Rod Hutchings has more than 20 years experience in program and project management. He is a retired Air Force officer, and is currently an executive program manager at IBM.   His numerous professional recognitions include IBM’s prestigious, global “2009 Quality Excellence Award” for his program delivery success.

Rod Hutchings has a wealth of experience emanating from his:

• Tertiary education in project management, computer sciences and information management
• Project Management Professional (PMP)® Certification – PMI
• Stanford Certified Project Manager (SCPM) Certification – Stanford University
• Certified Practising Project Director (CPPD) Certification – Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM)
• ITIL v3 Certification
• RegPM Assessor  Accreditation – AIPM
• Senior line management experience in Defence, Government, Telecommunications, Retail and Manufacturing
• Project Management and Leadership roles in large corporates and government
• 15 years consulting in project management in some of Australia’s best known organisations
• Strong knowledge of, and experience utilising, the PMI PMBoK and PRINCE 2 methodologies
• Strong knowledge of, and experience utilising, the ITIL v3 and IT Service Management principles
• IBM Project Management Competency National Registered Training Manager

Rod has a reputation as a results-focused project manager, one who challenges leadership thinking and creates a delivery focussed environment. His line management background enables him to relate to leaders and managers at their own level, as well as utilise facts and data to drive change throughout the organisation.

Rod’s assignments have included strategic planning, project management, outsourcing and organisational change assignments.

Mentoring, teaching and giving back to the project management profession are important aspects of Rod’s career. He has been an instructor and assessor for IBM’s RTO project management curriculum and helped develop IBM RTO project management education curriculum.

Rod provides project management services and coaching in the PRINCE2 method and the PMI’s Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBoK).   He also provides personal coaching service to both individual leaders and teams. The focus of the coaching is on improving effectiveness and performance within the organisational context.     Rod conducts Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) RegPM (Registered Project Manager, professional recognition) assessments within the AIPM’s RegPM framework.  In Victoria he is one of only (8) eight people accreditated to assess the competencies of individuals at the program and project management against the Australian National Competency Standards.   He also conducts National Recognised Training and Assessment for qualifications in Project Management at the Cert IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma levels.

Rod has the ability to get the buy-in of individual Leaders as well as the project team, so that they initiate change and innovation in their own areas of responsibility. Rod has a passion for delivering projects that facilitate strategic plans unfolding, as well identifying and developing leaders and teams, in fast moving and continuously changing environments.

Rod is a professional member of the Project Management Institute (PMI), Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) and Australian Computer Society (ACS). 

Some of the training he has completed includes:

• Master of Applied Science (Information Management), Charles Sturt University (1998);
• Graduate Diploma of Applied Science (Computing), Charles Sturt University (1990);
• Advanced Project Management Certificate, Stanford University (2012);
• Bachelor of Applied Science (Computing Sciences), University of Technology, Sydney (1991);
• Advanced Diploma in Yoga Teaching, Melbourne College of Advanced Education (2005);
• Advanced Diploma in Project Management (2006);
• Diploma in Management  IBM (2011);
• ITIL V3 Certification (2012);
• Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment, Melbourne College of Advanced Education (2005);
• Certificate in Personnel Management, WA TAFE (1987); and
• RAAF Officer Executive Training.

Rod is certified as an AIPM Registered Project Manager (RegPM) at the highest level – Level 6 – CPPD: Certified Practising Project Director.    This accreditation to Australian industry standards (adopted from PMI PMBOK as the basis of their standard), further demonstrates best practice, professional skills and knowledge to give Rod’s customers and partners confidence that he can deliver the required capability on time and within budget.   Rod also is a qualified workplace assessor and AIPM RegPM Assessor.

Getting Started

If you decide you wish to conduct a RegPM assessment, contact Rod and he will organise a time for to meet with you and complete the RegPM assessment process.

 

 

 

 

 

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