DateTuesday 9th July 2013Time6:00 pm Networking and refreshments6:30 pm Presentation8:00 pm CloseVenueRoom 1, BAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RGPresented bySimon MasleyCPDUp to 2 hours (find out more about CPD)CostAPM members:Employees of APM Corporate Members:Non members:FreeFree£10An insight into the drive to implement a holistic set of technical architectures and standards in the defence land domain.In 2008 the Chief of Materiel (Land), a 3* General in the Ministry of Defence (MoD), asked his staff to understand and, where feasible, increase the integration and...
DateThursday 27th June 2013Time09.30 am - Arrivals and registration10.00 am - Introduction & Centrica presentation10.30 am - Start of visit12.30 pm- Estimated closeVenueCentrica Langage Ltd, Holland Road, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 5AWCPDUp to 2 hours (find out more about CPD)CostAPM members:Employees of APM Corporate Members:FreeFreeThis event offers a unique opportunity to visit the Langage gas-fired power station (completed in 2010), which is amongst 6 power stations in England and Wales owned and operated by Centrica Energy.In 2011 Centrica Energy marked a decade of power...
DateTuesday 25th June 2013Time6:00 pm Networking & refreshments6:30 pm Presentation 8:00 pm Close VenuePresentation theatre, Diligenta, Friends Life, Friends Centre, Brierly Furlong, Stoke Gifford, Bristol, BS34 8SWPresented byPeter Bryant & Ken Murray, National GridCPDUp to 2 hours (find out more about CPD)CostAPM members:Employees of APM Corporate Members:Non members:FreeFree£10The Hinkley Point C Connection Project is National Grid’s most high profile, high-voltage infrastructure project for a generation. This presentation will explore the risks and challenges it faces with a...
DateTuesday 14th May 2013Time6.00pm - Registration and coffee/tea6.30pm - AGM7.00pm - Presentation8.15pm - Buffet and drinksVenueBAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RGPresented byAngus Watson, Head of Construction & Refit - RNLISteve Austen, Head of Engineering Support - RNLICPDUp to 2 hours (find out more about CPD)CostAPM members:Employees of APM Corporate Members:Non members:FreeFree£10This presentation will provide an insight into how the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is delivering significant, sustainable efficiency improvements and a world class new...
DateTuesday 18th June 2013Time6:00 pm Networking & refreshments6:30 pm Presentation 8:00 pm Close VenueAtkins, The Hub, 500 Park Avenue, Aztec West, Bristol BS32 4RZPresented byJo Langley & Martin Samphire CPDUp to 2hours (find out more about CPD)CostAPM members:Employees of APM Corporate Members:Non members:FreeFree£10Good governance of the management of projects, programmes and portfolios is becoming more critical to business success.Governance is topical with a number of high profile projects failing – due to poor governance amongst other things. What does good...
Tulimar ColmenaresThursday, March 21, 2013 - 12:30
This well attended event held at BAWA, was presented by Paul Johnson who was programme manager for this challenging and interesting technology demonstration programme.Paul explained that MoD was no different to many organisations, seeking to minimise its dependency on fossil fuels. Today’s battlefield technology requires an ever increasing demand for power, which is normally supplied by generators; which are complex and relatively inefficient. Diesel fuel is expensive, dangerous and costly to transport to the battlefield, especially in remote areas such as Afghanistan.Forward Operating...
Tulimar ColmenaresFriday, February 1, 2013 - 10:48
This well attended event was kindly hosted by Dilligenta (APM Corporate Member) at their excellent facilities at the Friends Life Centre in Bristol.Graham Oakes started his presentation with a question: What is failure? There are many examples of failed projects, but few project managers would state on their CVs that they worked on a failed project! Success or failure is dependent on stakeholder perception. The oil industry expects only 1 in 9 test wells to produce commercially viable quantities of oil, i.e. an 88% failure rate, but this is accepted as normal. When building...
Tulimar ColmenaresWednesday, January 30, 2013 - 18:18
APM Corporate Member Atkins kindly hosted this event at their Hub Facility in North Bristol which was attended by 75 members.Even though we are all hardworking project managers, the title of Peter Taylor’s talk about how to be a lazy project manager has considerable appeal. But of course there is more to being a lazy PM than just doing nothing as Peter explained in a very entertaining and humorous presentation.Peter explained that being a lazy PM is about working smarter, not harder, quoting Robert Heinlein “ Progress is not made by early risers. It is made by lazy men trying to find...
Tulimar ColmenaresTuesday, January 15, 2013 - 13:31
The Branch was delighted to welcome back Ranjit Sidhu, Director of ChangeQuest, to the South West to take a different look at the Titanic story. Even though the Titanic disaster took place over 100 years ago, it still has many relevant lessons for today’s project managers. In this presentation, Ranjit looked specifically at the people and leadership lessons that can be drawn from the Titanic story. These are key aspects of project management, which have been shown to often prevent the achievement of project goals.Ranjit explained that even one hundred years ago, people were in the...
DateTuesday 12th March 2013Time6:00 pm Networking & refreshments6:30 pm Presentation VenueBAWA, 589 Southmead Road, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7RGPresented byPaul Johnson, MODCPDUp to 2hours (find out more about CPD)CostAPM members:Employees of APM Corporate Members:Non members:FreeFree£10Alternative methods of Powering the Armed Forces...Tales from Cyprus and Kenya!The provision of electrical power on deployed operations provides essential support underpinning operational capability but it brings with it a large logistic burden. Power generation in Camp Bastion, for example, requires around...
