FINAL PROGRAMME


Tuesday, 9th March 2010
09:00 to 09:15 Opening Address by Dr Xolile Guma: Deputy Governor, South African Reserve Bank, and Chairman, Cranefield College Council.
Seminar Introduction: Professor Branè Semolic: Chairman of IPMA Research Management Board, Director of INOVA Consulting, and Head of Project & Technology Management Institute, University of Maribor, Slovenia and
Professor Qian Fupei: Vice-President of IPMA, and President of the Project Management Association of China.
09:15 to 10:00 "Growing team emotional intelligence within project and programme management teams through shaping the learning organisation".

Prof Erik Schmikl: Vice-Principal, Cranefield College, Director of Synerlead.
10:00 to 10:45 "Is there a tangible benefit for learning organisations that adopt a behavioural strategy as a key link to structural design to improve programme and project performance?"

Chris Brits: Director, Risk Management, Alexander Forbes, Johannesburg.
10:45 to 11:15 TEA
11:15 to 12:00 "A learning organisation and its impact on processes, culture, structure and politics".

Lunga Msengana: Project Manager, Multichoice, Johannesburg.
12:00 to 12:45 "Governance of virtual collaborative project based networks".

Prof Branè Semolic: Chairman of IPMA Research Management Board, Director of INOVA Consulting, and Head of Project & Technology Management Institute, University of Maribor, Slovenia.
12:45 to 14:00 LUNCH
14:00 to 14:45 "Networked organizations and innovative business models"

Prof Brane Semolic: Head of Project & Technology Management Institut, Faculty of Logistics, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Prof Maja Fosner: Vice-dean, Faculty of Logistics, University of Maribor, Slovenia and
Prof Martin Lipicnik: Dean, Faculty of Logistics, University of Maribor, Slovenia
14:45 to 15:30 "Programme and project management principles in public sector planning, budgeting and financial management in implementing public-private partnerships in South Africa".

Cedric Muleya: ICT Project Advisor: Business Development/Public Private Partnership Unit, National Treasury, Pretoria.
15:30 to 15:45 TEA
15:45 to 16:30 "Project management competence as a pre-condition for success".

Wessel Pieters: Vice-President: Certification of APMSA.
 
Wednesday, 10th March 2010
09:00 to 09:45 "Programme Managing Project Driven, Non-Project Driven and Hybrid Organisational Supply Chains".

Professor Pieter Steyn: Principal of Cranefield College, and IPMA Research Management Board member.
09:45 to 10:30 "Design, implementation & monitoring of an enterprise wide customer loyalty programme".

Prof Rajat Baisya: Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India, and IPMA Research Management Board member.
10:30 to 11:00 TEA
11:00 to 11:45 "The impact of supply chain management on a petroleum company".

Nobleman Kani: Network Manager: 1Stops – KZN & Free State, Engen Petroleum Limited, Durban.
11:45 to 12:30 "Strategic business alignment: The impact of information systems project prioritisation".

Colin Prince: Information Services Manager, Petro SA, Cape Town.
12:30 to 13:15 LUNCH
13:15 to 14:00 "Introduction of the relationship breakdown structure (RBS): New model for overcoming fragmentation in social media networks".

Dr Les Squires: Founder and President of Word Jenny Inc and IPMA Research Management Board member, Boulders, Colorado, USA.
14:00 to 14:45 "Learning and experience deliver professional competence in the new economy".

Dipl–Ing Klaus Pannenbaecker: Trainer and Assessor with German Project Management, past President of IPMA, First Foreign Assessor of the Association of Project Management South Africa.
14:45 Closing Address: Professor Branè Semolic/Professor Pieter Steyn.
TEA