Caribbean countries can fill their infrastructure gap by developing a culturethatrecognizesthevalueof project management, says Fabian Taylor, PMP, registered professional engineer with the Jamaica Civil Aviation
Authority (JCAA) in Kingston, Jamaica. He says
his biggest obstacle on local infrastructure projects
has been obtaining consistent stakeholder support.
“There are always opportunities to pursue a more
structured approach to project planning, for projects to become more successful,” he says.
JCAA is rolling out modernization projects that
will update radar and data management infrastructures to align with global and regional aviation
system guidelines. The team is installing new surveillance systems, upgrading the air traffic control automation system, implementing an updated
aeronautical information management system and
diversifying the communication infrastructure of
the JCAA. The US$20 million program launched
in January 2016 and is scheduled for completion in
October 2017.
To keep this program moving forward without
the help of a project management office (PMO),
Mr. Taylor and Arvette Henry, PMP, operations
officer and systems administrator, use the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) infrastructure project roadmap. They follow formal
project planning and implementation strategies
that include in-depth risk management assessments. This process has revealed the importance of ensuring adequate user
Flying
Higher
Project managers at the Jamaica
Civil Aviation Authority are finding
ways to do more with less.
There are always
opportunities to
pursue a more
structured approach
to project planning,
for projects to
become more
successful.”
—Fabian Taylor, PMP, Jamaica Civil Aviation
Authority, Kingston, Jamaica
