October Chapter Meeting

Wednesday 31st October 2001

"Project Manager: Custodian of the Business Case"
by: Barbara Hawes - Productivity Profits

Three main areas were explored:

  • What is a business case and where should it come from
  • The value of the business case to the project manager
  • A process for producing and submitting a business case

Barbara Hawes MM (UWS), FAICD, AIMM, AIArbA

As joint Managing Director for Productivity Profits Pty Ltd, a consultancy she set up in 1986, Barbara has developed and facilitated business and strategic management, contract/vendor/supplier management and change management programmes and projects for many Australian and International organisations including David Jones Ltd, Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank, Telstra, Zurich Australia Limited, Bankers’ Trust, Cable & Wireless Optus and Department of Defence. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Company Directors, an internationally certified auditor for Quality Standards ISO 9001-9003, a member of the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia, a member of the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association, and an accredited mediator with the Australian Commercial Disputes Centre.

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