See Differently
Your ‘pilot’ service to negotiate the “treacherous waters”
Angela Lecomber: Consulting in Transformational Change
Based in Victoria, Australia
See the world with new possibilities. Together, we can transform set backs into opportunities - Turning bold ideas into meaningful change for future generations and for our planet.
A future full of hope, innovation, and possibility where everyone's unique contribution is valued and celebrated.
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Professional Development in project and program management is offered, accredited by AXELOS (Global provider of ‘best practice’ project management courses).
Managing Successful Programmes MSP® is a registered trade mark of AXELOS Limited. Used under licence of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved. The Swirl logo™ is a trade mark of AXELOS Limited, used under permission of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved.
MSP® is offered one to one or in small groups of three to a timetable that suits you. For example, once a week for nine weeks. Any delivery method is possible.
Projects in Controlled Environments Version 2 PRINCE2® is a registered trade mark of AXELOS Limited. Used under licence of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved. The Swirl logo™ is a trade mark of AXELOS Limited, used under permission of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved.
PRINCE2® is offered as an ‘in-house’ course for a minimum number of participants, which is offered tailored to your schedule.
“I loved the approach. Having time to apply the knowledge at work was very beneficial” Cristhiane Ramos, Spatial Manager, Parks Victoria.
On the bridge to your destination, it is always recommended to have some basic project management methods as a framework to work from. It ‘fills in’ the gaps.
See Differently offers a rich mosaic of skills so that you are better equipped to lead your projects and programs.
See Differently also offers Project and Program Management courses accredited by AXELOS (Global provider of ‘best practice’ project management courses).
Everyone will tell you that they have been on projects. However solid experience and wisdom in delivering well executed projects and programs comes from “being on the edge” supporting others to attain their goals. See Differently mentors and supports you and your team in the skills of project and program management.
Program management is not just complex project management. It is on a different level (strategic not tactical, outcomes not outputs). See Differently supports the program manager in their multidimensional and transformational role.
Project/Program/Portfolio Management Office Services (PMO Services)
Super UserA PMO (Project/Program/Portfolio Management Office or P3O®) offers decision enabling and delivery support services for projects in an organization.
See Differently offers these services:
- mentoring and support of those who deliver projects and programs
- providing guidance on what reporting capability could be utilised
- decision enabling capability
- implementation of a comprehensive project management framework
- some other 50 services in relation to PMOs that could be offered
- INSPIRATION and SEEING DIFFERENTLY at this time!
“This is what I love about you; how you crystallise or practically develop ideas” David Adeson, PMO Manager, Parks Victoria.
During this time of 'lock-down' and global uncertainty, the need to support each and everyone to harness their inner resources, so as to be able to deliver outcomes in the future that benefit the organisation as well as the community and the environment. Everyone will tell you that they have been on projects. However solid experience and wisdom in delivering well executed projects and programs comes from “being on the edge” supporting others to attain their goals. See Differently provides support and mentoring to develop skills in executing projects, programs and transformational change.
To use the 'ship' analogy: Projects are like ships. A flotilla of ships is like a Program supposedly heading in the right direction, the strategic goal. Each ship has a project manager steering it. Sometimes the project manager does not ‘read’ the current correctly and needs assistance to steer the project in the right direction. Sometimes the program has a number of ships going in different directions. See Differently sometimes takes the steering wheel as a pilot steers a ship to its destination. Program management is not just complex project management. It is on a different level (strategic not tactical, outcomes not outputs). See Differently supports the program manager in their multidimensional and transformational role.
See Differently offers project support, coaching and mentoring of project and program managers. We offer quality assurance and risk assessments of projects, programs and portfolios.
Dr. Angela Lecomber is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Project Management and a Certified Practising Project Director (CPPD). She has over forty years experience working in a wide range of sectors including Information Technology (infrastructure and applications development), Telecommunication, Banking, Insurance, Healthcare, Government, Education and Not-for-Profit.
Angela holds a suite of qualifications and certifications in project management including the Advanced Diploma of Project Management, Agile Project and Programme Management and PRINCE2. She subsequently obtained her doctorate (PhD) from RMIT University in 2017 researching the use and value of PRINCE2 in practice. She has created her own unique courses including Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) (under the auspices of PeopleCert) to support program managers better understand what is required in transformation.
Her clients have been ASX listed companies, Federal Government, Victorian Government, Local Government Councils in both Victoria (Australia) and Sunderland (United Kingdom), the Catholic Church in Australia and a range of private companies operating in Australia, UK, Singapore and Malaysia.
Her repertoire is diverse: delivering ‘cutting edge’ solutions – the first user access portal in Australia for the Department of Human Services; use of ICT for environmental citizenship in school children (linking UK and Australian schools, 1996); launching the Earth Charter in Melbourne (2001); through to devising an innovative approach to educate Catholics in their response to unplanned pregnancy, coining the term for the initiative "Walking with Love" (2008).
Angela enjoys educating, training and supporting others to negotiate the challenges of our times. She is an experienced teacher in secondary science education and a trainer in adult education in the field of project management. She has published a range of articles and continues to write on a range of areas.
Angela could be described as a Social Entrepreneur and Writer.
How does ‘Seeing Differently’ happen?
This describes a profound shift in the way we see things which occurs when we first transform ourselves. Let us take advantage of this time of apparent powerlessness in the face of what we encounter in our workplace, our families, and in the world to contemplate, read, form ourselves, strengthen family relationships, making virtue out of necessity as did countless others who have done before us.
Through changing ourselves can we each of us become like the pilot boats who steer big ships and containers through the ‘rip’ of life i.e. taking control of the steering for a while to pilot an organisation's project, program or portfolio to its strategic goals.