Concept Symposium 2006

– September 7th - 8th 2006

The Norwegian Ministry of Finance and the Concept Research Program welcomed more than 80 specially invited participants from governmental agencies, academia, consultancy firms, and project management associations. Participants were selected resource persons with particular experience related to the symposium topics, from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, India, Japan, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom and USA.

"This was an extremely high profiled program with insightful leading edge presentations by international and local speakers" - Thomas Walenta, Director, PMI Board of Directors

"I really enjoyed the deliberations and high quality contents. You all are contributing a lot in strengthening project management. As a President of IPMA, I must compliment the efforts of all of you" - Jain Adesh, President International Project Management Association (IPMA)

"Thought-provoking conference" - Jeffrey Pinto, Professor, Penn State University

The topics covered in the Concept Symposium 2006 were: What are the current procedures applied in different countries and agencies - and what are their effects? What would it take to develop more effective governance regimes at international, government or corporate level to ensure maximum utility and return on investment for society and investors? What would be the optimal mix of regulations, economic means and information in improved governance regimes for major investment projects?

Programme and presentations 2006

Presentations Day 1: Thursday - September 7, 2006
0915-0930	Welcome speech by the Pro-Rector of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Astrid Lægreid, Pro-Rector and Professor, NTNU
0930-1015	Organizational Governance and Project Success: Lessons from Boston’s Big Dig Jeffrey Pinto, Professor, Penn State University, USA
1015-1100	The Governance of Major Projects: Lessons from the Channel Fixed Link Graham Winch, PhD MCIOB, Professor, Manchester Business School, UK.
1130-1215	Norway: A Regime for External Quality Assurance of Major Public Projects Peder Berg, Deputy Director General, Norwegian Ministry of Finance
1215-1300	Excellence and Improvisation in Life and Projects – by Way of Jazz Bjørn Alterhaug (bass) and John Pål Inderberg (sax), NTNU
1400-1445	Improving Quality at Entry – Principles and Procedures Knut Samset, Professor, NTNU and Program Director, Concept Program
1445-1530	United Kingdom: Experiences of Implementing the OGC Gateway Process for Governance of Large Projects Ian Glenday, Executive Director, Office of Government Commerce. This presentation was held by Colin Howard, Director, SJC Howard Ltd, UK

Presentations Day 2: Friday - September 8, 2006
0915-1000	Accountable Megaproject Decision-making Bent Flyvbjerg, Professor, Aalborg University, Denmark
1030-1115	Canada: Governance of Major Projects – the Case of Quebec Roger Miller, Professor, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada
1115-1200	Finland: Governing Major Investment Projects by Result Oriented Budgeting, Reforming Administration and Utilizing Markets Efficiently Pekka Pelkonen, Budget Counsellor, Ministry of Finance, Finland
1415-1500	Predictable and Competitive Investment Processes. Experience from the Private Sector and Norwegian Petroleum Industry Arne Liverud, Managing Director, Naturkraft AS

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