School of Project Management

- Recognise that decisions made upfront have outsized influence on long-term outcomes. This research reinforces a powerful idea that the impact depends on how intentionally we navigate the front-end. Click here to read the full article: lnkd.in/gruwGfnQ

What this means for project leaders - Treat the front-end as a strategic dialogue, not a checklist. - Create room for imagination and iteration, not just analysis. - Engage stakeholders early to co‑create a shared understanding of the future.

Research Spotlight: "Future-making in the front-end of projects" A recent publication from Dr Joseph Harrison and Professor Jennifer Whyte at the International Journal of Project Management.

Click the link to read the full article: lnkd.in/gPduF9HG Nanjiang's PhD is supported by CSIRO's Data61 Next Generation Graduates Program in collaboration with Laing O'Rourke, through close involvement of Dr Rowan Braham.

dynamic project representations like digital twins, and temporally aware modelling frameworks.This integrated “risk intelligence” approach aims to enable risk models that are more adaptive, explainable, and transferable across complex project environments.

Research Spotlight: "From divergent paradigms to integrated risk intelligence: synthesizing data- and knowledge-driven approaches in complex projects"

Following the defence, please join us for a short celebration in the foyer outside the boardroom. This research has been supervised by Associate Professor Petr Matous and Dr JIN XUE at the School of Project Management - University of Sydney All are welcome

📅 Wednesday, 15 April 2026 🕐 1-2 pm 📍 Boardroom, School of Project Management, The University of Sydney The presentation will also be available online via Zoom (link to be shared).

🎓 John sebastian Salazar florez will defend his PhD thesis titled “Interorganisational Project Networks in Public Private Partnership Infrastructure Markets.”