Workshops bring together senior project professionals and academics from across sectors to explore the theme using focus questions. A keynote speaker will kick-off each event followed by the Roundtable discussions. Key insights are recorded but contributions will not be publicly identified to encourage frank contributions.

Please refer to the table below for the workshop schedule:

This thought leadership initiative aims to exchange experiences and uncover human insights not captured via data collection or observation alone. Organisations that have participated in previous Roundtable Workshops include but are not limited to:

  • Raytheon
  • Fujitsu
  • Lendlease
  • Telfer School of Management
  • Thales
  • NSW Department of Justice
  • CSIRO
  • BAE Systems
  • Aspen Medical
  • Dept Home Security US
  • Oxford University
  • Brisbane Airport
  • KPMG
  • Monash University
  • National Audit Office UK
  • Queensland Health
  • QUT
  • Lockheed Martin
  • DXC Technologies
  • Telstra
  • Qantas
  • Airservices Australia
  • Serco
  • Deloitte
  • UK Dept of Environment
  • Leidos Australia
  • IBM
  • Boeing Defence
  • Australian Dept of Defence
  • National Australia Bank
  • Jacobs
  • Westpac
  • Australian Tax Office
  • Sydney Water

ROUNDTABLE WORKSHOP

ROUNDTABLE WORKSHOP

Roundtable workshops are full-day discussions facilitated by ICCPM. Workshops bring together senior project professionals and academics from across sectors to explore the theme using focus questions. A keynote speaker will kick-off each event followed by the Roundtable discussions. Key insights are recorded but contributions will not be publicly identified to encourage frank contributions. Roundtable Workshops are subject to the ICCPM Roundtable Terms and Conditions.

To view the timetable, please refer to the workshop format.

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  • Canberra (In-person event) – 18 AUG 2022 from 9:00am to 4:00pm AEST
    • Venue: QUT Canberra Executive Education Centre, 2 King St, Deakin ACT 2600
    • Registrations close: 17 AUG 2022 at 2:00pm AEST
  • Adelaide (In-person event) – 14 SEP 2022 from 9:00am to 4:00pm ACST
    • Venue: Raytheon Australia, 1-11 Technology Drive, Mawson Lakes SA 5095
    • Registrations close: 12 SEP 2022 at 12:00pm AEST
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Sydney - 14 OCT 2022 - Keynote Information

Trusted Information for Good Decision-Making in Complex Projects

This Keynote will cover:
– What is trusted information?
– Why trusted data and information is vital for good decision-making?
– The dynamics and integration of data, information, technology and people in complex projects
– The role of data governance and information governance in achieving projects goals

Susan Bennett, InfoGovANZ Founder and Executive Director

About the Speaker

Susan Bennett is Principal of Sibenco Legal & Advisory and Founder and Executive Director of InfoGovANZ. Recognised for her global thought leadership in information governance, Susan helps organisations strategically govern and manage their data and information with strategies and solutions that maximise value and minimise risk. Susan brings deep commercial and litigation expertise together with strategic insights to work with cross-functional and multi-disciplinary teams on digital transformation projects.

Susan’s focus on driving best practice holistic governance solutions aligning data, information, privacy and records with technology and regulatory compliance to achieve organisational goals, led her to found InfoGovANZ in 2016. The mission of InfoGovANZ is to break down the information silos among professionals to enable more connected thinking and innovation for information governance best practice and help drive more holistic solutions linked to global best practice, particularly for data, privacy and cybersecurity.

Susan is a regular speaker at Australian and international conferences and holds a Master of Laws (Syd), a Master of Business Administration (AGSM), and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional – Europe (CIPP/E). She is an adjunct lecturer at the University of Sydney, Law School and is undertaking a PhD on Privacy and Data Protection: the role of meta-regulation and information governance. Susan is a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia (FGIA) and a member and graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).

  • Melbourne – 27 OCT 2022
  • Hobart – 10 NOV 2022
  • Online – 29 NOV 2022
  • Darwin
  • Brisbane
  • Perth
  • USA
  • Canada
  • UK
  • Europe
  • Asia
  • New Zealand
  • Other locations based on demand and available funding

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The general benefits of supporting the 2022-23 International Roundtable Series include:

  • Identify your organisation as one committed to improved project performance
  • Position your organisation to deliver complex projects
  • Be recognised as supporting the development of a skilled and connected complex project workforce
  • Support knowledge sharing across sectors and stakeholders
  • Benefit from the experience of senior practitioners and academics
  • Form or reinforce strategic partnerships, stay connected with your current and potential clients and alumni
  • Increase brand and product exposure across a global network of project experts
  • Capitalise on the use of ICCPM marketing campaigns

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