CONGRESS FORMAT

The two-day event follows a congress format which sees invited speakers deliver their presentations in 45-minute timeslots throughout the two days, interspersed with lunch and refreshment breaks that serve as excellent networking opportunities. The programme is designed to offer learning and knowledge transfer in the project management sense, regardless of the industry to which the content of the presentation is related. This exchange of ideas across industries is a common theme within PMSA, which focusses on generic application of project, programme and portfolio management (PPPM) standards, methodologies and best practices.

The event will look at infrastructure project management on a national level on one day, and on a provincial level the next. There is no shortage of local case studies and the proposed speaker list presents a compelling blend of industry types and project focus areas. Examples include the Durban-Free State-Gauteng logistics and industrial corridor; Durban Port’s Pier 2, the proposed new dug-out port at the old Durban Airport, bus and rail transport projects, to name just a few. Projects to come under the spotlight from a national perspective include the Square Kilometre Array, renewable energy initiatives, additional sources of technology delivery and a host of others with lessons learned that contribute to our local body of project knowledge.