Event Schedule

Wednesday, October 30^th

08:30 - 09:10	Registration
09:10 - 10:30	Trending towards Benefits-led Portfolio management The evolution of traditional business improvement initiatives and transformational change management method and techniques Matt Williams, Connexion Systems
10:30- 11:00	Morning Tea
11:00 - 12:30	Using Visually intuitive Benefits Pathway, Logic, Maps, and Benefit Profiles to nurture Stakeholder participation How Technology can be used to compliment the methodology Matt Williams, Connexion Systems
12:30 - 13:30	Lunch
13:30 - 15:00	Lead and Lag Indicators in a Benefits Management Context There are indicators that can inform any organisation whether their benefits management approach is set up for success (or not). Group Exercise PwC
15:00 - 15:30	Afternoon Tea
15:30 - 16:50	Executive decisions are better informed, and their performance more successful, when they focus on the benefits of their investment portfolio Group Exercise Shane Perkins, Wildfire Consulting Group
16:50 - 17:00	Closing Remarks Tony Scuteri, Connexion Systems
17:00 - 18:00	Cocktail Hour - Sponsored by PwC

Thursday, October 31^st

08:18 - 08:45	Registration
08:45 - 08:55	Welcome Remarks Matt Williams, Connexion Systems
08:55 - 09:15	Opening Address The Hon. Andrew CONSTANCE, MP Minister for Finance and Services
	Theme 1 - Benefits Stewardship	Theme 2 - Benefits Management in Practice
	NSW Gateway Review System Elizabeth Williams, NSW Treasury	Establishing a benefits delivery culture in healthcare - it's frustrating, challenging but rewarding! Jimmy Foxall, Qld Health
10:00 - 10:15	Ensuring Benefits management is central to organisational strategic objectives Kevin Reilly, PwC
10:15 - 10:45	Morning Tea
10:45 - 11:30	Overcoming the Obstacles to Benefits Management Jed Simms, Totally Optimized Projects	Case Study - Service Delivery Reform Program Matthew Lans, Department of Human Services
11:30 - 12:15	Using Benefits Realisation as Decision-Making Tool: A Series of Practical Applications Marty Jovic, PwC	Developing your benefit blueprint Richard Gaunt, Benefits Management
12:15 - 12:30	Amplify Release 4 Launch - Matt Williams, Connexion Systems
12:30 - 13:30	Lunch
13:30 - 14:15	Strategies to positively influence and engage in benefits-led change initiatives Shane Perkins, Wildfire Consulting Group	Benefits are here to stay...So who's managing them? John Molloy, Comsuper
14:15 15:00	Benefits management linked with portfolio optimisation Iain McGuire, PwC	Addressing BRM disconnects in organisations - empirical evidence from the UK Nick Fletcher, Vivendi Consulting
12:00 - 15:30	Afternoon Tea
15:30 - 16:15	Panel Session Topic: What defines project success?
16:15 - 16:30	Closing Remarks Tony Scuteri, Connexion Systems
16:30 - 18:00	Cocktail Reception - Sponsored by Amplify