performance. During the reporting year, Pilbara has included a host of scenario and situation Crisis Management scenario Ports Authority integrated risk management exercises, along with external training testing Pilbara Ports Authority has disciplines to include key business processes opportunities and access to research articles reviewed and updated its Crisis such as project management, commercial/ on leadership. Evaluation of the first program’s Management Plan to ensure its applicability contract management, tax management and year will occur in September 2016. across all sites. This development application processes. has also resulted in the introduction of annual Pilbara Ports Authority will continue to refine crisis scenario testing to enhance business its enterprise risk disciplines through quarterly readiness to respond to emergency and/ business unit risk reviews and specific risk or crisis events. The crisis scenario testing workshops. involves: Training for Pilbara Ports Crisis • Authority’s Human Resources Management team and alternates/delegates; enhancement project Crisis scenario exercises to test the Crisis • Management Plan and team in practice; and Pilbara Ports Authority undertook a Human Ongoing review and amendment of the plan Resources Enhancement Project during the • to include any improvements from training reporting year to assess its Human and scenario testing. Resources capability against critical business activities. This has helped Pilbara Ports During the reporting year, Pilbara Ports Authority to identify low maturity areas and Authority conducted two successful training their key priorities, resulting in a road map for sessions in September and December 2015, key areas of improvement, including: which provided an opportunity to test the plan. Succession and Leadership Development Additional training and crisis scenario testing is Pilbara Ports Succession and scheduled for July 2016. Authority’s Leadership Development Program was Risk management disciplines implemented in the second half of 2015. The succession element of the program has Pilbara Ports Authority has extended its identified all critical roles within the business risk management practices to key business and appropriate progression plans for each areas in order to mitigate risk and improve role. The Leadership Development Program
Crisis Management scenario testing Pilbara Ports Authority has reviewed and updated its Crisis Management Plan to ensure its applicability across all sites. This has also resulted in the introduction of annual crisis scenario testing to enhance business readiness to respond to emergency and/ or crisis events. The crisis scenario testing involves: • Training for Pilbara Ports Authority’s Crisis Management team and alternates/delegates; • Crisis scenario exercises to test the Crisis Management Plan and team in practice; and • Ongoing review and amendment of the plan to include any improvements from training and scenario testing. During the reporting year, Pilbara Ports Authority conducted two successful training sessions in September and December 2015, which provided an opportunity to test the plan. Additional training and crisis scenario testing is scheduled for July 2016. Risk management disciplines Pilbara Ports Authority has extended its risk management practices to key business areas in order to mitigate risk and improve performance. During the reporting year, Pilbara Ports Authority integrated risk management disciplines to include key business processes such as project management, commercial/ contract management, tax management and development application processes. Pilbara Ports Authority will continue to refine its enterprise risk disciplines through quarterly business unit risk reviews and specific risk workshops. Human Resources enhancement project Pilbara Ports Authority undertook a Human Resources Enhancement Project during the reporting year to assess its Human Resources capability against critical business activities. This has helped Pilbara Ports Authority to identify low maturity areas and their key priorities, resulting in a road map for key areas of improvement, including: Succession and Leadership Development Pilbara Ports Authority’s Succession and Leadership Development Program was implemented in the second half of 2015. The succession element of the program has identified all critical roles within the business and appropriate progression plans for each role. The Leadership Development Program has included a host of scenario and situation exercises, along with external training opportunities and access to research articles on leadership. Evaluation of the program’s first year will occur in September 2016.