Thinking by market - Defence & National Security

The underestimated challenge of an accelerated capital programme

Asset owners often fail to unlock the potential of an accelerated capital programme. What best practices can help them improve business risk and performance?

– Rob Beckman & Elisha Bellchambers, Quartile One Asset Performance

How programmatic project management improves outcomes for cost, risk and business performance

Asset owners can deliver similar projects through a programme of common groupings to drive greater certainty for cost, risk and business performance.

– Stephen Carroll, Defence Infrastructure Industry Director & Chris Woodward, Program Advisory

Criticality and risk as an approach to asset investment

Aurecon looks at how asset owners can identify the most critical assets that support their business strategy through the lens of risk to ensure the right investment. – Mayuran Sivapalan, ANZ Risk Lead

COVID-19: five critical steps to mitigate heavy industry supply chain risk

As coronavirus spreads, it will likely lead to production and supply problems for many months. How do we mitigate the economic impacts to industrial business?

– Rob Beckman & Elisha Bellchambers, Quartile One Asset Performance

The role of trust in project management success

Aurecon’s Nicole Walton talks about the value of trust and engagement in driving successful project management efforts.

Good models enable good decisions: using digital to prioritise and manage assets

Aurecon's Neil Naismith talks to clients about a new way of approaching asset portfolio management, looking to new digital technologies to help make asset decisions.

Beyond hard numbers: getting ROI from ‘digital’

Aurecon's Digital Leader for Defence, Chris Needham argues there is more to ROI than numbers when shifting to digital, but to see this requires us to think differently.

Data connected with technology and business purpose key to identifying assets that drive value

Aurecon’s Chris Needham and Elisha Bellchambers share how data connected with digital technology and business purpose can help organisations realise more value from their assets.

Plan combines vision with the realities of Newcastle communities

Aurecon’s Eric Kreutzer explore how doing the right type of planning can help drive the success of a wide-scale city initiative.

Building the digital estate

According to Aurecon’s Chief Digital Officer Andrew Maher, rushing it to digital without a fit for purpose strategy will pose more challenges than opportunities.

Opportunities in tough times for South African defence

Tight budgets do not have to result in reduced outcomes for the South African defence sector. Aurecon's Lizelle Botha and Kevin Nadasen suggest ways to prioritise projects and optimise spend to ensure positive results.

Delivering programme change management to improve asset performance

John Mason, Leader – Programme, Portfolio & Project Management at Aurecon catches up with Dennis (‘Denny’) Plockmeyer. John and Denny discuss the challenges of managing huge asset management programmes for the US Navy and the rebuilding programme in Iraq following the war in 2003.

People profile: Simon Oakley

Simon Oakley has nearly 10 years of experience in civilian airports and defence airfields. He chats about communication and pragmatism in his projects and client relationships.