Defence Community of Practice: Rapid Acquisition & Development
Project Paladin was a high risk, rapid acquisition and development project to supply the Australian Army’s Reconstruction Task Force in Afghanistan with state of the art ballistically protected (armoured) engineering plant vehicles. This was implemented on time, under budget and far exceeded all expectation. The project delivered a total of 14 vehicles in six variants in only 8 months with all vehicles achieving a minimum 94% ballistic seal. The projects also delivered a full suite of technical documentation including operator, technical, and repair parts manuals as well as Integrated Logistic Support Instructions (ILSI). The plant vehicles delivered by this project where central to the initial operations in the War Against Terror in Afghanistan and ensured the safety of Australian Army Engineers on Operation Slipper.
Over 40 members and guests we privileged to hear from former Army Warrant Officer Tony MacKay who recently presented this case study.
We would like to thank Saab for hosting this event.
Communities of Practice in SA
Communities of Practice are supported by dedicated committees and are guided by a Chairperson. They hold regular meetings to discuss issues that are relevant and topical to the sector they specialise in.
PMO
The mission is to develop and sustain a community of interest in the advancement of knowledge and learning related to Project/Program Management Offices (PMOs) in South Australia.
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Diversity & Inclusion
The aim is to promote professional awareness of the value of diversity in the workplace, to provide understanding and insight into how to address issues and to share experiences in creating successful inclusive project teams.
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Health
This community of practice asserts that effective healthcare project management can lead to improved health outcomes. Project management in healthcare requires an understanding of clinician and community engagement, patient care and safety, change management and the integration of research and quality of care principles. This community supports staff in learnings relevant to delivering healthcare projects.
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Defence
The mission is to build a community that is driven to improve project management best practises within the Defence sector and to support staff to implement projects successfully.
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