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Project management
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The CPM Profession will focus on building the capability and capacity of the APS workforce while evaluating and navigating the various dimensions of project complexity.
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As the leading body for project professionals in Australia, they drive project leadership and performance by bringing people and ideas together.
Upcoming events
This course is delivered from 17/09/2025 to 25/09/2025, by face-to-screen consisting of four 3.5-hour sessions.
This course is delivered on 13/10/2025, by face-to-screen consisting of one 6-hour session.
This course is delivered from 20/10/2025 to 28/10/2025, by face-to-screen consisting of four 3.5-hour sessions.
This course is delivered from 05/11/2025 to 06/11/2025, by face-to-face consisting of two 8-hour sessions.
This course is delivered on 17/11/2025, by face-to-face consisting of one 8-hour session.
This course is delivered from 19/11/2025 to 20/11/2025, by face-to-face consisting of two 8-hour sessions.
This course is delivered from 16/03/2026 to 24/03/2026, by face-to-screen consisting of four 3.5-hour sessions.
This course is delivered from 08/04/2026 to 16/04/2026, by face-to-screen consisting of four 3.5-hour sessions.
This course is delivered on 23/04/2026, by face-to-face consisting of one 8-hour session.
This course is delivered on 18/05/2026, by face-to-screen consisting of one 6-hour session.
This course is delivered from 25/05/2026 to 26/05/2026, by face-to-face consisting of two 8-hour sessions.
This course is delivered from 03/06/2026 to 11/06/2026, by face-to-screen consisting of four 3.5-hour sessions.
This course is delivered on 11/06/2026, by face-to-face consisting of one 8-hour session.
This course is delivered from 22/06/2026 to 30/06/2026, by face-to-screen consisting of four 3.5-hour sessions.
Courses
This course introduces APS staff to benefits realisation management and provides practical examples of its application.
This course is designed to provide practical strategies and tools for navigating commercial negotiations within the Commonwealth Procurement Framework.
This is an intensive course exploring change at the personal and organisational level. Understand concepts of resilience and develop techniques to be adaptable and responsive. Share thoughts and ideas on dealing with change with others.
Debriefing is the process of providing feedback to tenderers after a procurement activity. Debriefing can enhance supplier relationships, promote transparency and accountability, and foster learning and improvement.
Understand the project management process and tools for implementation and evaluation. This includes project planning, resource identification, implementation, deliverables and milestones, risk assessment, stakeholder management and governance.
This course introduces APS staff to evaluation in the Australian Government context. Concepts are covered with Commonwealth Evaluation Policy principles and practical examples.
This course outlines the knowledge, tools and techniques required to lead projects and teams at the executive level.
Gain practical and usable knowledge on cabinet submissions and the Cabinet process, leveraging the knowledge of Prime Minister and Cabinet’s Cabinet Division.
This course introduces public servants to program logic models for policy, project and program development, implementation and evaluation. Program logic models are visual tools for thinking about the way an intervention is intended to create a desired change.
This course will assist APS policy, program and project staff to understand what randomisation is and how to apply it in their own work.
This course provides strategies and techniques to conduct market research and manage industry engagement whilst maintaining fairness and integrity.
Consistent with the scope, complexity and scale of a procurement activity, identifying and engaging with risk ensures risk management principles are applied systematically to a procurement activity.
Resources
This professional community aims to deepen understanding of Change Management principles and approaches across the APS and provide opportunities for continued development.
Services Australia’s Program Practice Frameworks can be used as standalone resources, or as suite of connected products to support staff when managing programs and projects, engaging with stakeholders and conducting analysis. The Frameworks feature focus areas which include a set of guidelines, applied tools, resources and links to other relevant and appropriate materials.
The Style Manual is for everyone who writes, edits or approves Australian Government content. Use it to create clear and consistent content that meets the needs of users.
Providing a space for officials to collaborate, share best practice, and hear from industry and government experts, the Commonwealth Procurement and Contract Management Community of Practice is open to all Commonwealth officials.
Good contract management is an essential component in achieving value for money for Australian Government procurements. The Australian Government Contract Management Guide provides practical process guidance at a practitioner level for Commonwealth officials who manage contracts.
A practical guide to help APS taskforces through every stage of the taskforce lifecycle.
An award-winning Online Accessibility Toolkit developed by the South Australian Government. It provides best-practice guidelines, policies, resources and tools to support users in various job roles to ensure accessibility is considered in design.
A short video developed by the Government of South Australia on how (and why) the Online Accessibility Toolkit was created.