PMI Canberra March 2026 - Your Plan Is Not Broken — Your Schedule Is - Evolving Scheduling Maturity from Valid to Optimised

 

Dr. Boris Petukhov

When a project stumbles, stakeholders often point to a "broken plan." But strategy is rarely the culprit—the failure usually lies in the schedule.

In this session, Dr. Boris Petukhov leverages his doctoral research to challenge the status quo of modern delivery. He reveals how "immature scheduling" creates an execution gap that derails even the best-laid plans. By mastering the distinction between a Plan (the what and who) and a Schedule (the when and constraints), PMO leaders can move from reactive firefighting to predictive precision.

Your takeaways for this session:

The Diagnosis: Why stakeholders misidentify scheduling failures as "broken plans."

The Great Divide: Defining the critical boundary between planning intent and scheduling reality.

The Maturity Roadmap: How to evolve your PMO through three stages: Valid → Current → Optimised.

Process Evolution: Mastering the Streamline → Automate → Optimise framework.

Scenario Intelligence: A "101" guide to generating multiple schedule scenarios to mitigate risk.

Cross-Industry Insights: Proven scheduling disciplines from high-stakes sectors like Construction, Transport, and Telecoms.

The Tech Frontier: How to apply the latest advances in science and technology to transform your PMO’s predictability.

 

Stop managing the fallout and start mastering the timeline. Join us to bridge the gap between strategy and certain delivery.