Anthony has a strong achievement orientation and a deep desire to attain a sense of completion. Project Management as a profession fits his attributes very well, and has therefore become the mainstay of his career opportunities and education choices during the last twenty years.
Anthony's research activities are primarily aligned with his doctoral studies, through which he is developing a thesis titled, 'The Project Management Office: critical factors influencing selection and deployment decisions in Australia'. Anthony also enjoys collaborating in publication of research with graduates of the Master of Project Management program.
Anthony is a Certified Practising Project Director, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Project... Read more
About me
Anthony has a strong achievement orientation and a deep desire to attain a sense of completion. Project Management as a profession fits his attributes very well, and has therefore become the mainstay of his career opportunities and education choices during the last twenty years.
Anthony's research activities are primarily aligned with his doctoral studies, through which he is developing a thesis titled, 'The Project Management Office: critical factors influencing selection and deployment decisions in Australia'. Anthony also enjoys collaborating in publication of research with graduates of the Master of Project Management program.
Anthony is a Certified Practising Project Director, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Project Management, and a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Specialties: Planning, organising, business development, strategy execution.
About me
Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM)
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)
About me
Doctor of Project Management (In Progress) University of South Australia
Master of Business Administration University of Adelaide
Master of Project Management University of South Australia
Graduate Certificate in Education University of South Australia
Anthony's project management experience dates back more than twenty years, with a range of projects covering construction, land management, water infrastructure, telecommunications, and civil infrastructure industries/environments. During this time he has also performed consulting functions, assisting various organisations to develop corporate project management processes, and developing/delivering customised training programs.
Anthony has been involved with UniSA since 2006, when as a casual lecturer he redeveloped and began teaching "Principles of Project Management" to post-graduate classes. Anthony also delivered the course as a one-off in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) later the same year.
In 2008 he developed and delivered an on-line version of "Principles" for delivery through Open Universities Australia.
From 2010 to early 2014, Anthony was Program Director of the Master of Project Management Degree (Open Universities Australia). This role included program management and development of new initiatives including the introduction of a range of specialist masters degrees, as well as teaching within the master's program, and related research and publication.
Anthony is currently working through a PhD research project ("The Project Management Office: factors that drive effective deployment in Australia"), while performing a range of functions within the UniSA Master of Project Management program, including:
PhD currently in progress, titled, 'The Project Management Office: critical factors influencing selection and deployment decisions in Australia'.
This research focuses on identifying the factors that underpin successful selection and deployment of PMOs, with a particular emphasis on evaluating the usefulness of the theory to practicing organisations and the lessons learned by experience within Australian industry.
The research shows that relevant pathways can be identified from amongst the existing body of knowledge, and that these pathways can be documented as a series of ‘roadmaps’ that can be used within industry as a reliable instruction set for deployment of PMOs in Australia, and possibly in global contexts.
The... Read more
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Wood, A, & Rameezdeen, R 2018, Perspectives in Project Management: A Selection of Masters Degree Research Projects, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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The contributions to this volume are condensed versions of research projects undertaken by students in the final year of the online Master of Project Management degree delivered by the University of South Australia in conjunction with Open Universities Australia.
Contributors to this book consist primarily of graduated Masters’ students, supported by supervising academics and relevant industry specialists and practitioners. As a result, the authors present current research interests across the breadth of Australia—with many of the perspectives demonstrating relevance to practice globally.
The research perspectives presented here focus on four key themes of project management theory and practice: people and organisations; methodologies and practice domains; issues in application; and continuous improvement and benchmarking. Collectively, this work will be of particular interest to project management academics and researchers, post-graduate students, and the broader project management community.
The project was instigated and coordinated by Anthony Wood, in collaboration with Raufdeen Rameezdeen.
This volume was published in April 2018 and is available here.
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
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PhD currently in progress, titled, 'The Project Management Office: critical factors influencing selection and deployment decisions in Australia'.
This research focuses on identifying the factors that underpin successful selection and deployment of PMOs, with a particular emphasis on evaluating the usefulness of the theory to practicing organisations and the lessons learned by experience within Australian industry.
The research shows that relevant pathways can be identified from amongst the existing body of knowledge, and that these pathways can be documented as a series of ‘roadmaps’ that can be used within industry as a reliable instruction set for deployment of PMOs in Australia, and possibly in global contexts.
The roadmaps produced at the culmination of the research are expected to be of high potential value to organisations considering whether to deploy a PMO, or at what level in the organisation to deploy it.
Anthony is an active contributor to a range of national, professional committees/programs, mostly associated with the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM). These include:
At a local level, Anthony has also performed a number of roles with AIPM, including:
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
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| Australian Institute of Project Management | AUSTRALIA |
| Deakin University | AUSTRALIA |
| Private Individual | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Huddersfield | UNITED KINGDOM |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
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FellowAustralian Institute of Project Management (CPPD) |
2018 |
Anthony maintains his ongoing professional currency through a variety of of local and national engagement activities, including:
Anthony is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Project Management (FAIPM) and Senior Auditor on the AIPM Endorsed Course Auditor Panel.
Anthony has been teaching at UniSA since 2006, when as a casual lecturer he redeveloped and began teaching the post-graduate "Principles of Project Management" course. Anthony also delivered this course as a one-off in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) later the same year. In 2008 he developed and delivered an on-line version of "Principles" for exclusive delivery through Open Universities Australia.
Anthony's recent teaching activities are associated with the UniSA Master of Project Management program, entailing development and delivery of a range of courses, delivered both online and on campus, including:
Anthony is an Academic Integrity Officer (AIO) and a reviewer for the Summative Peer Review of Teaching (SPRT) Program.
Teaching & student supervision
