Major Projects Leadership Forum – Reform Roadmap
08/21/2024We are pleased to launch our Major Projects Leadership Forum – Reform Roadmap at an online event on Tuesday 20 August 2024 from 4pm – 5pm. The session consisted of …
Executive Education Program with the East Java Government
From Wednesday – Friday, 7 – 9 August 2024, we had the pleasure of hosting a delegation from the Government of East Java who undertook one of our custom executive …
Association for Project Management (APM) Fund – Winning Research Proposal
We are excited to share that the leading members of our Project Models and Digital Transformation Theme, Dr Jin Xue and Dr Wei-Ting (Kevin) Hong have been selected as …
2024 John Grill Institute for Project Leadership Annual Showcase
The John Grill Institute for Project Leadership Annual Showcase is our yearly flagship event where we highlight the Institute’s work to our key stakeholders from industry with the aim of …
Major Projects Reform Roadmap Launch and Panel Discussion
Click here to register Join us to celebrate the launch of our Major Projects Reform Roadmap, which was developed in collaboration with the Australian Constructors Association and Consult Australia with …
Expanding Capabilities for the Delivery of New Energy Technologies Workshop
On Monday 24 June and Tuesday 25 June, the John Grill Institute for Project Leadership (JGIPL) and the Sydney Net Zero Institute (NZI) at the University of Sydney collaborated with …
Researcher in Spotlight: Dr Natalie Smith | May
05/31/2024The John Grill Institute for Project Leadership’s monthly ‘Researcher in Spotlight’ piece aims to highlight the bright minds that make up our organisation and to showcase the diverse range of …
Researcher in Spotlight: Dr Wei Ting (Kevin) Hong | April
04/30/2024The John Grill Institute for Project Leadership’s monthly ‘Researcher in Spotlight’ piece aims to highlight the bright minds that make up our organisation and to showcase the diverse range of …
Call for Papers: Project Leadership in a Changing World – 4th International Symposium
Download the Call for Papers You are invited to submit your research to the Project Leadership in a Changing World – 4th International Symposium where we will discuss the showcase …
Project Models and Digital Transformation Workshop
04/10/2024On Tuesday 9 April 2024, Dr Jinman Kim and Dr Wei-Ting Hong of our Project Models and Digital Transformation Theme held a workshop to connect with other University of Sydney …
Parliamentary Library Webinar: Building Australia’s mega-engineering – how do we stack up globally?
On Wednesday 3 April, our Director, Professor Jennifer Whyte sat on a online panel titled: ‘Building Australia’s mega-engineering – how do we stack up globally?’ alongside Professor Brian Uy. This …
Projects for Sustainable Resilient and Just Futures Workshop
On Wednesday 3 April 2024, Dr Aaron Opdyke and Dr Lara Mottee, the Theme Lead and Research Lead, of our Projects for Sustainable, Resilient and Just Futures Theme held a …
Researcher in Spotlight: Dr Lara Mottee | March
03/28/2024The John Grill Institute for Project Leadership’s monthly ‘Researcher in Spotlight’ piece aims to highlight the bright minds that make up our organisation and showcasing the diverse range of experts …
University of Sydney – IIT Madras Ignition Grant
We are proud to share that, in collaboration with the Net Zero Initiative, we have been awarded a University of Sydney – IIT Madras Ignition Grant! Congratulations to …
Artful Argument Launch: Poor project sponsorship is a greater threat than poor project management
03/13/2024On Thursday 22 February 2024, the Artful Argument series was relaunched for the year with the first session centred around discussing the prompt that ‘Poor project sponsorship is a greater …
Major Projects Leadership Forum
On Thursday 15 February 2024, the John Grill Institute for Project Leadership held our Major Projects Leadership Forum, which was organised in collaboration with the Australian Constructors Association and Consult …
Researcher in Spotlight: Dr Aaron Opdyke | February
02/29/2024The John Grill Institute for Project Leadership’s monthly ‘Researcher in Spotlight’ piece aims to highlight the bright minds that make up our organisation and showcasing the diverse range of experts …
Internship Experience: Muhammad Faiz Aji Prakoso
02/28/2024For 8 weeks, from December 2023 to early February 2024, the John Grill Institute for Project Leadership (JGIPL) hosted Muhammad Faiz Aji Prakoso Prakoso as a research intern. Faiz …
Researcher in Spotlight: Associate Professor Krithika Randhawa | January
01/31/2024The John Grill Institute for Project Leadership’s monthly ‘Researcher in Spotlight’ piece aims to highlight the bright minds that make up our organisation and showcasing the diverse range of …
Project Leadership in a Changing World – 2023 International Symposium
The John Grill Institute for Project Leadership held our annual Symposium on 9 and 16 November 2023. We had a a record number of attendees with over 240 people …
2023 Newsletters | Fourth Quarter
10/31/2023Our fourth and final quarterly newsletter of 2023 has been released! Click here to download
Building Information Modelling (BIM) Seoul Workshop at Yonsei University
10/19/202319 October 2023 On Thursday 1 June, we held our second Building Information Modelling (BIM) workshop. Organised in collaboration with Professor Ghang Lee from Yonsei University, the goal of these workshops …
Our 10-Year Celebration and Alumni Dinner
On Wednesday 11 October, we held our 10-Year Celebration and Alumni Dinner to commemorate the anniversary of the John Grill Institute for Project Leadership. Our Institute was founded in …
Collecting experimental network data from interventions on critical links in workplace networks
05/17/2023International Journal of Project Management | October, 2022
Stakeholder engagement variability across public, private and public-private partnership projects: A data-driven network-based analysis
The Journal of Modern Project Management | May, 2020
Identifying leverage points in climate change migration systems through expert mental models
05/08/2023Sustainability | August 2022
Decision-making factor interactions influencing climate migration: A systems-based systematic review
Sustainability | August 2022
Mitigating infrastructure disaster losses through asset management practices in the Middle East and North Africa region
Sustainability | August 2022
The influence of technical assistance and funding on perceptions of post-disaster housing safety after the 2015 Gorkha earthquakes in Nepal
Sustainability | August 2022
2023 Newsletters | Second Quarter
May 5, 2023 Welcome to the John Grill Institute for Project Leadership’s Newsletter, keeping you up to date with our latest research and news. As a ‘go-to’ place for global …
2022 Newsletters | Fourth Quarter
Under the guidance of our Director, Professor Jennifer Whyte, Advisory Board and Internal Management Group – engagement continues to grow through research, events and industry dialogue as we seek to become the ‘go-to’ place for advice on how to set up and execute projects.
Martina Huemann: The Power of Projects to Create a Better Future
11/23/2022the challenges and opportunities of delivering infrastructure.
Tim Broyd: Innovation and the Search for Low Carbon Buildings and Infrastructure
11/18/2022Professor Tim Broyd, founding director of University College London’s Institute for Digital Innovation in the Built Environment, presented insights from research into how the construction industry should approach climate change.
Mark Dodgson AO: Innovation in Professional Services Firms
11/15/2022The University of Queensland and Imperial College London’s Professor Mark Dodgson AO visited to share his expertise on Innovation in Professional Services Firms.
Dr Marzena Baker receives JCEM Best Paper Award
11/13/2022Dr Marzena Baker and her co-authors have received the Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 2022 Best Paper Award for their publication “Leadership Diversity and Its Influence on Equality Initiatives and Performance: Insights for Construction Management”.
Professor Stewart Clegg receives AISWN Best Paper Award
11/12/2022Professor Stewart Clegg and his co-authors have received the Association for Information Systems Network College Best Paper Award for their publication “Watchers, Watched, and Watching in the Digital Age: Reconceptualization of IT Monitoring as Complex Action Nets” in Organization Science Journal.
Call for Papers – 9th International Megaprojects ‘Theory Meets Practice’ Workshop
10/28/2022As the purpose of megaprojects widens towards the production of “socially valuable outcomes”, projects become instruments not only of production of economic returns to be captured by the capital investors based on user willingness to pay, but also instruments of distribution of value to be appropriated by non-users.
Call for Papers – Special Collection: Project Leadership in a Changing World
10/20/2022As we face a changing world, we need to think differently about projects and their leadership. This special collection titled “Project Leadership in a Changing World” is an opportunity to examine the perspectives on leadership that are important to positively intervening in a changing world.
John Grill Institute Spring Newsletter – October 2022
2022 has been a busy time as the Institute continues transitioning to its new home alongside the School of Project Management in the Faculty of Engineering.
Anna Kadefors: Collaboration and Contracts in Projects
09/28/2022The Faculty of Engineering’s Distinguished Lecture Series continued with the School of Project Management welcoming Professor Anna Kadefors from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Professor Nuno Gil arrives on sabbatical
09/14/2022Mr Gill is a Professor of New Infrastructure Development at the University of Manchester’s Alliance Manchester Business School and will continue his research on the design of structures and processes to create economic and social value.
An Identity Work Framework for Community Stakeholder Engagement in Infrastructure Development
09/06/2022Academy of Management Proceedings | July, 2022
Power relations in the finance of infrastructure public-private partnership projects
09/01/2022International Journal of Project Management | October, 2022
Marina van der Walt: Trends and Insights and Associated Reforms for NSW Infrastructure Projects
08/25/2022The John Grill Institute for Project Leadership’s Infrastructure in a Changing World talks series continued on Wednesday August 24 with the visit of Head of Assurance at Infrastructure New South Wales, Marina Van Der Walt.
Organizational Factors Influencing the Sustainability Performance of Construction Organizations
08/22/2022Sustainability | August 2022
Industrial decarbonisation expert Nashwan Dawood visits SoPM
07/07/2022Professor Dawood discussed the university’s decarbonisation agenda and his expertise in sustainable infrastructure, carbon reduction in construction, housing and engineering.
Projects as Interventions in Infrastructure Systems
06/30/2022On 21 June 2022, the Centre for Systems Engineering and Innovation at Imperial College London and the John Grill Institute for Project Leadership at the University of Sydney co-hosted a workshop on the need to see projects as interventions in wider systems, and the implications of such a mindset shift.
School of Project Management retreat
06/27/2022On Thursday 23 June the School of Project Management and John Grill Institute for Project Leadership undertook a school retreat.
The day was used to reflect on the needs of students and staff and develop a strategic future plan.
Making futures that matter? Three things managers can do to make better futures, when working online
06/20/2022As video conferencing becomes more central to work in organisations, managers need to improve the quality of discussions to make futures that matter. Doing so online is more difficult to organise and vulnerable to excluding relevant expertise.
Professor Stewart Clegg wins Best Book Award at EURAM 2022
06/19/2022The School of Project Management and John Grill Institute for Project Leadership’s Professor Stewart Clegg has been honoured at the European Academy of Management 2022 conference in Winterthur, Switzerland.
2022 International Symposium: Call for Submissions
06/17/2022The John Grill Institute for Project Leadership at the University of Sydney’s School of Project Management is calling for submissions for our November 2022 online symposium on ‘Project Leadership in a Changing World’.
The Ten Differences Between Programs and Projects, and the Problems They Cause
04/01/2022Engineering Management Journal | April, 2022
Profile: Julien Pollack
03/14/2022Associate Professor Julien Pollack started working in project management in the Australian public sector delivering organizational change projects, where he completed an Action Research Ph.D. This research won national and …
Profile: Jennifer Whyte
Professor Jennifer Whyte is Head of the School of Project Management, in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Sydney, and Director of the John Grill Institute for Project …
Transitioning from passive to active learning: Preparing future project leaders
12/01/2021Project Leadership and Society | December, 2021
Project Productivity report
11/01/2021November, 2021
Stakeholder theory and management: Understanding longitudinal collaboration networks
10/14/2021PLoS ONE | October, 2021
Advancing beyond project-scale Social Impact Assessment of transport infrastructure: insights into contextual constraints on practice
10/12/2021Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal | October, 2021
Leadership Diversity and Its Influence on Equality Initiatives and Performance: Insights for Construction Management
10/01/2021Journal of Construction Engineering and Management | October, 2021
Corporate Entrepreneurship as a Learning Process: Development of New Capabilities
08/01/2021Entrepreneurship Research Journal | August, 2021
Collecting experimental network data from interventions on critical links in workplace networks
07/01/2021Social Networks | July, 2021
Who benefits from network intervention programs? TERGM analysis across ten Philippine low-income communities
05/01/2021Social Networks | May, 2021
Insights into Ineffectiveness of Gender Equality and Diversity Initiatives in Project-Based Organizations
Journal of Management in Engineering | May, 2021
The Origins of Agile and Iterative Methods
01/01/2021The Journal of Modern Project Management | January, 2021
Preparing for Successful Collaborative Contracts
Sustainability | January, 2021
A social network framework for stakeholder engagement analysis
06/17/2020PMI Australia Conference | 2017
Forget opinion leaders: the role of social network brokers in the adoption of innovative farming practices in North-western Cambodia
06/01/2020International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability | June, 2020
Metro infrastructure planning in Amsterdam: how are social issues managed in the absence of environmental and social impact assessment?
03/22/2020Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal | March, 2020
Limitations of Technical Approaches to Transport Planning Practice in Two Cases: Social Issues as a Critical Component of Urban Projects
12/02/2019Planning Theory & Practice | December, 2019
The impact of women’s representation on performance in project-based and non-project-based organizations
10/01/2019International Journal of Project Management | October, 2019
Testing the impact of targeted team building on project team communication using social network analysis
04/01/2019International Journal of Project Management | April, 2019
External exposure, boundary-spanning, and opinion leadership in remote communities: A network experiment
01/01/2019Social Networks | January, 2019
Social Network Analysis Toolkit
Evolving Toolbox for Complex Project Management | 2019
Mapping diversity and inclusion in student societies: A social network perspective
11/01/2018Computers in Human Behavior | November, 2018
Effectiveness of gender equality initiatives in project-based organizations in Australia
Australian Journal of Management | November, 2018
Why and how do project management offices change? A structural analysis approach
07/01/2018International Journal of Project Management | July, 2018
Exploring the dynamics of project management office and portfolio management co-evolution: A routine lens
01/01/2018International Journal of Project Management | January, 2018
An Investigation of Corporate Approaches to Sustainability in the Construction Industry
05/23/2017Procedia Engineering | May, 2017
The Role of Social Networks Theory and Methodology for Project Stakeholder Management
07/14/2016Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences | July, 2016
Grasping the dynamics of co-evolution between PMO and PfM: A box changing multilevel exploratory research grounded in a routine perspective
01/01/2015The Journal of Modern Project Management | May, 2022
Intelligent timetable evaluation using fuzzy AHP
04/01/2011Expert Systems with Applications | April, 2011