Natalie Ewin has extensive experience in portfolio, program and project analysis and management. Natalie is passionate about sharing her expertise through the education of students, graduates, project management professionals and executives. Natalie supports organisations in identifying and implementing opportunities to maximise value through enhanced management of portfolios of change. As the head of a Portfolio, Program and Project office, Natalie was instrumental in her organisation achieving the highest independently assessed P3M3 maturity rating known in Australia at the time. She has held a number of governance positions in the not-for-profit sector, and enjoys supporting their P3M3 capability to enhance the realisation of positive social impacts.

Natalie has driven improvements in portfolio, program and project management, utilising inclusive pedagogy for adult learners and internationally proven tools and techniques, including those advocated in the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Management of Portfolios (MoP), Managing Successful Programs (MSP), Projects in a Controlled Environment (Prince2) and agile methodologies, to ensure value maximisation is sustained.

Masters of Business Administration, Queensland University of Technology (QUT) GPA 6.29 out of 7

Bachelor of Biomedical Science, University of Newcastle

Central Queensland University

Queensland University

• Students Voice Commendation (CQU) (2020)
• Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy, UK (2019)
• Director’s Award ‘Outstanding Academic Achievement’ MBA (QUT) (2009)
• Prize for outstanding achievement ‘Coal Seam Gas Joint Venture’– PricewaterhouseCoopers Business Plans Challenge (2009)
• Dux, 51^st Police Prosecutors Course (2004)
• Research Award – Regulation of Mast Cell Secretion in Asthma (2000)

Natalie was invited by the Australian Institute of Project Management to sit on the fourth Annual National Conference Roundtable of which attendance is limited to ten project management experts. Facilitated by Nate Cochrine highlights were published in a special edition of ‘Project Manager’ Journal Dec 2017-March 2018.

Apart from her work with the School of Engineering and Technology, CQUniversity, Natalie has also worked with Queensland University, Bachelor of Technology Innovation students, specifically in the area of Design Thinking. 

Natalie Ewin has worked on projects, programs and portfolios in diverse fields highlighting the transferability of project management skills across sectors. Apart from her role as a senior lecturer her she continues to engage with industry and provide assistance to the not-for-profit sector. She has worked with C-Level executives including advising a Director General (CEO) on the development and implementation of a Transformational Change Model for a significant sector wide transformation.  She has worked on legislative and policy projects, including Right to Information, and statutory delegations projects for large State Government departments and managed projects related to mergers and workplace reform, including Machinery of Government changes (MoGs). Other projects include the management of internal audit reviews, official misconduct investigations and criminal justice related projects. She specialises in project rescue, business case development and risk analysis. Her earlier research projects were based in the field of biomedical science, including forensics, asthma and communicable diseases.

Project Management Institute (PMI)

College of Project Management, Built Environment and Asset Maintenance and Management Course Committee Member

Steering Committee Member, Ambulance Wish Queensland

Director, Academic Board, Global Listening Center

Director and Vice Chair, DVConnect Board of Directors (2008-15 )

Natalie has a keen interest in supporting those interested in improving their project, program and portfolio capabilities and is a sought after speaker at both industry and government events. She is passionate about working with not-for-profit organisations, design thinking, social innovation and sustainability.

Professional presentations and speaking roles (selected highlights)

· Transformational Change: Not a fluttering of wings but a battle fit for a warrior. PMI NZ National Conference, 2019.

             “I felt like I was in the audience of a TED talk.”

             “No one in the audience was on their phone, you had them completely engaged.”

· Chair / MC of the Leadership Stream, PMI Australia National Conference, 2019

· Transformation or Tautology: How to ensure you have the right capability to deliver and support transformation at all levels of the organisation, WoG Portfolio Management CoP – CUA Brisbane 2019

· Kryptonite of Cats and the Super Power of the Project Manager – AIPM 2017

                “Natalie Ewin is one of the standouts for the day so far for me. Energising and engaging but realistic and obviously has a real-life grasp on the challenges we face as PM’s (sic)”

                “Great insight eye opener”

· 4th Annual AIPM Expert Round Table (only ten panel members) - 2017

· Rethinking Project Management Education, ProjMAN, Barcelona 2017

· Project Management Qualifications: Future Proofing the Practice, WoG Portfolio Management CoP, Brisbane 2016

· Portfolio, Program and Project Management Maturity Journey – AIPM 2014

International Conference on Project Management (ProjMAN) reviewer - 2017, 2018

PMI PMDoS Project Management Consultancy Team – Who Cares Project, Carers Foundation (2020)

PMI PMDoS Project Management Consultancy Team – Get Your Affairs in Order Project, Palliative Care Queensland (2019)