Benefits of company sponsorship

Employers considering sponsoring their staff to complete the Professional Management Program stand to reap many significant, and highly tangible, benefits for their organisation. Participants are encouraged wherever possible during the program to relate their assignments to actual issues in their workplaces in addition to the work-based project.

Consequently, participants are able to make real strategic contributions to their organisations throughout the full 12-month period and beyond. In fact, they are often able to make greater progress, on more tasks, than they otherwise would without this extra stimulus.

In many cases this has resulted in significant leaps in productivity and profitability for the businesses concerned, returning their investment many times over.

This is particularly so when staff from more than one department or division within an organisation attend in the same intake. This can result in not only stronger personal and professional relationships, but also a much more highly developed understanding of each other's specific roles, skills, needs and approaches. In other words, vastly improved teamwork.

Past Projects

This is a selection of projects completed by Professional Management Program participants:

• 'Assess the feasibility of selling SAP consulting services'
  ETSA Utilities
  Project completed by Matt Roper


• 'Feasibility study for the implementation of a data analysis electronically logged information-based system for administering childcare benefit payments in Family Day Care'
  Dept of Education, Training & Employment


• 'Development of a sustainable business model'
  Primus Telecommunications, Adelaide


• 'Review of Records Management System'
  SA Housing Trust
  


• 'Develop an investigation manual for Environment Protection Officers'
  Environment Protection Agency


• 'Determine feasibility of implementing a University-wide student printing service'
  The University of Adelaide


• 'Develop case for mitigating national energy market risk through business process re-engineering'
  NRG Flinders Operating Services Pty Ltd and TXU Torrens Island


• 'Identify opportunities in support of the organisation's growth strategy'
  National Jet Systems Ltd


• 'A view to the future in equipment rental and home modification services to the aged, frail and disabled'
  Domiciliary Equipment Service
  


• 'Restructuring the Strategic & Environmental Services Section for the PIRSA Sustainable Resources Group'
  Department of Primary Industries and Resources


• 'Redefining the role and responsibilities of the sales force to increase productivity and become more accountable'
  Rheem Australia


• 'Develop a strategy to market a new product'
  SARDI (South Australian Research and Development Institute)


• 'Identify and assess strategies to reduce the incidence of repeat offending by young adults'
  Attorney-General's Department


• 'Merchandising - the "standard" of today: the "image" of tomorrow'
  National Pharmacies


• 'Develop and implement the SA Oil Asset Group strategic action plan to meet the new Santos strategic objectives'
  Santos Ltd


• 'Develop a strategic plan for Crown Rentals'
  Crown Equipment


• 'Review and assess the current security-related access control arrangements and their interface with other University information systems'
  The University of Adelaide


• 'Surviving the tough times'
  Black Swan Nickel Mine


• 'Managing staff through significant change'
  BT Portfolio Services


• 'Improving Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) awareness using a modified WorkCover levy structure as a delivery channel'
  WorkCover Corporation


• 'Improving Adelaide service operations - back to basics'
  Telstra


• 'Improve service levels to preferred and premium customers by evaluating cost saving solutions'
  AGL South Australia


• 'Change the culture of the operational staff of SA Ambulance toward Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare'
  SA Ambulance Service


• 'Develop and implement a new business opportunities model'
  ETSA Utilities


• 'Develop a 3 year strategic plan for education and training'
  Department for Correctional Services


• 'Develop a sponsorship strategy around partnering with an appropriate organisation'
  Deloitte Touch Tohmatsu


• 'Establish a process for the update and validation of Santos oil and gas reserves'
  Santos Ltd


• 'Develop an international relations policy'
  Adelaide City Council


• 'Develop organisational performance measures'
  Business SA


• 'Improve communications at Olympic Dam'
  WMC Ltd


• 'Improve information sharing'
  Dept of Treasury and Finance


• 'Design and implement a web-based client management system'
  University of South Australia


• 'From idea to conceptualisation to specification — bringing new Clipsal products to the world!'
  Clipsal Integrated Systems,
  Laserex Technologies and
  Gerard Industries


• 'Develop community medication administration recommendations'
  Nurses Board of SA


• 'Performance Benchmarking to enable the successful completion of contestability for local government regional councils'
  Naracoorte Lucindale Council


• 'Address staff intrinsic motivators to expand business results'
  Gerard Industries


• 'Evaluation and recommendations for the manufacture of "after market" rear vision mirrors'
  Schefenacker Vision Systems Australia Pty Ltd


• 'Analyse staff turnover and the strategic impact it has on the management of the human resource capability within the Department'
  SA Auditor-General's Department


• 'Service level agreements for Environmental Management Unit'
  SA Water


• 'Establish a change management process for the Whyalla Campus School of Nursing'
  SA Centre for Rural & Remote Health


• 'Develop and measure valued-added services for insurance clients'
  Ward & Partners


• 'A review of the post settlements team'
  Westpac Banking Corporation


• 'Transforming the company to a customer service oriented culture'
  Wormald Fire Systems


• 'Evaluate feasibility of process upgrade from wet spray to powder coating'
  Nilsen Electric (SA) Pty Ltd


• 'Investigation into the strategic use of the organisational intranet'
  AGL Retail Energy


• 'Develop an evaluation plan for the Population Survey Monitor'
  Australian Bureau of Statistics